Artist Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre: Stoner Metal / Stoner Rock
Label: Indica Records / TeePee Records
Running Time: 47 minutes
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Best Part: That music video for Lady Killer - antlers!
Favorite Tracks: Lunar, Lady Killer, The Firebird, and The Gem
Grade: 4.0
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Prior to the Fire in 20 words or less:
The anthems are still present on Priestess' sophomore release, but the sounds of old school metal and doom reign on Prior to the Fire.
The Band:
Priestess is a four member group playing out of Montreal that tread a fine line at times between what some will consider Stoner Rock or Stoner Metal - for sake of argument you it doesn't matter much to me, hence why they're here! Priestess has stoner rock clearly emblazoned to the core of their sound, but include heavy riffs and interesting solo work to keep the pace of their music dynamic, with tracks that range of fast paced anthems, to slowed down quasi-ballads. Gaining some mainstream success with the release of their debut record and notably the track Lay Down, Priestess managed to find themselves sharing the stage with acts such including Converge, Mastodon and even Megadeth, in 2007.
Priestess' other releases includes their debut album Hello Master, released in 2006.
Jay's Take on Prior to the Fire:
The recording process for Prior to the Fire was painstaking for the band, as it went through a failed first attempt which led to their record label RCA cutting them loose, but allowing them to carry over the work to another label. Priestess was finally able to release Prior to the Fire after securing a new producer and label, allowing them to once again start touring like a band with a purpose. Prior to the Fire takes off where they started with Hello Master, trying to work off of vibes reminiscent of so many bands trying to recreate the sounds made famous by early Motorhead and even Black Sabbath. Prior to the Fire continues to include the hooks that Priestess included in their previous record, but has evolved from power driven anthems, to more of a more guitar driven doom-like vibe. The record covers a wide range of ideas and features song structure and sounds similar, such as their intro track Lady Killer sounding like it came straight off of the production line of one of The Sword's records. The use and blending of these different styles is clearly instrumental to their development and evolution as a group, all the while keeping true to their own play-styles. The track Lunar is also a great change of pace, with backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dan Watchorn taking up the lead vocal reigns from Mikey Heppner.
Sample of the Day:
- J
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