When it comes to Doom music, anything related to Black Sabbath immediately sparks my interest. This weekend I stumbled upon a really cool tribute album of sorts dedicated to the beloved founding fathers of Doom. It’s a Surf music band aptly named Surf Sabbath. In the interest of talking/reviewing all things Sabbath-related, I thought it’d be a fun thing to share with you. They have an EP/album titled Surf Sabbath available as a free download on Bandcamp as well as a “Name Your Price” double single of two more Sabbath songs for a combined total of eight songs.
If you’re a Sabbath fan and enjoy instrumental Surf music like I do, then this is right up your alley. Think Dick Dale & The Deltones, or The Ventures, or better yet, Link Wray meets Black Sabbath and you get a good idea of the kind of vibe this album evokes. It features instrumental covers of “Children of the Grave”, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” (a bodacious rendition!), “Hole in the Sky”, “Into the Void” (possibly my favorite cover), “Paranoid”, and “Sweet Penetration” which covers part of Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf” and part of “Penetration”, a Surf song from vintage California Surf band The Pyramids. The double single consists of long instrumental versions of “Symptom of the Universe” and “Wicked World”. The 6-song album was released in 2016 while the double single was released in March of this year and in my opinion shows the band’s evolution and sounds awesome. You can tell these three surfer dudes (they apparently don’t surf!) had a blast doing this project. When they’re not putting on wigs and paying tribute to the almighty Sabbath, they’re a legit Surf band from Burlington, Vermont that goes by the name The High Breaks with a good number of albums/singles out. I sampled some of their music on Bandcamp and it’s definitely worth a spin, so you might wanna check them out as well.
Dare I say these Surf Sabbath releases are worth the price when they’re pretty much free of charge? Trust me, click on the links below and hit that download button and throw a couple of bucks their way, you’ll be glad you did. It might also be something fun to put on in the background and share with your girlfriend/significant other who might not necessarily be into heavier/gloomier music like Sabbath and the likes.
Surf Sabbath’s Bandcamp page: https://surfsabbath.bandcamp.com/
Check out their Surf music page as The High Breaks: https://thehighbreaks.bandcamp.com/music
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