When I first saw this online I thought I may have stumbled upon another Acid Witch style stoner band, and coupled with the artwork of that of such sound I downloaded it and was really excited to try it out, but was almost instantly let down. To the person who labeled Methos as “Stoner/Doom/Heavy Metal” you kind of got the ordering wrong there buddy.
Revelation begins with a recycled Crazy Train bassline, intentional or not I just made a gross face when I heard this and it really put the album in a bad mood before it even really started. As the track develops it is clear that Methos aren’t really stoner or doom at all, but more so just straight forward old man metal. By old man metal I mean I just envision Methos being four middle aged men in their suburban homes with ambitions of opening for Devildriver or something, it’s just not really good at all, but there’s something to Revelation that made me listen to the entire thing. Yes the vocals are bad, yes the recording is muddy and yes the music itself has been done time and time again, but it’s on the higher end of the opener band spectrum for sure. Anyone who has had the displeasure of seeing newly developed opening rock/”heavy metal” bands knows that there is a giant asshole out there shitting out bland awful band after another of rednecks or older men trying to get one last rockstar feeling in them on stage opening for Dope, so with Methos they actually pull off that aesthetic and sound and it’s actually not unbearable to listen to, and if you go into this album with no real set expectations it makes for a lazily fun experience. Would I listen to this album again? Probably not, but am I glad I gave it one spin? You betcha. And while this review may be superficial and mean, I give Methos credit, they’re probably doing what they love and are great people, so don’t take this review the wrong way, I just don’t dig this at all.
SHIT RATING: BAD
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