{"id":40595,"date":"2014-05-22T06:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T11:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=40595"},"modified":"2014-05-22T06:02:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T11:02:57","slug":"orange-goblin-healing-through-fire-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/orange-goblin-healing-through-fire-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Goblin | Healing Through Fire<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"OrangeOriginally released in 2007, Healing Through Fire<\/em> was the sixth album from long-running UK stoner\/doom metal band Orange Goblin. It was released by the now-defunct Sanctuary label, so it\u2019s been out of fans\u2019 hands for several years. Given the success of the Rise Above<\/em> box set reissuing the first five Orange Goblin albums as well as their latest release Eulogy For the Damned<\/em>, Candlelight is making the album available again.<\/p>\n

How best to describe Orange Goblin? They\u2019re almost too up-tempo and grooving to be doom metal, but Healing Through Fire<\/em> is heavier than the average stoner rock album too. Obviously there\u2019s a huge Black Sabbath influence here, mainly in the riffs, which are beyond catchy, and the very heavy rhythms that the band pounds out. There\u2019s also a gritty Motorhead vibe on these songs, thanks in large part to Ben Ward\u2019s gravelly vocal delivery. The lyrics on Healing Through Fire<\/em> are based on London\u2019s Great Plague and Great Fire, so it\u2019s somewhat darker and more somber than their other releases. It\u2019s still a totally rocking, totally enjoyable listen though, and one that gets into your head from the very start.<\/p>\n

Healing Through Fire<\/em> is another fantastic album from Orange Goblin. Sure, these retro rocking bands are all the rage now, but Orange Goblin has been delivering the riffs since long before it became a trend, and they\u2019re still one of the best bands in the scene. If heavy rock with groove and killer riffs is your thing \u2013 whether that\u2019s classic bands like Black Sabbath, Bloodrock and Atomic Rooster or more recent bands like Graveyard and The Sword \u2013 Healing Through Fire is an album you don\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n

Edition Notes: Candlelight\u2019s reissue of Healing Through Fire<\/em> includes a pair of live bonus tracks \u2013 \u201cThe Ballad of Solomon Eagle\u201d and \u201cThey Come Back (Harvest of Skulls).\u201d It hasn\u2019t been remastered, but the album probably didn\u2019t need remastering in the first place. It\u2019s not worth buying twice if you already own a copy (especially since the Sanctuary version came with a bonus live DVD), but for recent fans unable to score the original pressing, this reissue definitely gets the job done.<\/p>\n

Genre: Stoner Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMartyn Millard (b)
\nChris Turner (d)
\nJoe Hoare (g)
\nBen Ward (v)
\nPete O\u2019Malley (g)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tThe Ballad of Solomon Eagle
\n2.\tVagrant Stomp
\n3.\tThe Ale House Braves
\n4.\tCities of Frost
\n5.\tHot Knives and Open Sores
\n6.\tHounds Ditch
\n7.\tMortlake (Dead Water)
\n8.\tThey Come Back (Harvest of Skulls)
\n9.\tBeginner\u2019s Guide To Suicide
\n10.\tThe Ballad of Solomon Eagle (live)
\n11.\tThey Come Back (Harvest of Skulls) (live)<\/p>\n

Label: Candlelight Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.orange-goblin.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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