Josiah - Out Of The First Rays (Vinyl/Record)

Josiah:  UK. Josiah is the post-apocalyptic power psych trio headed up by singer/guitarist Mathew Bethancourt. Originally formed in 2000. The sound of Josiah is lysergic proto metal for the dystopian loner. The soundtrack to the end of days. The kozmik cries of a bacchanalian gathering in full flow. 20 years on and Out Of The First Rays is still as powerful today. As the band rip straight into "Head On" it's clear that Josiah wanted to take heavy rock back to it's opiate drenched roots. Psychedelic lyrics sung with soul and the heavy as fuck grooves laid down across this release owe a debt to Black Sabbath and Monster Magnet. "Malpaso" quickly became the bands signature track (featuring on film soundtracks and TV shows) with its pulsating riffs and trippy middle section and "Spacequake" makes you start to think there must be something in the midlands water supply, as Bethancourt echoes Ozzy with "come take my hand my child" and the Iommi styled guitar hooks kick you straight in the gut