Introducing themselves to the world with the six tracks of this demo, the Swedish group of Sinners Grief play a straight-faced strain of retro doom metal with upbeat pacing and sturdy riffs, while the clean but down-cast vocals belt out mourning and foreboding. It all comes together well enough, but despite some game efforts from each musician, the songs of the demo end up sounding too repetitive to make much of an impression, which combines with the throw-back nature of the music to cast doubts on the likelihood of the band having enough ideas to pull together a worthwhile full album. Despite that, the songs are played with enough verve for fans of low-budget doom to give it a cursory listen, and with the band putting out feelers for a replacement bassist, there’s at least the suggestion that they’re looking to improve their situation.
Scrambled Brains 