Soothsayer – doom from Cork
What you may need to know…
01. Hailing from Cork, five-piece Soothsayer provide a psychey, emotive take on sludge/doom metal.
02. Formed in late 2013 after the breakup of nine-headed Leeside noise beast Íweriú, the band were patient in assembling their debut extended-player The Soothsayer, released independently two years later.
03. Streaming above is Umpire, the lead-off from Soothsayer’s follow-up record At This Great Depth. It marks their signing to Indian metal label Transcending Obscurity, who are handling the physical release, as well as a limited-run merchandise pack.
04. Playing this Sunday at the Siege of Limerick at Dolan’s Warehouse, one of twenty-odd bands playing across fourteen straight hours (!) of various stripes of riffage.
Verdict: Eerie, almost reflective in quieter moments, and feral at their height of their heft. To be experienced live.
Photo: Down the Barrel