Album Review- The Rhubarb- Symptom of Failure
Glasgow Quartet The Rhubarb have unleashed their debut album Symptom of Failure via Milky Bomb Records. Formed in 2015, the band's brand of doom stoner rock, merged with the interchangeable male/female vocals of Hannah White and Sean Maguire will send shivers down your spine. They have built up a solid following with notable support slots to bands like Bongzilla , Alunah and Black Moth , as well as airplay on Total Rock, Amazing Radio and Hard Rock Hell. Symptom of Failure is the follow-up to 2020's EP Black Sun and features eight tracks of distortion-drenched riffs and psychedelic rock destined to leave your head feeling like in cloud nine. The low-strung psychedelic Mist opens the album like a soundtrack to a B-horror movie. White's enchanting vocals mesmerise the listener over fuzzy guitars that build to the introduction of Maguire's softer input. The song's spine-tingling instrumental breakdowns resonate throughout this release. Next is t...