Womack III - Songs Of Downfall & Deliverance is the latest offering from local heroes of small town called Forssa, in Finland.
Lovingly
calling their hometown the deep south of gloomy north, this foursome
embrace their smalltown boy roots and let their love of southern rock
shine through their heavy metal influences.
As
the album title suggests, this is the third full-lenght album from
Womack, who, as a band have gone through a lot considering they were
formed in 2010, and are quite young as an orchestra. After their first
album "Prehab" they went through a line-up change as their original
drummer chose to leave and Womack was left to reinvent themselves
completely.
They
did just that, and the result was a fully acoustic rock album
"Strays" which was a whole new kind of challenge for the band, as they
wandered far away from their comfort zone in search of new ways to
express theirselves.
Out
of that period they got behind the wheel of their distortion-driven
side, backed with their new member, Jani Blomerus who has been
instrumental in the development from an acoustic rock band to a heavier,
groovier harder hitting riff machine.
The new album has been in the making for several years now: The groundwork was laid in the later days of 2016, and the album has been slowly cooking ever since. The band has truly given the process their all, and found a new level production-wise too, as the album was mixed and mastered by the legendary Hiili Hiilesmaa, who should need no introduction to anyone who has read their homework on finnish metal.
The
band has released two singles, Back On The Hooch off the
forthcoming record, and another track, Spittin´ Teeth a couple of weeks
before the whole album will finally hit the virtual shelves of the
streaming world.
The
band is proud and satisfied with their magnum opus thus far, but
are also keeping their collective sights aimed to the future: They kept
themselves busy during the pandemic, writing new songs and
rehearsing, so they would be among the first ones out the door when the
world opens up again.
Womack is ready now. Let´s hope the world is ready for them.
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