Valkyrie - S/T

I first heard of this Harrisonburg, VA outfit with their Sunlight Shines EP, a three-song collection of some of the finest Pentagram by way of Hawkwind doom out there. Unlike a good number of their doom contemporaries, Valkyrie guitarists Pete and Jake Adams aren’t afraid to lay down some serious soloing. It seems like every song is aching to explode with some harmonized leads or some back and forth dueling. Valkyrie is doom with oomph, providing the dour vibe but never getting bogged down in plodding riffs. This is an impressive debut. I could see these guys on a tour with the likes of The Hidden Hand and Earthride and holding their own. Great stuff (especially the solos).



Tracklist:
1. Withered Tree
2. Sunlight Shines
3. Endless Crusade
4. Wolf Hollow
5. Secrets of the Mind
6. Heralds of the Dawn
7. Eternally There
8. Lost in the Darkness

Link: Self Titled