Album Review: Lords of the Opium Church - Lords of the Opium Church (2021)
Picture Credit: Lords of the Opium Church Lords of the Opium Church - Lords of the Opium Church Release Date: February 18, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 27:50 Genre: Heavy Rock / Stoner Rock Origin: Edmonton ( Alberta ), Canada Terry Paholek (bass and vocals), Rob Lawless (drums) and Jordo LeMoine (guitar and vocals) are the Lords of the Opium Church. With that name you can easily run a drug cartel, a Drone Doom band or an international trading community. As far as I know, the trio from Alberta does neither of the three. What I do know is that Terry , Rob and Jordo have recently released their self-titled debut album. What the band has recorded here is some fast-forward Heavy Stoner Rock. It could be due to the latitude that the music by Lords of the Opium Church shows certain similarities to Swedish Stoner Rock à la Greenleaf or Spiritual Beggars. Nevertheless, the Canadian trio presents a colourful mix of styles that are enveloped in t...