Twin Wizard - Glacial Gods (Cassette)

After a messy split from Dubuque stoner-metal powerhouse Telekinetic Yeti, drummer Anthony Dreyer forged a trans-Mississippi partnership with axeman Brad Van, a member of Madison kindred spirits Droids Attack. The result is Twin Wizard, whose thundering debut Glacial Gods had the ill fortune to drop on Friday the 13th back in March.
Glacial Gods is a fully competent, well-recorded debut, sonically satisfying and loaded with the usual assortment of doom-rock riffs. It’s got all the right ingredients: crunchy yet clear Orange tones, all the right (tastefully applied) effects pedals and artwork that would look great on a black-light poster. The music avoids doom’s lethargic plod, instead falling in more of an upbeat stoner-rock vein, driven by stock high-energy riffs and propulsive drumming.