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Elliott’s Keep (USA)- Vulnerant Omnes - Reviewed By Streetclip! Tuesday October 25 2022, 5:32 PM

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Elliott’s Keep (USA)- Vulnerant Omnes - Reviewed By Streetclip ! Check it out here at this link: https://www.saitenkult.de/2022/08/13/elliotts-keep-vulnerant-omnes/

The band, which in 2006 renamed themselves from MARAUDER to ELLIOTT'S KEEP in honor of their singer Glenn Elliott, who died in 2004, and from then on swore allegiance to Doom as a trio, has a reputation of following in the footsteps of SOLITUDE AETURNUS, WHEEL and WHILE HEAVEN WEPT.

There is a personal connection to SOLITUDE AETURNUS anyway, since they were able to release their first two albums, 'In Medias Res' (2008) and 'Sine Qua Non' (2010), via the label of SOLITUDE AETURNUS' John Perez. The cross-connections to WHILE HEAVEN WEPT can at most be expressed in the form of a minimal progressiveness, since ELLIOTT'S KEEP don't play straight forward, but always remain in the realms of traditional Doom and never come closer to Prog Metal. The Death Metal elements woven into earlier works are completely absent these days.

Nevertheless, the seven compositions that make ELLIOTT'S KEEP varied within their field of activity all live from different emotions and above all speeds. In 'Aevum' the trio alternates between an almost galloping rhythm and a slow-moving performance. To the same extent, 'Omnis Pretium' drops all shackles and then also reminds of CATHEDRAL. One or two lines may even be recited in Latin in between, after all the album title comes from the dead language, so to speak. This is also the case in 'Vanguard Of Despair', which works in the classic ELLIOTT'S KEEP manner with pre-bridge and post-bridge, in between singing the title briefly as a chorus in order to occasionally make the post-bridge more evil. A track like 'Every Hour' is not only the most accessible, it only has a heroically sung refrain. The last and longest song, 'White Wolf', at eight minutes, ups the ante, lets the metal rattle and dances bawling with the wolf.

'Vulnerant Omnes' marks Elliot's Keep's fifth studio album and the Dallas, Texas men's first to be released on vinyl. - Streetclip

Release Date: August 19, 2022

FFO: Solitude Aeturnus, Wheel, While Heaven Wept

Location: Dallas, Texas

Short Bio: In the 1990’s, the members of Elliott’s Keep were in a predecessor Dallas, Texas band named Marauder , along with vocalist Glenn Elliott. When Glenn died tragically in 2004, the remaining members reformed as a three-piece band in 2006 with the new name to honor Glenn. Elliott’s Keep debuted with the album In Medias Res in 2008. Sine Qua Non followed in 2010. Both were released on the Brainticket label founded by John Perez of Solitude Aeturnus. Nascentes Morimur was released in 2013 and Lacrimae Mundi followed in 2017. Elliott’s Keep now returns with their 5th full-length album, Vulnerant Omnes . This release will be the first available on vinyl through NoSlip Records .

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