Counter Clockwork

Counter Clockwork, a stoner/doom metal band from Moncton, New Brunswick released their debut self-titled album a few months ago. While I think it would be right to characterize them as stoner/doom metal, they have some thrash and hardcore elements in their music as well. The band they most remind me of is Red Fang. The opening track, Toasty, starts off with a doom metal riff that’s reminiscent of Black Sabbath, very moody and dark. The song slowly evolves into a faster paced, almost hardcore like tune when the vocals kick in. Other songs like Poptart and Drunkaholic have very Sabbath-like riffs interspersed throughout them on both guitar and bass, but the riffs are modernized and the production and overall vibe of the music is different enough to make this band transcend above the Stoner and Doom stereotype of “just a band that’s riffing on Black Sabbath again”.

If you are a fan of Stoner Rock or Doom Metal then there’s so much to enjoy from Counter Clockwork. They play with what you expect from the typical stoner rock band but they blend all the stereotypes in with a hardcoreish attitude and production so it sounds fresh.

-Lucas Di Mascio