Great review, Sarah. You pack a lot of useful info and interesting takes in a few minutes of video and still manage to make it feel natural, like you're just telling us a story. Well done!
Extremely underrated metal legends. They influenced bands like Cathedral, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Soundgarden. They even predated Alice in Chains' atmosphere and themes in my opinion. And nobody knows them. Every SV record is a gem.
Damn that Mystik record is fucking fantastic, thanks for shouting out that one Sarah. More amazing heavy/speed metal to add to this year's releases this genre is killing it this year!
Saint Vitus is so awesome. The second self titled album is so amazing. “SST Records” had a lot of great bands in its roster such as “Black Flag”, “The Minutemen”, and “Husker-Du”. Saint Vitus is one of the best bands from that roster. Scott Reagers is an amazing and yet powerful vocalist, Dave Chandler is great guitarist, Patrick Bruders is an amazing bass player, and Henry Vasquez is an awesome drummer. The debut album kicks so much ass, along with “Hallow’s Victim”, “The Walking Dead”, and “Die Healing”. Great review of an album from amazing Doom Metal band. Saint Vitus is just as good as other bands such “Black Sabbath”, “Judas Priest”, “Iron Maiden” and “Saxon”. Other than that, cool and SAINT VITUS RUULLLEESSSS🤘🏾🔥!!!!!!!!!!!:).
Fair review. Imo, Dave is one of the best guitarists I have heard since Tony Iommi, mixing heavy song structures, with over the top glorious wah drenched flurries of notes, and masterfully controlled feedback, ala Hendrix, and even cooler live. If you get the chance to see them, make sure and take it, you will not be disappointed. As I call the band friends, I would also like to add, that former bassist, and fellow doom legend Mark Adams, has Parkinson's, and a go fund me set up to help him. Mark is a super cool guy, that loved playing for Saint Vitus. I have talked to him in person, and on the phone, and he is very appreciative of all the fans, that have supported the band all these years. Join us on fb, in the Saint Vitus Family of Doom group, for more info on that, and a great group of people, no drama, and no bs, and we honor all the past and present members of the band. Just answer a few questions (done to keep out spammers) that most Vitus fans would know the answers to, and you are in, doom on....\+/
Great review, looking forward to picking up the cd. Vitus isn't for everyone, thats for sure. But for those feel it and enjoy it, this is the kind of thing that we wait for. Hope they tour it!
I was flipping through July's Decibel magazine and I saw they did a profile on your band Smoulder. Congrats, it's cool to see you get some more recognition.
I'm a riff guy. I will definitely check this band out. I've only heard a few songs from this band and never actually paid attention. Now, I will let this album consume me for a week.
I forgot this was coming! Thanks for the reminder and the great review. Greatest American Doom band? Probably, but Trouble, Yob and Spirt Caravan should get a nod.
Totally agree with your review Sarah, especially the engineering. I love Scott Reagers on vocals. I know many fans only see Wino as the voice for StV, but I first heard songs with Reagers. Hoping they will play Houston soon. Been a few years, and I missed them last time.
Great review. I am not a huge saint Vitus even though I have heard most of their albums but this album does sound kinda promising. I hope the Indian band kryptos gets a shout out from Sarah! for releasing their new album afterburner. They started off as a melodic thrash/heavy metal band but now are more or less a old school heavy/speed metal act. They are one of the most important/influential metal bands from India very pivotal for the metal scene there and been active since god knows how long.
It is a tough call for sure. I'm a big Wino fan, but Reagers was awesome in his own right, and its great to see he got this chance to do it again, and nailed it! Great review!
Infectious review(I can feel the hype)! Smooth and doomy vibes as always. It is rather thrilling to see you review an album by such a legendary band. Going to get this album on CD really soon \m/
Hey Sarah!, Awesome review, awesome band. Been a fan since the 80's. Yes they would play with Trouble in Chicago. They opened for punk and a crap ton of thrash bands. First time I saw them was with Overkill and Anthrax.
Agreed! I’m ancient enough to’ve been in camp Reagers since day 1. Well, since the FIRST s/t album on SST, when they’d gig w Black Flag. But Wino rules too.
Sarah, your reviews are great! The only Vitus i have is born too late but ill buy this one now...... wait did you say speed metal too? and now i own the mystik album on top of that.
"Born too late" it's such a "these are my lost friends" track,whole album it's one giant heavy doom shoe that squize your brain and leave you with a thought
Here's my Ramstein review : "Same old sht. James Earl Jones reading 'German For Dummies' excerpts to the sound of my 20-year-old washing machine/dryer combination. Dumb, simplistic, bland. 1 out of 5. Rock on!"
Between 2:04 and 2:06 mark in the song Bloodshed, it sounds like the guitarist made a mistake, a quick note correction that is not repeated in the rest of the song. What do you think? Here is the link I watched. th-cam.com/video/evSMxr3Rrvs/w-d-xo.html
I thought this album was merely okay. I was more forgiving when I first heard it, but am now very underwhelmed. I am a Scott Reagers megafan, so when he finally rejoined the band I thought I was dreaming. I wanted this album to be the true successor to "Die Healing" (possibly their greatest album), but the songs just aren't that memorable for me.
I guess I didn't like this album as much as you maybe I need to listen to it a little more. I still like wino more than reagers. Wino sounds crazy like there something mentally wrong with him in a good way like he's not ok and it really drives the music and lyrics home. Reagers is a better vocalist with a greater range but he sings more in the vein of regular heavy metal I guess your Ozzy to Dio comparison was spot on
Sarah is the only person I'll watch on Banger. Sam Dunn is a virtue signalling fanny, Blayne is unfunny and irritating and the other dude Bradley something is a Metalcore hipster. Sarah has the most interesting taste and is interesting. Got me into things I'd never heard of before. Oh and Saint Vitus kick ass!
@@kapriizais8278 This is disrespectful. You have no rights to say something like that. Just say that you did not like it and leave it there. Showing respect is not a hard thing to do, you know? Btw it's a great album for me.
I'm still don't get Doom Metal, I mean I now that a lot of them want to give those early Black Sabbath vibe, but still I don't get it, and it not that I don't like slow music I think that Death Doom is awesome (Mostky because it's slow Death Metal) but I never got the appeal of Doom I had tried to listen to a lot of Doom like Sleep, Kyuss, Yob, Candlemass, Electric Wizard etc and still don't like it, I tried to listen to this band because I heard the style of Doom te play it's different but yeh I realize that it's a Punky style of Doom and I don't like Punk either, if someone can get me some Doom that you think that I may like give me some bands. No problem with the review I think that it's a good one, but I'm thinking that the Channel has had a lot of Doom on the recent times (mostly on recomentions).
Doom is really about the oppressive weight of the music. Check out Reverend Bizarre - II: Crush the Insects. It strikes a great balance between opening up accessibly and also being a really pure example of just how heavy doom is. Not sonically, but emotionally. Particularly on a track like Slave of Satan.
If you're into death/doom or funeral doom (you're into the slowness of it all) and you want to get into traditional doom metal then I would recommend Warning - Watching From A Distance , Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium, The Wounded Kings - The Shadow Over Atlantis, Rore Mare - Serpents of the Church, Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory, Spiritus Mortis - The God Behind The God, The Gates of Slumber - The Wretch, Dawn of Winter - Pray for Doom. I hope that you'll find a band or a song that you might enjoy. Here are a few bands(some bands are more focused on/have faster/mid tempo songs and also slow songs and some bands focus more on the slower stuff): Paul Chain, The Black, Black Oath, Cathedral, Iron Void, The Lamp of Thoth, The Wounded Kings, Witchfinder General, Mourn, Pallbearer, Pagan Altar, Iron Man, Death Mask, Voodooshock, Dawn of Winter, Count Raven, Pentagram, The Gates of Slumber, Spiritus Mortis, Minotauri, Acolytes of Moros, Orodruin, Cold Mourning, Dautha, Griftegård, Penance, Dream Death, Revelation, Rote Mare, Trouble, The Obsessed, Lucifer's Fall, Solemn Ceremony, Eldritch Rites, Dire Fate, Rituals of the Oak, Cardinals Folly, Church of Void, Crypt Sermon, Doomstress, Myopic Empire, Reverend Bizarre, The Skull, Opium Warlords, Second Grave, Albino Python, Ningen Isu, Church of Misery, Witchcraft, Burning Saviours, Lord Vicar, Solstice, While Heaven Wept, Warning, Solitude Aeturnus, Mirror of Deception, Pale Divine, Reino Ermitano, Witching Altar, Cauchemar
I love Vitus, but can't bear this hostess. Her delivery is very "TH-cam" bubbly/frenetic. Yeah, this IS TH-cam, but as a near-50 fan of doom metal, it makes my ears vomit.
That album should have been a "classic".but city park ruined it for me and they had seven fucking years. I am disappointed and angry. Maybe it's time for vitus to call it quits and stop lying to themselves and the fans!!😠😠😠😠
Great review, Sarah. You pack a lot of useful info and interesting takes in a few minutes of video and still manage to make it feel natural, like you're just telling us a story. Well done!
I totally agree with your review, Sarah. It's like a time machine back to the 80's, and it rules.
I think I'm done dragging my feet on this whole getting into St. Vitus thing! Thanks for making this video. Time to buy some records!
Extremely underrated metal legends. They influenced bands like Cathedral, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Soundgarden. They even predated Alice in Chains' atmosphere and themes in my opinion. And nobody knows them. Every SV record is a gem.
Never fully understood the love of this style but always happy to see someone who digs their music this much
Damn that Mystik record is fucking fantastic, thanks for shouting out that one Sarah. More amazing heavy/speed metal to add to this year's releases this genre is killing it this year!
Saint Vitus is so awesome. The second self titled album is so amazing. “SST Records” had a lot of great bands in its roster such as “Black Flag”, “The Minutemen”, and “Husker-Du”. Saint Vitus is one of the best bands from that roster. Scott Reagers is an amazing and yet powerful vocalist, Dave Chandler is great guitarist, Patrick Bruders is an amazing bass player, and Henry Vasquez is an awesome drummer. The debut album kicks so much ass, along with “Hallow’s Victim”, “The Walking Dead”, and “Die Healing”. Great review of an album from amazing Doom Metal band. Saint Vitus is just as good as other bands such “Black Sabbath”, “Judas Priest”, “Iron Maiden” and “Saxon”. Other than that, cool and SAINT VITUS RUULLLEESSSS🤘🏾🔥!!!!!!!!!!!:).
I always love Sarah's reviews.
Fair review. Imo, Dave is one of the best guitarists I have heard since Tony Iommi, mixing heavy song structures, with over the top glorious wah drenched flurries of notes, and masterfully controlled feedback, ala Hendrix, and even cooler live. If you get the chance to see them, make sure and take it, you will not be disappointed. As I call the band friends, I would also like to add, that former bassist, and fellow doom legend Mark Adams, has Parkinson's, and a go fund me set up to help him. Mark is a super cool guy, that loved playing for Saint Vitus. I have talked to him in person, and on the phone, and he is very appreciative of all the fans, that have supported the band all these years. Join us on fb, in the Saint Vitus Family of Doom group, for more info on that, and a great group of people, no drama, and no bs, and we honor all the past and present members of the band. Just answer a few questions (done to keep out spammers) that most Vitus fans would know the answers to, and you are in, doom on....\+/
Great review, looking forward to picking up the cd. Vitus isn't for everyone, thats for sure. But for those feel it and enjoy it, this is the kind of thing that we wait for. Hope they tour it!
I was flipping through July's Decibel magazine and I saw they did a profile on your band Smoulder. Congrats, it's cool to see you get some more recognition.
I'm a riff guy. I will definitely check this band out. I've only heard a few songs from this band and never actually paid attention. Now, I will let this album consume me for a week.
Look up Dying Inside. One of the top 100 metal songs ever.
I forgot this was coming! Thanks for the reminder and the great review. Greatest American Doom band? Probably, but Trouble, Yob and Spirt Caravan should get a nod.
Nothing to add to this review! Sarah is on point and amazingly awesome as usual! This record rips from start to finish!
Totally agree with your review Sarah, especially the engineering. I love Scott Reagers on vocals. I know many fans only see Wino as the voice for StV, but I first heard songs with Reagers. Hoping they will play Houston soon. Been a few years, and I missed them last time.
Scott Reagers wipes the floor with Wino.
Great review. I am not a huge saint Vitus even though I have heard most of their albums but this album does sound kinda promising. I hope the Indian band kryptos gets a shout out from Sarah! for releasing their new album afterburner. They started off as a melodic thrash/heavy metal band but now are more or less a old school heavy/speed metal act. They are one of the most important/influential metal bands from India very pivotal for the metal scene there and been active since god knows how long.
I love Reager AND Wino, which is weird for a band that means so much to me.
Not a huge Vitus guy, but this can hold its own. About what I'd expect honestly. Like Wino over Reagers though.
Peace
It is a tough call for sure. I'm a big Wino fan, but Reagers was awesome in his own right, and its great to see he got this chance to do it again, and nailed it!
Great review!
Infectious review(I can feel the hype)! Smooth and doomy vibes as always. It is rather thrilling to see you review an album by such a legendary band. Going to get this album on CD really soon \m/
Great channel, great reviewer, great band! Keep up the god work!
Wino is great, BUT ALL HAIL REAGERS! Probably my favourite metal vocalist ever
Hey Sarah!,
Awesome review, awesome band. Been a fan since the 80's. Yes they would play with Trouble in Chicago. They opened for punk and a crap ton of thrash bands. First time I saw them was with Overkill and Anthrax.
Agreed! I’m ancient enough to’ve been in camp Reagers since day 1. Well, since the FIRST s/t album on SST, when they’d gig w Black Flag. But Wino rules too.
Never clicked so fast. Really.
Sarah, your reviews are great! The only Vitus i have is born too late but ill buy this one now...... wait did you say speed metal too? and now i own the mystik album on top of that.
Banger Merch should make an 'I'd rather be listening to Doom Metal with Sarah' shirt. COTD!
"Born too late" it's such a "these are my lost friends" track,whole album it's one giant heavy doom shoe that squize your brain and leave you with a thought
I only know Born Too Late. I'm. Gonna have to get this one.
Thanks again Sarah!
Gotta agree on the album title. Why a second self-titled?
I think it's kinda cool, I mean, who does that? No one. Saint Vitus!
The vocalist sounds like an aggressive version of Paul Di'anno.
Great review! I love this band, I love the new album. Also, new Ares Kingdom any day now.
Wino is a legend, but I do agree that Reagers voice has more character to it.
Official Saint Vitus merchandise: www.value-merch.de/en/de/saintvitus
That song clip sounded like Iggy Pop covering Iron Maiden
No, it didn't.
hell yeah Saint Vitus rips and this album is killer. Decibel gave it a 4 and I was surprised and defiantly not agreeing with them on that score.
Decibel is 100% wrong in their review and I usually agree with them. New Saint Vitus rules!
Riff fuckin' master Dave Chandler!! Great album!!
Please, o, PLEASE review Barshasketh’s self titled album next. I need more quality BM reviews
He’s my favorite Saint Vitus vocalist as well.
Ok I’m sold what are the 5 st vitus albums I need to buy?
Wino kicked ass with saint vitus
Why shoutout Full Of Hell when you already made a review ?
Probably because these review was filmed before the release of the FoH review.
How did I know Sarah would be reviewing this album?
Rammstein put a new album, but no review...
BMTH release a pop album - INSTANT REVIEW
WTF
This
I'm sure Rammstein will show up on the "what we missed" list. Personally I was more excited to hear about Full of Hell anyway
Here's my Ramstein review :
"Same old sht. James Earl Jones reading 'German For Dummies' excerpts to the sound of my 20-year-old washing machine/dryer combination. Dumb, simplistic, bland. 1 out of 5. Rock on!"
Have you heard the new Savage Messiah album??, their really incredible!! it's "Melotic" Thrash metal !!
Between 2:04 and 2:06 mark in the song Bloodshed, it sounds like the guitarist made a mistake, a quick note correction that is not repeated in the rest of the song. What do you think? Here is the link I watched.
th-cam.com/video/evSMxr3Rrvs/w-d-xo.html
I thought this album was merely okay. I was more forgiving when I first heard it, but am now very underwhelmed. I am a Scott Reagers megafan, so when he finally rejoined the band I thought I was dreaming. I wanted this album to be the true successor to "Die Healing" (possibly their greatest album), but the songs just aren't that memorable for me.
In at view #666. All hail Sarah!!!
No, they don't spell it out, its written as St. Vitus.
Just kidding!!
How can U have two self-titled albums? :o
Ruby Rust Records just ask weezer, it’s what they’ve been doing for the past 2 decades
Ask Led Zeppelin... they have 4
Wino’s voice has so much more character.
this album dosen't even have its own wikipedia page, what the hell?
I guess I didn't like this album as much as you maybe I need to listen to it a little more. I still like wino more than reagers. Wino sounds crazy like there something mentally wrong with him in a good way like he's not ok and it really drives the music and lyrics home. Reagers is a better vocalist with a greater range but he sings more in the vein of regular heavy metal I guess your Ozzy to Dio comparison was spot on
Sarah!!
Reagers is pronounced Ray-Gurs. Kind of like Jellos favorite president, Ronald Reagan
So just how many bands has Pat Bruders been in.....
Sarah is the only person I'll watch on Banger. Sam Dunn is a virtue signalling fanny, Blayne is unfunny and irritating and the other dude Bradley something is a Metalcore hipster.
Sarah has the most interesting taste and is interesting. Got me into things I'd never heard of before.
Oh and Saint Vitus kick ass!
Melvins Fanatic '79 You forgot wise ol Uncle Martin
@@benmech Sorry my man. Yes, I like him, a deep knowledge of music and a genuine and lovely man.
Total recommendations: Bethlehem LEBE DICH LEER and Valborg ZENTRUM
German lyrics but way more interesting than Rammstein
Pentagram?
1:26 😍
Jeesus those vocals. Putting on Zimmers Hole to make all things better.
Dermot Faloon The Hold Is The Law!!!!
Uhg.
Sooooo no rammstein review?
Yeah, kinda weird they're completely ignoring one of the biggest releases in years.
Actually, I was expecting that too. Got really excited for the new video and you just woke me up. C'mon guys Rammstein!!
The new rammstein album is dogshit, end of story
@@kapriizais8278 This is disrespectful. You have no rights to say something like that. Just say that you did not like it and leave it there. Showing respect is not a hard thing to do, you know? Btw it's a great album for me.
I really liked the new album not mind blowing but a solid release to their discography
I'm still don't get Doom Metal, I mean I now that a lot of them want to give those early Black Sabbath vibe, but still I don't get it, and it not that I don't like slow music I think that Death Doom is awesome (Mostky because it's slow Death Metal) but I never got the appeal of Doom I had tried to listen to a lot of Doom like Sleep, Kyuss, Yob, Candlemass, Electric Wizard etc and still don't like it, I tried to listen to this band because I heard the style of Doom te play it's different but yeh I realize that it's a Punky style of Doom and I don't like Punk either, if someone can get me some Doom that you think that I may like give me some bands.
No problem with the review I think that it's a good one, but I'm thinking that the Channel has had a lot of Doom on the recent times (mostly on recomentions).
Doom is really about the oppressive weight of the music. Check out Reverend Bizarre - II: Crush the Insects. It strikes a great balance between opening up accessibly and also being a really pure example of just how heavy doom is. Not sonically, but emotionally. Particularly on a track like Slave of Satan.
I agree. I love slow heavy riffs so I want to enjoy it but I can't really get into the stuff. I dig Kyuss and The Melvins though.
If you're into death/doom or funeral doom (you're into the slowness of it all) and you want to get into traditional doom metal then I would recommend Warning - Watching From A Distance , Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium, The Wounded Kings - The Shadow Over Atlantis, Rore Mare - Serpents of the Church, Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory, Spiritus Mortis - The God Behind The God, The Gates of Slumber - The Wretch, Dawn of Winter - Pray for Doom. I hope that you'll find a band or a song that you might enjoy. Here are a few bands(some bands are more focused on/have faster/mid tempo songs and also slow songs and some bands focus more on the slower stuff): Paul Chain, The Black, Black Oath, Cathedral, Iron Void, The Lamp of Thoth, The Wounded Kings, Witchfinder General, Mourn, Pallbearer, Pagan Altar, Iron Man, Death Mask, Voodooshock, Dawn of Winter, Count Raven, Pentagram, The Gates of Slumber, Spiritus Mortis, Minotauri, Acolytes of Moros, Orodruin, Cold Mourning, Dautha, Griftegård, Penance, Dream Death, Revelation, Rote Mare, Trouble, The Obsessed, Lucifer's Fall, Solemn Ceremony, Eldritch Rites, Dire Fate, Rituals of the Oak, Cardinals Folly, Church of Void, Crypt Sermon, Doomstress, Myopic Empire, Reverend Bizarre, The Skull, Opium Warlords, Second Grave, Albino Python, Ningen Isu, Church of Misery, Witchcraft, Burning Saviours, Lord Vicar, Solstice, While Heaven Wept, Warning, Solitude Aeturnus, Mirror of Deception, Pale Divine, Reino Ermitano, Witching Altar, Cauchemar
@@RaminMikkola super dude!
I agree 100% on the opening Reagers take. Wino never cut it for me as a vocalist.
Every wino project is better than Vitus.
@@IntoTheVoid96 sure and that's what you know and like. Outside of Jug Fulla Sun, Reagers SV is much better to these ears.
Traditional doom metal... oldie sound
True doom.
I love Vitus, but can't bear this hostess. Her delivery is very "TH-cam" bubbly/frenetic. Yeah, this IS TH-cam, but as a near-50 fan of doom metal, it makes my ears vomit.
Wino >
I love Sarah and her reviews but I'm sick to death of her flexing her vinyl collection. WE GET IT. You're a hipsterrrrrr
I dig her breaking out her vinyl on a regular basis actually.
Allegorically? 😂😂 Categorically probably
Este disco no tiene mucho de doom metal suena más a heavy nwbhm
Meh, not my thing.
Saint Vitus riffs are always fucking doom metal perfection, and the vocals (regardless of singer) and lyrics are always kinda cringey.
That album should have been a "classic".but city park ruined it for me and they had seven fucking years. I am disappointed and angry. Maybe it's time for vitus to call it quits and stop lying to themselves and the fans!!😠😠😠😠
"Punkified American doom metal." So... proto-sludge?
Those vocals sound terrible, what the hell.
So, Idle Hands is on par with this....that's laughable.
I know a 2.5 album when I see one.
Saint Vitus without Wino just doesn't work for me.
Never liked Reagers' vocals, never will.
I disagree with you to me Saint Vitus has been the boring one of the big doom names; Pentagram and Trouble are way better
@DarkAgnesDoom I'd like to see a list of your favorite Doom metal albums sometime