Pilgrim - Misery Wizard  Pilgrim - Misery Wizard (June 14, 2012)
For whatever reason, in my mind,  I have certain parts of the
world associated with certain types of music.  For doom metal I
have places like the U.K. and New Orleans, among others tied to
this vast genre.  But thanks to Pilgrim I can now start thinking
about our neighbors in good, old Rhode Island.  Originally I had
a friend (who happens to also be a labelmate of Pilgrim, signed
to Metal Blade Records) turn me on to this band prior to this
album's release.  However, as it happens too often, my mind
wanders to different bands and they were, for a brief period,
forgotten.  However their Metal Blade debut, Misery Wizard, has
ensured that I will never forget about this band ever again.
Doom metal is really such a broad and interesting genre and
Pilgrim does an exceptional job of grasping from all boundaries
of the landscape and collecting them into a sound that never
feels stale or forced.  Equal parts Black Sabbath, Electric
Wizard, Candlemass