Sourvein are one of the best stoner doom/sludge/southern metal bands of all time in my book, and their album ''Will To Mangle'' is probably their best release to date. They released the album back in 2002 when the current Electric Wizard guitarist Liz Buckingham was still playing for Sourvein. The album packs some no-nonsese and highly addictive stoner doom with a southern metal feel to it, and having seen them live back in 2012 in North Carolina proved that they are great live as well.
The album starts with a track titled ''Bangleaf'' and it packs some fine stoner metal riffage, and thus it is no wonder it is one of their best tracks in general. The same exact thing can be said about ''Sea Merchant'' - the second track on the album. The track packs one of the best stoner metal/southern metal riffs I have ever heard and it can definitely rival with the likes of Eyehategod in the catchy addictive heavy stoner metal riff department. The third track is titled ''Blizzard'' and its low-tuned distortion laden riffage sure feels like a massive blizzard in its own right. Or more so like a massive unstoppable snowplough or a train moving through an unrelenting apocalyptic blizzard. ''Blackzorlac'' on the other hand packs some very Eyehategod'like southern metal riffage, extremely suitable for North Carolina, and even more so for Louisiana settings. The same can be said about ''Zeropath'' too. A track with a riff as massive as a supermassive freight train, and this is actually a good comparison to describe the whole album from start to finish.
''Will To Mangle'' remains as one of the best stoner metal/southern metal/stoner doom albums. Sourvein surely don't reinvent the wheel on this album, but the unrelenting heavy riffs that they put forth in each of the tracks on this fine album just do their job extremely well. Thus it is sad to note that Sourvein is probably one of the most underrated bands out there.
Some related links:
Sea Merchant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4wLYoPA2l8
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Sourvein-Will-To-Mangle/master/188003
