Salvador Reviews

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"...SALVADOR HAVE ALL THE MAKINGS OF A DOOM JUGGERNAUT. CLEANSED THROUGH FIRE & BLOOD FEATURES THREE RELATIVELY TERSE (READ: FOUR-SIX MINUTE) CUTS THAT BLEND A FUZZY, DOPED-OUT AESTHETIC WITH SOME SERIOUSLY EPIC MELODIES AND DYNAMIC SHIFTS. THE OVERALL EFFECTS ISN'T DISSIMILAR TO DEADBIRD OR SAMOTHRACE, BUT SALVADOR'S SONGS ARE NOTICEABLY MORE COMPACT AND ACCESSIBLE... ""

- DOUG MOORE | METALREVIEW.COM

"...EXCELLENT STONER ROCK/METAL A LA SLUDGIER BARONESS AND EARLY-TO-MIDDLE MASTODON. WHAT SEPERATES SALVADOR FROM THE REST OF THE STONER METAL HERD IS GUITARISTS AARON LUM AND WAYNE FIDLERS SOLOING SKILLS. WHILE "VULTURES" IS THE OBVIOUS HIGHLIGHT, SOLO-WISE, THE AXE SLINGERS' ABILITIES ARE OBVIOUS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM. IN FACT, THE GUITARS ARE REMINISCENT OF METALSUCKS FAVES THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES..."

- DAVE MUSTEIN | METALSUCKS.NET
http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/01/11/quickie-review-of-an-unsigned-band-salvador/

"SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SHIT TO COME OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SINCE, DARE I SAY, YOB..."

- VICTOR FARINELLI | VICTHORTHEVIKING.COM
http://victhortheviking.com/2009/11/25/review-salvador-cleansed-through-fire-and-blood/

"This is classically minded sludge/metal played with all the fervent chops of High on Fire (complete with blistering guitar solos, Sabbath-y riffs and battle hardened drumming), complemented by ominous, ethereal downshifts akin to Rwake and gutsy vocals from bassist/vocalist Kirk Evans that range from a straining, Windsteinian bellow to a searing, blackened screech. While a snippet from a lead-in review on their page compares the band to a sludgier offshoot of the Baroness/Mastodon genus, I’m going to have to disagree with both comparisons. Salvador’s crustier, more metallic and bereft of the atmospheric nuances found in the post-metal genus, instead possessing a serious psychedelic sheen that really adds some vibrant color to their audio palette."

JAY SNYDER HELLRIDEMUSIC.COM
http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=22402