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Sahg 1

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Well, my first impression of this disc was pure Sabbath worship; nothing more, nothing less. But upon further listening, I've realized that there's alot more going on here. The Sabbath influence is there, no doubt, but not to the point of plagarism. But if you really listen, you'll hear the influence of the black metal these guys came from. Listen to the main riff in Black Passage. Sounds like Mayhem. Cetain riffs also remind me of newer Satyricon or Darkthrone (The Alchemist).

The instrumentation here is really fantastic. The guitars are heavy, thick and have just enough mix of melody and riffing to keep this from becoming a power chord fest. Very tasteful solos. No Jeff Loomis impersonations, but pure soul and power. The bass is muddy and organic, just the way it needs to be for this music. And really, this is probably where Sahg sounds the most like Sabbath. Sometimes you'd really think it was Geezer on bass. The drums pound away and fit the music perfectly. It's refreshing to hear drums that don't try to follow every last freaking 32nd note the guitarist plays. On to vocals. Yes, Olav sounds a lot like Ozzy at times. But he also has his own sound and really what else would fit here? Black metal vocals? I sure as hell think not.

This is Sabbath inspired metal played with black metal attitude. I saw these guys with 1349 and Celtic Frost, and all I'll say is I went to see Sahg and I left feeling proud that I went to see Sahg. They f**king owned the entire show.

Well as most of the other reviewers have pointed out,this is to be filed along side the other Sabbath-obsessed bands out there.So,do we really need another Sabbath rehash? When its done this good,then the answer is,well, YEAH! Also as a previous reviewer mentioned,this is indeed "Sabbath played with a Black Metal attitude",and it proves here to be two great tastes that taste great together (at least to these two half-deaf ears).
3 stars due to the oversaturation of bands in this sub-genre - add one more if the Stoner/Doom scene is yer "thing"....

Norwegian doom merchants Sahg released their appropriately-titled debut album I in 2006. I discovered this band a few years ago with their second album Sahg II, so I was happy to pick up their debut recently and see if Sahg had the same Black Sabbath-worshipping sound early on.

Yeah, there's definitely a strong early Black Sabbath sound here. Sahg falls into the modern stoner/doom sound as well, and remind me a fair amount of bands like Electric Wizard and Graveyard. Still, at heart it's all about the grooving riffs, heavy, fuzzy bass lines, pounding drums and Ozzy-inspired vocals, all of which bring to mind Master of Reality era Black Sabbath. You hear this especially on "Soul Exile" and "Rivers Running Dry."

There isn't exactly a shortage of new bands playing this kind of stoner rock/doom metal these days, but Sahg is definitely operating at a higher level than most of the pack. Sahg I is just a really heavy, really grooving and really enjoyable album, and one that ought to satisfy most fans of this kind of music.

Pretty good heavy rock album....wasn't familiar with this band until I heard 'em on Pandora internet radio....for enthusiasts of "doom" and other heavy rock bands [especially Black Sabbath]....stand out track "Soul Exile".....my only complaint is the rather low quality,"muddy" production job which detracts from the obvious musical talents these guys have...reminds me of Magus....