As long as mainstream rock remains high-energy and balls-out, there will always be a need for a darker, heavier, more emotional release. Melodic, despairing doom is the elemental converse of straight-ahead rock, and as those who create it melt into history, others arise with void-fill on their minds. In the '70s, Black Sabbath provided that outlet; The Obsessed and Trouble in the '80s; Melvins and Sleep in the '90s. Now, in the year 2000, the mantle is assumed by Abdullah.
The trio's self-titled debut album was produced at Suma Sound Recording, where the greatest works of such legends as Grand Funk Railroad and Bloodrock were spawned. Nearly 70 minutes of profound, resonating heaviness, the album is a flood of self-insight and reflection from a band who manages to convey both sadness and hope at the same time.