Credits:The Gates Of SlumberDescription:Althoughtheirmonikerwouldsuggesttheultimatedoomband,Indiana'sGatesofSlumberhaveactuallyneverthoughttwiceaboutchargingdownthehighwayatfullthrottlewhenthemoodhitsthem,andtheirthirdalbum,2008'sConqueror,seesthemshiftingintofifthgearevenmorefrequentlyastheyidlealonginfirst.Indeed,afterpeelingoutofthedrivewayviatherollickingjuggernautof"TrappedintheWeb,"thetriorepeatedlygallopsintobattle(see"ChildrenofSatan,""TheMachine"),amidstsomemidtempomarching("IceWorm"),and,yes,yes,sluggishdoomcrawlslikethetitlecutand"ToKillaKing."Butwhatevertempotheychoose,theGatesofSlumberalmostalwayspayout-and-outtribute(whetherintentionaloraccidental,remainsunclear)totheObsessed,SaintVitus,SpiritCaravan--heck,anygroupledbythelegendaryScott"Wino"Weinrich.Sodocountlessotherbands,mindyou,buttheWinosimilaritiesfoundinthevocalsandfrenziedguitarsolostenderedbyGoSfrontmanKarlSimonmakesuchcomparisonsinevitable--nomatterhow