Indian Ladder, by Ironweed

Indian Ladder

by Ironweed

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	1.	This Faithless Will 04:02
	2.	Lost And Forgotten 05:05
	3.	Disconnect 04:13
	4.	A World Away 04:45
	5.	Thorn 06:46
	6.	Rid The Earth 05:13
	7.	Penny For Your Prayers 05:50
	8.	Lifeless Coil 06:24
	9.	Vertigo 04:02
	10.	Death Of Me 03:22
	11.	Moth 06:07

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Ironweed's debut album, Indian Ladder, was named after a wilderness area just west of the group's native Albany, NY, but their steel-plated heavy rock style has little in common with the great outdoors, in most every other sense. Surely it's eco-friendly and all that, but there's still enough electricity coursing through these songs to start a sizeable forest fire, so let's hope the band's bookings don't involve too many outdoor festivals. All kidding aside, Ironweed's music generally straddles the borderline between groovy stoner rock and straight up heavy metal, meaning mid-paced, head-nodding affairs like "Rid the Earth" and the wah-wah pedal-happy "Penny for Your Prayers" are evenly matched against more aggressive, riff-driven juggernauts like "This Faithless Will" and "Death of Me." But Ironweed are even more prone to blur the lines between the two, by mashing both tendencies together into single songs like "A World Away," "Thorn," and "Vertigo," which, coincidentally tend to be album standouts. Or else, they strike into less predictable territory with the rather funky "Lost and Forgotten," whose jumpy main riff harks back to the early '90s funk metal craze, or "Disconnect," whose doom-like chorus sounds a little out of sorts, but works nevertheless. But if one had to pick the strongest suit to hang Ironweed's potential success on, it would have to be singer Jeff Andrews, whose emotionally charged delivery and frankly stupendous range, could really help the band stand out from the post-stoner rock pack, and improve their crossover appeal, to boot. They still aren't likely to sniff the charts with guitars this vicious and carnivorous, but one can safely predict that many a fan of heavy-ass rock & roll will be including Indian Ladder on their best-of 2008 list.

- Eduardo Rivadavia

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released October 14, 2008

Ironweed is:
Jeff Andrews: Vox
Mike Vitali: Guitar
Brendan Slater: Bass
Jim Feck: Drums
Ryan Rapp: Guitar

Additional Rocking: Benny Grotto: Mellotron and Cowbell

Produced by Ironweed and Benny Grotto.
Recorded at Mad Oak Studios, Allston, MA.
Engineered and Mixed by Benny Grotto.
Assistant Engineer: Brian Koerber.
Mastered by Chris Goosman at Baseline Audio.
Artwork by Mike Saputo.

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