The Lamp Of Thoth are a bit of a newcomer to the doom metal scene, but immediately managed to impress with Cauldron Of Witchery. They had already released a demo the year before, but recognition only really started coming with this. Cauldron Of Witchery features only 2 The Lamp Of Thoth songs, the third song being a cover of Frost & Fire by Cirith Ungol. The rerelease has 2 more live songs; Blood On Satan's Claw and Into The Lair Of The Gorgon. Of the two songs created by these guys themselves, I feel Sunshine is the stronger one. But by no means is the self-titled song a bad one, on the contrary, it's a real epic heavy metal song not unlike what Manilla Road used to do. Sunshine, however, has a real doomy riff dominating most the song, shying away from the epicness of the previous song. The second part of the song is a little more up-tempo and continues to throw around spectacular riff after riff, which reaches a peak at about 3 minutes in the song. Headbanging ensured! Then another highlight follows; Frost & Fire, a song by enfant terrible Cirith Ungol, covered here. The Overtly Melancholic Lord Strange (vocalist The Lamp Of Thoth) hasn't got the best voice out there, but performs in an honest and down-to-earth manner that demands respect. The rerelease is a wide-spread item and should be easy to track down. Those were lucky enough, managed to get the die-hard limited version which contained a certificate with a number and the name of the owner, a shirt and a patch. True dedication!
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