Oooh 70’s throwback metal. This week it’s Chariot, by Los Angeles’s own Deathchant. I don’t think the name of the band is an indicator of the vocal stylings. I assume death chants would sound like they’re done by Christopher Lee or a bunch of monks or something. But these guys sound like they should have big sideburns and suede jackets and an El Camino.

I guess the song does start with what sounds like chanting, maybe that’s the death chant. But then it kicks into gear and preps you for some solid guitar work. The fuzzy noodly guitar solo fits in like a pair of boots what have goldfish in the heels. The song itself is proper fuzzy with shouty vocals, something that would be on rotation Structures brewing’s old location. In fact I probably have heard these guys there. At just under 4 minutes, the song doesn’t waste much time

The video is just them rocking out by some train tracks. It looks like it’s shot at 120 hz or something? Like it gives off telenovela vibes on the video quality. But it’s backlit and you can kinda see Los Angeles somewhere in the background, so it’s pretty solid. Does feel like there should be like interspersed video of a guy driving an El Camino across death valley, in search of retribution for the people who stole his death chant. The El Camino is his chariot of retribution. See? I feel like I should be a music exec with these kind of high minded ideas!