According to their website and the promo material that came with the disc, Philistine is “an industrial death/doom metal band in some ways similar to Toadliquor, Bunkur, Moss, and Halo. Other musical inspirations include Khanate, Godflesh, Neurosis, Crowbar, Isis, and Cult of Luna.” I saw the magic word “industrial” in there and I was game. However, this does not really strike me as industrial metal. Rather, it seems to be just straight up doom metal. That said, they definitely live up to their motto “Bow before the power of slow.” This is not fast music. It does seem that those in the metal scene are trying to go faster and faster, but this is dismal music from the pit of despair. Since I am not really currently into the metal scene, I gave it to a friend of mine who is far more metal than you or I will ever be. Here’s what she had to say about it. I gave it to my husband John, who is even more metal than I am and he wasn’t too impressed. “What they need to do is get themselves some good old swamp metal. Mix it up a bit.” I agree with John. Slow is fine, but it all begins to sound too similar. That said, if you want a taste of what they sound like, they have their first album available for free at their website.