Providence, RI quartet Howl mix crusty, hoarse bellows with triumphant/catchy riffs, a sludgy doom atmosphere, knotty structures, a punk spirit, and a somewhat bleak outlook on things (or, as the press release puts it: "Howl are open about how they draw inspiration from mother nature’s decline"). So, basically, no-bullshit heaviness. Or, as they put it at their MySpace: "Bong-rippin’ Labyrinth ...