If Baltimore indie bluesman Guy Blakeslee previously got his blues direct from the source, then on Prayer of Death, his third full-length as Entrance, he orders through a middleman-- namely, 60s psychedelia. Here, he electrifies his blues riffs with strong doses of Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, which strengthens instead of dilutes them.  Full text...

Prayer of Death is a frightening, intoxicating spiritual mess of dark bluesy drama.   Full text...

There is a somewhat crude, tinny quality to the production on Prayer of Death, which, though it can initially be somewhat distracting, ultimately seems like a deliberate calculation on the part of Blakeslee and his creative director Lenchantin.  Full text...

Play this one loud enough, and it just might awaken some of those long gone spirits.   Full text...

Come lovely and soothing death  Full text...