Wooden Stake continue their reign as the best newcomer in the occult, true doom scene with their full length masterpiece, "Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades". This two-piece horror/doom true-metal act consists of the haunting vocal incantations of Vanessa Nocera and the mesmerizing and heavy, hypnotic guitar and drum work of Wayne Sarantopoulos. The band is incredibly atmospheric and have managed to carve out their own unique style that blends everything from Black Sabbath to Obituary to Hellhammer to Jex Thoth to Electric Wizard - you could say that have all the bases well and truly covered. Vanessa Nocera is the witchy woman on vocals and bass and her captivating vocal lines and melodies is just one element that makes Wooden Stake such an engaging band to listen to. It is doom, both old-school and modern, it is black-metal, traditional heavy metal and it is early 70's occult and psychedelic rock. It's supernatural, mysterious, mystical, majestic, superstitious, spiritual, spine-chilling and eerie and of course, very heavy and to top it all off, the artwork is great, gray and ghostly.... Highly recommended!