***“From Portland, Oregon come the ethereal vibrations of TAURUS and their 2012 debut Life, an abstractly painted soundscape that can be summed up as subsonic Doom Metal heavily mixed with Psychedelia and Drone. Life is comprised of only two people, drummer ASHLEY SPUNGIN (PURPLE RHINESTONE EAGLE) and guitarist/vocalist STEVIE FLOYD (DARK CASTLE), and two tracks, ‘Part 1’ and ‘Part II,’ and while both span an average of 15 minutes each, individual track essence is felt throughout. The pair creates a claustrophobic atmosphere via living-breathing hallucinations and a slow-rising undertone of echoes creepily voiced by Floyd. Taurus have created a complicated forest-bound acid trip. It’s claustrophobic, isolated, and all without narcotic assistance, it crawls under your skin and ably opens your mind. Life is an album that might not reach everyone in the same way, but I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for unanswered questions. Leave reality in the dust and trip into Life, whether you like it or not, it will get your mind churning.”—The Metal Observer