From A Second Story Window - Not One Word Has Been Omitted
Cumbersome name but absolutely stunning spazcore/metal. I'm not a huge fan of spazzcore in general as it seems most of the time they're just deliberately trying to make the most dissonant,
chaotic music possible but that's not the case here. There's definitely elements of it here but it's kept in check by more measured metalcore passages and even softer, classical sounding bridges. This gives many of these five songs a song within a song feel as they drift effortlessly from chaotic spazz to slower, sophisticated melodic material. So much so it doesn't even feel like you're listening to an EP. Of course it also helps that most of these songs clock in at 6-7 minutes!
Even their most traditional sounding metal riffs are built in way to resemble a tidal surge with a wave of dense, hazy, indistinct guitars surging past only to be brought back by crisp underlying guitar slides or melodic riffs. This deliberate sense of movement is what really holds these songs together as you know their more spazz like elements are not just random guitar wanking but part of the larger whole. The best example of this approach can be seen on "I Tried Voodoo Once" as it blasts out of the gates with a monumental riff only to blaze off in at least four different distinct directions before bring back the crushing original riff but only for the briefest time before going into another more melodic direction. All in almost less than a minute. Sounds like it's hard to keep up but it's really a great ride.
The one thing that might keep people from really digging this band is the vocals. He's got a combo of that old black metal scream and grindcore grunts which amounts to a lot of indecipherable screaming. I just look past this as the music is really the star here but even I get annoyed on a song like "Vespers" where it's just constant barking.
Even though this EP has only five songs it's hard to think of a recent band that's come out with such a compelling sound fully baked from the start. I can't wait to here what these guys can do on a full length.
Even their most traditional sounding metal riffs are built in way to resemble a tidal surge with a wave of dense, hazy, indistinct guitars surging past only to be brought back by crisp underlying guitar slides or melodic riffs. This deliberate sense of movement is what really holds these songs together as you know their more spazz like elements are not just random guitar wanking but part of the larger whole. The best example of this approach can be seen on "I Tried Voodoo Once" as it blasts out of the gates with a monumental riff only to blaze off in at least four different distinct directions before bring back the crushing original riff but only for the briefest time before going into another more melodic direction. All in almost less than a minute. Sounds like it's hard to keep up but it's really a great ride.
The one thing that might keep people from really digging this band is the vocals. He's got a combo of that old black metal scream and grindcore grunts which amounts to a lot of indecipherable screaming. I just look past this as the music is really the star here but even I get annoyed on a song like "Vespers" where it's just constant barking.
Even though this EP has only five songs it's hard to think of a recent band that's come out with such a compelling sound fully baked from the start. I can't wait to here what these guys can do on a full length.
