Style: post-metal, alternative metal (clean vocals, Russian lyrics)
Recommended for fans of: Deftones, Rage Against The Machine, Sólstafir [1:54 AM]
Review by: Jonah
Country: Russia
Release date: 15 May 2020
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally published in the May 2020 Part 2 issue of The Progressive Subway.]
Unfortunately as an American living in Florida I have never had the pleasure of learning Russian. While there are very, very moments in my life that this has had much of any impact, it sadly means I have no idea what this band’s name, album name, song names, or lyrics mean. I hope they’re as high in quality as the music though. At this point you’ve probably looking at the score and FFO and might find yourself slightly confused. Well I’ve never heard anything quite like this album, so I stretched a little on the related bands, but I think they’re all applicable. Let me explain.
This album sounds like post-metal more often than not. They’re atmospheric guitar leads, driving riffs, and general slow builds growing into these huge crescendo moments. However, this is all compressed into relatively short song lengths, and more often than not sounds more like the Deftones brand of post-ish alt metal than it does any proper post-metal band. Add into that some really funk and grunge influence bass work and some quasi-rapped vocal sections alongside very Chino Moreno-esque cleans (albeit in Russian) and you’ll have some of the more interesting music I’ve heard this year. While I don’t necessarily love every single track on this album the entire package is just so damn interesting and I keep coming back to listen to it again and again.
From a production standpoint this isn’t the best mixed or mastered album I’ve ever heard, but it’s entirely serviceable. Especially worthy of note is the bass mixing and tone, which are just absolutely sublime. The bass is a massive highlight on this album and it’s incredible audible, driving it’s grooves and rhythms into your brain as the riffs and raspy vocals fly overtop. There are even a few sections where the bass takes the lead part of the song and those are just absolutely sublime.
I was unsure how I felt about this album when I first listened, but after repeated attempts I’ve grown quite fond of it. I don’t think every single thing they’ve tried works but the sound as a whole is really interesting and I would love to hear more of it. Given last time I checked this band had a grand total of 2 listeners on a couple different streaming platforms, I think they deserve a hell of a lot more attention than they’re getting and I heartily suggest you check them out!
Recommended tracks: На север, Крот, Птицам
You may also like: yeah uhhh idk about this one chief, Hyvmine maybe? The Offering?
Final verdict: 7/10
Related links: Spotify
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