Attention waveriders!
Unmothered is here to break
down the door to your metal-loving mind and wreck all of your stuff! Some of you might remember that I reviewed
their incredible self-titled EP back in December of 2014. Here is a link
for those of you that missed out and need to catch up. Now where was I? Oh yes, the new EP from the band entitled U M B R A. The three songs on this release incorporate
every righteous quality of Unmothered's
haunt rock while expanding the group's musical boundaries beyond the event
horizon.
We begin with the rather stately "Magnetar". If I could describe this song in a manner which
gave it a human quality, and I can, I would say that there is an air of pomposity
about the track. The massive riffs cascade
down on the listener's ears while the excellent rhythm section holds the tempo
in check. "Magnetar" knows how
much it rocks, and it's not going to be rushed!
Also, if you are familiar with Unmothered
this is the song that most closely resembles their other material. Outstanding!
"Huntress" is just flat out ridiculous! The first twenty six seconds follow a fairly
straightforward death metal template, but then the band floors the accelerator
and kicks the engine into high gear.
What follows is an incredible, hard charging stoner metal section that is
dripping with menace. This song sounds
like an irate Songs For The Deaf-era
Queens Of The Stone Age exorcising multiple demons. Brilliant!
"Scarp", the third and final track, has enough atmosphere
to make an asteroid burn up upon penetrating its outermost layer. The song begins in a rather pensive manner,
building for the first forty five seconds to a bleak, black metal inspired
soundscape. Two minutes later the
distortion and aggression abruptly fall away to reveal a lovely, melodic
guitar/bass passage complemented by tastefully restrained drumming. Not content with two unique passages in a
single song, the band then channels their inner Mastodon and utilizes the last
minute of the track to take one final crack at the listener's eardrums. Phenomenal!
This EP is flat-out superb waveriders! Unmothered
for the win! Grab your copy today!
- Penfold
Buy Here - Crowquill
Records
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