Release
date: December 14th
2015. Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD
Endless
Flight – Tracklisting
1.Endless
Flight 09:44
2.The
Tomb 06:06
3.Tres
Madres 05:43
4.Black
Words 07:47
5.Shaman's
March 05:36
Band
Members:
Aaron
Esterby - Vocals/Bass
Chad
Heille - Drums
Ryan
Grahn - Guitar (MK I)
Neal
Stein - Guitar (MK II)
Review:
After
weeks of endless changes and deliberation, I finally had my best
albums of 2015 sorted. And then Egypt comes along to change my mind
yet again. As their new album – Endless Flight – is a work of
pure brilliance. Egypt announced the arrival of this album in a
low-key announcement middle of last week. The announcement was so
low-key I didn’t know Egypt was working on a new album. Well I was
excited and surprised just to hear what Egypt had in store for us.
So
I pressed play on my MP3 player and your welcome with open arms as
Egypt open with a bluesy riff on opening track – Endless Flight. It
takes a couple of minutes for the heavy riffs to appear and then
BOOM, The unmistakable vocals of front-man Aaron appear like a Stoner
Rock whirlwind with the blazing riffs not too far behind. It’s a
very bluesy psychedelic doom based affair and one that takes you by
the scruff of the neck to Doom/Stoner Metal paradise. Endless Flight
takes you on a journey to the stars where you will to fully
experience heavy layers of FUZZ that Egypt create with passion and
true vision. Sure the vocals can be very distorted at times but
that’s a good thing as it only adds to the doomy fuzz based
atmospherics held on the album.
Second
Track – The Tomb – opens with a slow-paced bass guitar before
Egypt add a simple but highly effective Doom/Stoner riff. The vocals
are once again slightly distorted but still doing a great job of
telling a thrilling story. The drums from Chad is what truly drives
the song through. Heavy, intricate but ever so precise which allows
the other band members to build their music upon. With this being
Egypt, the trippy psych based riffs are never too far behind. The
band even find time to experiment with their sound by adding
different noises towards the end of the song.
Third
track – Tres Madres – is perhaps the most straight-forward Stoner
Rock song on the album as Egypt leave the distorted FUZZ behind for a
pure and thrilling hard rock song. This song will appeal most to fans
of 70s/80s Classic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal though Egypt still manage to
include more modern based Doom/Stoner Metal sounds. Expect a few epic
guitar solos to show you that Egypt know how to have fun on this
album.
Fourth
Track – Black Words – is perhaps my fave song on the album. It
pays homage to Black Sabbath whilst still offering Egypt’s classic
take on amplifier worship. Egypt return to the realm of distorted
riffs that’s packed full of doomy atmospherics. Vocalist Aaron
delivers a creepy and menacing performance. His pitch-perfect tones
will send chills down your spine. Egypt speed things up on the second
half of the song for to create some of the albums most exciting
moments.
Finally,
we have – Shaman’s March – another deliberately slow-paced song
that sees Egypt offer one final round of Doom/Gloom Stoner based
sounds. The vocals once again have a sense of dread to them as Egypt
bring the curtain down on Endless Flight. Egypt tap into their
psychedelic personas for some intense trippy riffs and it makes you
feel sad that this is the final song on this intense and brilliant
album.
Egypt
have been together as a band for the best part of a decade. They’ve
released a string of acclaimed releases but Endless Flight is perhaps
their most defining work to date. This album is an essential release
for any serious minded Doom/Stoner Metal fan. Don’t let this album
pass you by. This has the potential to be a future classic in the
years to come.
Words
by Steve Howe
