Release
date: January 22nd
2015. Label: Art Of Propaganda. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Vol
1 & 2 – Tracklisting
01
Glimmervoid
02
Hive Mind
03
Cosmic Ghost
04
Haunter
05
Antibody
06
Aeons
Band
Members:
Bronson
Lee Norton - vocals, acoustic guitar
Madison
Norton - drums, percussion
Josh
Campbell - bass guitar, harmonica, slide acoustic
Kyle
Tavares - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion
Additional
musicians:
Rob
Lewis - drums (Tracks 1, 2)
Kyle
Thomas - percussion (Track 2)
Madeline
Gawthrop - vocals, violin (Track 3)
Danielle
Howell - vocals (Tracks 4, 6)
Royce
Whittaker - additional guitar solo (Track 4)
Review:
Seer
has skipped the awkward stage of finding a niche. They hit the ground
running, not afraid to express their sound the way they see fit,
using different instruments and vocal deliveries. Many bands don't
reach this confidence in stride until their 4th or 5th
release...impressive to say the least.
Vol.
1 & 2 are chock full of heavy distorted progressive metal with
voices that alternate between raspy growls and operatic vocals. The
album cover is as doomy and ultimately as expansive as the music
itself, depicting travelling human figures amid the threshold of
atmospheric gloom, reminding us that we are mere specs in relation to
the grander things as we tread through the journey of the unknown.
The
first two songs are from Vol.1 and the next four songs are from
Vol.2. The transition between the volume songs meld well and there is
no severe distinction between the works, resulting in a satisfyingly
complete album.
Glimmervoid
- this track cuts a furrow in heavy rock with pulsating metal groove.
The vocals here are huge and the verses are memorable. There is even
a well-placed harmonica in the assembly.
Hive
Mind- a grand song with everything needed for complete contentment.
Thick riffs and unforgettable phrases sung with a hoarder’s
appetite.
Cosmic
Ghost - Wow. This is an acoustic song beside slide guitar. There are
several layered vocal styles, magnificently used to convey splendour.
I feel like I am sitting around a campfire listening to tales of old
being shared by the face painted elders of my race.
Haunter
-This song starts off with a riff that sounds not unlike a dying
truck horn. The drums and bass clobber away at your speakers. The
vocal passages cannot be neglected as they stain the drums of your
ears. The dual guitar sections are fantastically rendered and
perfectly placed within the song structure. The end portion of this
jaunt is truly plagued with bleakness and dread.
Antibody
- a dense groove accompanied with an alternating choral of the “sing
and the scream”, served up with a great guitar solo.
Aeons
- this is an echo on the rebound instrumental composed with the
far-reaching sounds of the lonely and isolated realm of time in
space.
These
guys should be on tour with one of these grandfather bands that are
currently touring about at the end of their rule. This band could be
next in carrying the torch for heavy rock and progressive metal. They
are terrific songwriters and their tunes are enduring for they repeat
in your head for days.
Words
by Nick Palmisano
Thanks
to Art Of Propaganda for the promo. Vol 1 & 2 will be available
to buy on CD/DD from Art Of Propaganda from Jan 22nd 2016.
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