Release
date: April 21st 2017. Label: Argonauta Records. Format: CD/DD
Consumed
By A Dying Sun – Tracklisting
01. Acute Emerald
Elevation
02. Sleepless Lunar
Dawn
03. In the Shadow of
Saturn
04. Mirrored
Parabola Theory
05. Consumed by a
Dying Sun
Members
Amy: Explorations of the 6 Degrees of Freedom
Leta: Celestial Summoning & 6th Level Sonic Complexities
Tony: Anti-Gravitational Percussive Reverberations Through Time Space ContinuumAlgar: Anti-Cosmic Astral Verses & Journeys into the 4th Dimension
Review
Another
day and time for another release from Argonauta Records. This time
with Green Meteor's debut album - Consumed By A Dying Sun. A band
that play cosmic and spaced out Psychedelic Stoner/Sludge riffs. A
band influenced by some of the most notable legendary bands of the
last twenty to thirty years or so but with a more space rock edge.
Opening
track - Acute Emerald Elevation - is a strong song to open the album
with as it shows you the full picture of Green Meteor with heavy
distorted SLEEP style riffs with a high amount of distortion being
added at different parts of the song. The vocals adds different touch
as I haven't heard many female led vocals within the Spaced Out
Stoner Rock field. The psychedelic noises add a nice touch with the
riffs and vocals building up to a heavy momentum. The lyrics aren't
the most original you'll ever hear but they get the job done as Green
Meteor providing a thrilling song to open the album with.
Second
track - Sleepless Lunar Dawn - adds a spoken word soundclip that
matches the out of world atmospherics the band are currently
creating. This is perhaps the standout song on the album as Green
Meteor create a barrage of fast paced riffs with the heavy guitars
and drumming interacting almost perfectly with each other. The song
lasts for ten minutes and you can't help but lose yourself in the
epic spaced out riffs. The vocals impress yet again with a more
confident approach compared to the opening track. The song offers its
fair share of slow paced and fast paced riffs. Green Meteor impresses
the most with the faster style of riffs as their music has a sense of
urgency about them. The music becomes more focused as the band leaves
the distorted noises behind.
Third
track - In The Shadow Of Saturn - sees Green Meteor return to heavier
distorted sound they opened the album with. This is a much more
doomier and sludgier effort from the band. I don't know if it's just
me but one part of the song sounds very familiar to Nirvana at times.
Very good idea if this was intentional.
The
final two tracks - Mirrored Parabola Theory and Consumed By A Dying
Sun offers ten minutes of more psychedelic spaced out vibes with
Consumed By A Dying Sun impressing the most. Mirrored Parabola Theory
is perhaps the most straight forward Doom/Stoner Metal song on the
album as Green Meteor opts for a Monster Magnet style delivery with
their music though the vocals are slightly off key at times. Consumed
By A Dying Sun has a more punk driven sound compared to the earlier
songs. It's simple but so effective especially matched with the
albums earlier sounds. A great song to end the album with.
The
production of the album is good though there are a few parts where
everything is too quiet at times. Other than that, Consumed By A
Dying Sun is a loud, boisterous and thrilling album from start to
finish. This will appeal to a wide range of fans within the
Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal community.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to NeeCee Agency
for the promo. Consumed By A Dying Sun will be available to buy on
CD/DD via Argonauta Records from April 21st
2017.
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