Release
date: April 06th 2017. Label: Trill or be Trilled Records. Format:
DD/Vinyl
1.The First Vague Rumblings of Impending Revolution 05:37
2.Capes and Monocles 09:03
3.We Can Make it Look Like an Accident 04:54
4.Twin Sheiks 09:46
5.The Decline of the West and Other Small Tragedies 10:01
Members:
Brian Ahopelto, Paul Slater, Sam Beydoun.
Review
Monobrow
return with another round of Instrumental Doom/Stoner Metal as their
new album - The Nacarat - sees the band create their heaviest album
to date. It's quite experimental in parts compared to previous albums
and the band play a heavier doomier sound. There are still moments of
their familiar Psych Stoner Rock riffs.
Opening
Track -The First Vague Rumblings of Impending Revolution - opens with
a cheering crowd before the music finally appears. Monobrow then
decide to play some superb instrumental doom/stoner metal with
moments of progressive rock appearing here and there. This song runs
for nine minutes and it feels like it's been separated into different
parts. As the song changes tone and direction at different times of
the song. It can be slightly depressing and gloomy near the middle.
The
second track - Capes and Monocles - is an even longer track at
fourteen minutes in length. It has a similar structure as the opening
track but it's good to hear Monobrow return to their earlier Stoner
Rock sounds. Though the band do add moments of trippy cosmic rock.
The song is played at a fast pace but the band do slow things down to
add more elements of progressive rock.
This
is perhaps the standout track on the album. As it has flashes of real
genius at times especially when the band decide to move into
jam-based rock territory. Shades Of Earthless can be heard at times
and even Karma To Burn but this is Monobrow's album to show you all
what they can really do. The album has it's fair share of bleak moments but the heavy riffs are never too far behind.
The
album is a concept album of sorts. You can tell this by the
intriguing song titles and how the album is put together. Long-time
fans of the band may have a hard time getting used to their new style
of music at first. My advice, give it time as this is an album that
needs multiple listens to understand the full scope of it all.
The
remaining three tracks follow the same exciting path as the two
opening tracks though the band show a fine eye for detail on the two
final songs which both run for about fifteen mins each. As the album
builds up to an exciting finish with moments that feel inspired by
Mastodon - Crack The Skye era.
The Nacarat is another winning album
from Monobrow but it won't appeal to everyone.
If
you're in the mood for a complex instrumental album then this is the
album for you. Great stuff.
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