Release
date: May 19th 2017. Label: Argonauta Records. Format: CD/DD
Event
Horizon – Tracklisting
1.Warped
2.Cosmo
3.They Live!
4.Fallout Criminal
5.Agartha
6.Stratosphere
7.Event Horizon
8.Ultima IV
9.Dust Devil
Members:
Bruno ‘Brüno’ Bellisario -
Guitar
Andrea ‘Keoma’ Romano - Bass
Francesco ‘Krundaal’ Romano -
Drums
Review
Dustrider's debut album
- Event Horizon - manages to avoid the usual clichéd route and
pitfalls of Instrumental Psych Doom/Stoner Rock by offering a fresh
perspective on things. Event Horizon creates a more distorted sound
as Dustrider take their time in bringing heavy riffs to the party.
Opening track - Warped - is a doomier and psychedelic affair that you weren't possibly expecting.
Opening track - Warped - is a doomier and psychedelic affair that you weren't possibly expecting.
The production has a dramatic flair that allows Dustrider
to create a sound that is both professionally produced and one that
has a DIY based feel. Dustrider add moments of classic Desert/Stoner
Rock sound towards the end of the song. As you can tell by the
excellent album cover and song titles, Dustrider are heavily
influenced by science fact and science fiction in general.
The whole feel album
has a more spaced out/apocalyptic feel compared to other Instrumental
Stoner Rock bands. I know some people can find Instrumental Rock
bands a hard thing to listen to. Not with me as I've grew up on a
steady diet of classic Instrumental Rock/Metal bands over the years.
Dustrider manage to stand on their own convictions and create their
own highly intriguing sound.
Songs such as Cosmo,
They Live!, Stratosphere, Event Horizon and Dust Devil is where the
band show their most inventive work with heavy psychedelic riffs
becoming the main focus of their music. The instrumental work is
superb throughout as the band take influence from bands such as Karma
To Burn, Monkey3 and other important bands form the instrumental
rock/metal scene.
I've heard a couple versions of this album now. As
the band kindly let me listen to the very early rough mixes. The
first version I heard wasn't the finished article but I was impressed
way back then.
The final version of
Event Horizon is a more well-rounded experience as Dustrider have
added different sound effects to create a more out of world sound.
There are a few progressive parts that I missed from the early demos.
One of the standout tracks on the album has to be Fallout Criminal as
Dustrider play a more frantic style of Desert/Stoner Rock spliced
with spaced out grooves.
With Dustrider being an
Italian band it's good to see Argonauta Records releasing this album.
Those guys are the perfect fit for each other. Bruno B (Lead Guitars)
is a writer here at the blog.
You may think I'm
praising this album because of that though I assure you I'm not.
Dustrider have created a genuinely exciting album with Event Horizon.
it may take some time for the Stoner Rock scene to ""discover""
Dustrider and see what they're all about. I implore you now to take a
chance on Dustrider as Event Horizon is a thrilling style of
Psych/Stoner Rock that you'll find very hard to beat. If you're a
serious fan of Psych/Stoner Rock then I advise you to buy this album
now.
Words
by Steve Howe
Event Horizon will be
available to buy on CD/DD via Argonauta Records from May 19th
2017.
