Release
date: May 12th 2017. Label: Pink Tank Music. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Anthony
Hill – Tracklisting
1.The Way
2.Good Mourning
05:15
3.The Fungus
4.Cats On The Fence
5.Synopticon 08:40
video
6.Shotgun 08:57
7.When The War Is
Over
Members:
Weno Winter- Vocals
Michał Nowak- Guitar
Piotr 'Ochota' Ochociński- Drums
Michał Młyniec - Bass
Review
I've had SautruS new
album Anthony Hill a while to review. The reason why I didn't review
it sooner as I was sent a YouTube link to review. I'm not a fan of
listening to reviews via YouTube. Watching the odd video here and
there is cool but not reviewing albums. Anyway, I digress, Anthony
Hill is a fairly complex and challenging album to listen to from the
start.
This album owes a huge
debt of gratitude to Prog Rock/Metal visionaries – TOOL. As the
band focus more on progressive rock than the psychedelic stoner rock
sound they made their name with on their last album. The vocals from
Wemo impress from the word go as opening track – The Way –
combines fuzz, psych, stoner and progressive sounds for a more
refined sound.
The rest of the album
follows a similar path to The Way with the band focusing heavily on
their progressive rock sound. Songs such as Good Mourning, The
Fungus, Cats On The Fence, Shotgun, and When The War Is Over all show
that SautruS haven't left their trademark sound behind as you can
still hear moments of Psychedelic Blues/Stoner Rock vibes that made
their debut album such a winning record.
The production is pitch
perfect and perhaps the albums main strength as the album does indeed
sound incredible. You can experience every note played with precision
and passion. Another highlight of the album is the whole
experimentation of the entire album. SautruS merge different sounds
to create a lucid psychedelic trippy ride into the unknown. Parts 60s
Acid Rock and more modern based riffs should keep long-term Stoner
Rock fans fully entertained.
Anthony Hill was an
album I wasn't expecting from SautruS though I'm glad they have
released a record such as this. It may not have the repeatability
factor of their excellent debut album but it's a stronger album in
every other sense. For that I applaud the band for releasing
something different whilst challenging themselves both musically and
artistically.
Words
by Steve Howe
Anthony
Hill is available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Pink Tank Records now.
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