Release
date: July 21st 2017. Label: Ripple Music. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Prologue–
Tracklisting
1.The Beginning; The
End, The Colony
2.Mother Mary; Son
of Scorn
3.Chainbreaker
4.Omega
Band
Members
Raza Khan – Drums
Matt Norris –
Guitar
Matthew Bunkell –
Bass/Vocals
Jamie Starke –
Guitar
Review
With their debut album
Prologue, London band Poseidon combine the epic, hypnotic and
immersive nature of revered bands like Neurosis, Mastodon and Yob
with a classic line in metal riffage to create a cacophony of flowing
sounds for the listener to immerse themselves in too.
Prologue is the first
instalment of the Mediums Chronicle, a saga detailing the collapse of
civilization and its reconstruction in a post apocalyptic world that
will carry on through the bands upcoming works and this saga is
unfurled here in stunning fashion.
Prologue kicks off with
The Beginning; The End; The Colony and from these initial beginnings,
the whole world of Poseidon and their music reveals itself to the
world. The one thing that strikes you from the very beginning of this
track is how huge the Poseidon sound is and how far they are reaching
with their ideas. This is sprawling music that takes on many twists
and turns but always has your full attention and this opening
combination of mesmerizing music kicks things off well.
That grand opening is
followed by the vast Mother Mary; Son Of Scorn and demonstrates the
musical skill that Poseidon have as a band. This is music that will
hypnotize you with its beauty but also take your head off with its
heaviness. The music, despite its epic nature simply flies by in an
enjoyable trance such is its heavy charm but as you reach the third
track on this album, the perfectly titled Chainbreaker, you are
thrust back to reality with some brilliantly heavy riffage and a
(relatively) short sharp shock while the song unravels itself.
Chainbreaker has a big
desert rock influence flowing through it in terms of both the riffs,
the groove and the vocals and continues the album brilliantly with
the commencement if the song ending well with some Kylesa style
aggression , showing off another side to the band and their music.
Prologue finishes with
the monumental Omega, a sixteen minute epic that is simply
breathtaking, sublime and the perfect way to end with. God fearing
samples litter the songs start as the mournful music erupts and you
are lifted away by its power. After such a strong start, Omega is the
icing on a particularly mesmerizing and powerful musical cake. This
is passionate and hypnotic music done properly and you can't help but
be swept up in all its glory, especially towards the end of the songs
immense and triumphant conclusion.
Poseidon have made an
impressive start with Prologue and one listen to this album will
start you on a journey, a journey that you will await the next stage
of with impatient glee, until the next instalment though, crank this
up loud and let Poseidon take you on that journey all over again.
Words by Gavin Brown
Thanks to Richard at
Sheltered Life PR for the promo. Prologue will be released on
CD/DD/Vinyl from July 21st 2017 via Ripple Music.
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