Hypnos
– Tracklisting
1.It's
Not Safe 05:30
2.Blazed
Trail 04:39
3.The
Search 04:50
4.Joined
In Orbit (ft. Tilly Riddle) 05:29
5.Gravitational
Collapse 04:16
6.Victory
02:31
7.Hypnos
Awakens 04:16
8.Belka
07:20
Members
Jack
Larkin
Max
Storr
Review
Instrumental
Spaced Out Stoner Metal Duo – Captives Of The Void – return with
another impressive album. Hypnos takes the sound they created on
their 2016 debut album and gives it a Pink Floyd inspired makeover.
The riffs are more progressive and even trippier than their last
album. The progressive sounds draw you in from the start as the mix
of Post-Rock/Post-Metal style instrumental jams sound so intriguing
especially when mixing it with a Stoner Rock/Metal sound.
Tracks
such as it's Not Safe, Blazed Trail, The Search, Gravitational
Collapse and excellent final track Belka show you that Jack and Max
take their craft seriously. Inspired partially by Karma To Burn, Pink
Floyd, Earthless and even Pelican at times. This is an album that has
an air of intelligence that you don't really feel or hear on
Instrumental Rock/Metal albums.
The
album can be very trippy and psychedelic for it's own good at times
but Captives Of The Void soon come up with another musical idea that
pays dividends for the band. As they offer an experimental sound on
certain parts of the album. With songs - Blazed Trail, Gravitational
Collapse and Belka – showing the band's willingness to experiment
with their own sound.
The
production is another highlight with the band sounding fantastic from
the start. Maybe the band aren't breaking any new ground musically
but it's how the band have developed since their debut album that has
impressed me the most. It shows myself that the band could have the
potential to release something special in the years to come. For now
this is a band trying out different things and taking the listener
along for the journey.
Hypnos
is a brilliantly entertaining album that will keep fans of both the
band and instrumental rock scene entertained for a long time to come.
Check it out now.
Words
by Steve Howe