Release
date: April
27th
2018.
Label: Heavy
Psych Sounds.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Enter
The Storm –
Tracklisting
1.
Winter
2.
Landslide
3.
Anthem
4.
One Of The Rodents
5.
Filled With Vain
6.
Back To Universe
7.
Black Breath
8.
Midnight
9.
Devil's Inn
10.
Changing Shape
11.
Enter The Storm
12.
Swallowed By The Earth
Members
Tuomas
Heiskanen - Guitars / Vocals
Perttu
Härkönen - Bass
Jani
Kuusela - Drums
Review
Monsternaut's
new album Enter The Storm is a Desert Rock/Stoner Metal offering that
bridges the gap between the classic sounds of Truckfighters and Kyuss
but with their own dynamic flair. Enter The Storm has a deeply rich
progressive sound that allows Monsternaut to create music on their
own terms. The Psychedelic Desert Rock vibes gives way to a more
vibrant modern Stoner Metal sound with the vocals adding real grit to
the overall tone of the album.
Opening
track - Winter - is a heavy Desert Rock affair with the band creating
a delicate fast-paced atmosphere with the heavy guitars influenced by
the early sound of Truckfighters. Though Monsternaut are in control
of their own destiny and you can tell this early on that this album
is going to be one wild ride. The album moves at such a breakneck
speed that Monsternaut have a slight Punk Rock influence running
throughout out the album
Second
track - Landside - has a more rebellious approach with the vocals and
lyrics offering a heavier ride compared to the first song.
Monsternaut do like adding Psychedelic Sounds and delicious amounts
of heavy fuzz. Enter The Storm is one of those rare albums that has a
beginning, a middle and an end with the band writing an exciting
narrative to match the great music on show.
Songs
such as Anthem, One Of The Rodents, Filled With Vain, Black Breath,
Enter The Storm and Swallowed By The Earth are perhaps the best songs
on the whole album with Monsternaut gradually playing heavier sounds
and hard-edged vocals to match. The music is first rate on Enter The
Storm as Monsternaut hardly put a foot wrong. The album moves
effortlessly from the different genres contained within the twelve
songs held on the album. Maybe some people think that's a bit
excessive for a Stoner Rock/Metal album such as this. I would say
just sit back and enjoy the wild ride that Monsternaut have created
here.
The
production is handled superbly well with the album sounding very
dynamic from the start. Enter The Storm offers the perfect balance
between nineties sounding Desert/Stoner Rock hazy psychedelic vibes
with the perfect amount of FUZZ being added for good measure. Though
that doesn't stop Monsternaut changing the albums sound to a heavier
and distorted style of Hard Rock/Stoner Metal when the mood calls for
it.
Enter
The Storm is a richly rewarding and deeply satisfying album that
Monsternaut should rightly be proud of.
Now you can hear this fantastic album in all it's Stoner Metal technicolour FUZZ ROCK GLORY with this cool album premiere.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo and for the album premiere
Enter
The Storm will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from April 27th 2018.
