Release
date: Jan
25th
2019.
Label: Argonauta
Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Civilizations
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Tracklisting
Litmus
Dirt
Womb
Mountains
of Stone
Black
Moon
Hunter
and the Hunted
Intro
Chimera
Akasha
Exodus
Members
Brent,
Tim, Scott, and Tom
Review
Greetings all,
I first discovered
Florida’s Hollow Leg a couple of years back with their raw and
heavy second record Abysmal. The band followed in 2016 with the
impressive, post-metal of Crown. So, I jumped at the chance to give a
listen to their new album Civilizations and I was not disappointed.
The band brings it hard and heavy with a crushing barrage of sludge
and post metal. Civilizations shows the band with a cleaner, clearer
production than their previous releases and the band really thrives
and the record does a tremendous job of showing their talent.
To the songs; Litmus
opens the record an assault of drums and feedback that leads to an
inspired riff and gruff, growled vocals. The song is slow and heavy
and does a stellar job setting the pace for the album. The more
uptempo Dirt Womb follows and it has a more distinct metal
feel and sound. A big riff and an equally as big solo drives
Mountains of Stone that continues the heaviness before
settling down with an acoustic outro. The band keeps the low key vibe
going with the acoustic and percussion based Black Moon, which
is a brief interlude that has feedback mixed with a clean electric
guitar. A Neurosis like heaviness returns with the uptempo
Hunter & the
Hunted. The song is big and bombastic and my favorite on the
record. The mostly instrumental riffage of Intro brings the
final phase of the record into focus. Chimera is a drums
driven, riff heavy monster that unleashes a wicked solo and utilizes
a very cool vocal distortion effect.
A slow, doom ridden riff drives
the impressive Akasha before the band changes the pace for a
more metal close to the track. The album closes with the heavy,
pulsating riff of Exodus which unleashes a wave of darkness
throughout before taking a journey into a Sabbath inspired jazz
inflected post metal breakdown. A satisfying close to a great record.
Civilizations
is a mighty feather in the cap of this impressive band of musicians.
There are no flaws on the record, it is heavy, concise, and focused
and at this point the pinnacle for this Florida metal masters. If you
haven’t done so, you need to give Hollow Leg a listen. You will not
be let down, they rock mightily!
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Words by Todd Stealey
Thanks to Dewar PR for the promo. Civilizations will be available to
buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Argonauta Records from Jan 25th 2019.
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