Release
date: April
12th
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: DD
The
Long Return
–
Tracklisting
1.The
Dead, Living 05:20
2.She
Who Rode 06:58
3.Home
Within 07:24
4.Eyes
Fly 08:00
Members
Dean
- vox
Pete
- guitars/fx
Gaz
- thunder tubs
Tom
- bass/guitars
Review
Eyes
Fly is a fairly new band from the UK made up of ex-members of
VALFADER who I was a fan of back in my good old The Sludgelord days.
So I was excited to hear what Dean and Gaz from VALFADER are
currently upto now and the answer is EYES FLY. The guys are joined by
Pete and Tom on EYES FLY and the band play an excellent style of
Progressive Stoner Metal and Post-Metal.
Their
debut EP features 4 songs running for about 28 minutes or so. The
band feel influenced by bands such as PELICAN and ISIS in places but
with a more Stoner Metal based sound. The Long Return is quite clever
with it’s style of Stoner Rock/Metal and Post-Metal sensibilities.
I didn’t expect Dean to perform harsh based growls on the opening
song – The Dead, Living. As I’m used to Dean singing clean
vocals. It was a nice touch that shows EYES FLY is a different beast
altogether to VALFADER.
The
band change style for the second song – She Who Rode. As the band
try their hand at 70s Progressive Rock with a doom and gloom
atmosphere being played in the background. It’s a very cool style
and a different contrast to the opening song. I will admit I was
waiting for the heavier riffs to appear. As the song does take time
to fully come alive. When they do appear the song becomes something
different altogether especially when the trippy and ambient
Post-Rock/Post-Metal fully take over.
The
final two songs – Home Within and Eyes Fly – are perhaps the
heaviest and gloomiest parts of the EP. The music can be quite
experimental in places and Eyes Fly feel they are still trying to
find their overall sound with this EP. However it’s a wildly
exciting release that shows the band have may have huge potential
with future releases.
The
production could have done with more work but for a debut EP this is
an exciting record and will hopefully allow EYES FLY to build a solid
fanbase within the Stoner/Post-Metal community.
Words
by Steve Howe
