Release
date: May
10tth
2019. Label: Argonauta
Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Redshift
City
– Tracklisting
1.
Eyes of Jupiter
2.
Godspeed
3.
Soliloquy
4.
Kaleidoscope
5.
Greener Pastures
6.
100 Years
Members
Jere
Tirkkonen - Bass
Kimmo
Partanen - Drums
Mikko
Väätäinen - Guitar
Juuso
Honkanen - Guitar
Arthur
Thure - Vocals
Review
Redshift
City is the highly anticipated new album from Thermate and offers a
blast of Psych Doom/Stoner Metal with heavy strands of Fuzz Rock as
well. The album has a classic and vintage sound throughout the entire
album. This allows Thermate to play a highly addictive blend of
classic rock/metal sounds and modern sounding Doom/Stoner Metal vibe.
Opening
song - Eyes Of Jupiter - has a slight trippy and spaced out theme
that sees Thermate playing heavy distorted instrumental Doomed Our
Sounds before Arthur’s vocals come screaming in. Thermate play
music that will appeal to fans of Black Sabbath, KYUSS, Red Fang and
Monster Magnet. It's not the most original of sounds but Thermate do
offer a more refreshing style of Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal and
that's perhaps down to the warm FUZZ ROCK vibes the band use within
their music. Eyes Of Jupiter has a progressive feel to it as the song
runs past the eight-minute mark.
Second
song - Godspeed - opens with a Truckfighters FUZZ Rock style groove
but with the emphasis on a more trippy sound. The vocals feel
inspired by the nineties Stoner Rock/Metal scene and perhaps even the
Heavy Metal scene as well. The song has a cool reflective mood with
dark lyrics to match. The music is the strongest part yet again with
intelligent music holding everything together. The soulful and
classic Stoner Metal/Fuzz Rock hybrid sounds soon give way to a
darker style of music with heavy distorted guitars appearing towards
the end of the song. This is another wonderful and progressive song
that ranks as one of the best songs on the album.
Third
song - Soliloquy - is a space rock odyssey that feels inspired by
Monster Magnet especially with the spaced out lyrics the band have
written for this song. Add the progressive based Fuzz/Stoner Metal
riffs that Thermate play for pure fun and it's hard not to be moved
by it all.
Fourth
song - Kaleidoscope - is a darker and experimental song compared to
the other songs on the album. As it has quite a gloomy and
semi-acoustic feel that does take time to fully get moving from A to
B. Though it's still a very cool song to hear and to experience a
more mature sound from Thermate.
The
final two songs Greener Pastures and 100 Years sees Thermate return
to their normal style of Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal with even
heavier riffs being performed by the band. 100 Years is perhaps the
best song held on the album with Thermate keeping the listener
entertained with a thrilling and superbly written nine-minute song
that leaves you wanting more.
The
production on Thermate is first rate throughout and only elevates
Thermate's overall sound to greater heights. Redshift City is being
released by Argonauta Records and they have a stellar reputation
themselves in releasing high quality Doom/Stoner Metal albums. So you
know this album is going to be good.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
You
can now listen to Redshift City in full with this Exclusive Album
Stream thanks to the cool folks over at Argonauta Records at All Noir
PR.
Redshift
City will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Argonauta Records
from May 10th 2019.
