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Release Date: November 13th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD/Tape
Liminal Space Cadet - Tracklist
1. Midnight Incantation (4:45)
2. Control (4:21)
3. Original Sin (4:54)
4. All Is Well (5:08)
5. When The Darkness Shines (3:25)
6. Existential Blues (4:53)
7. God Luck and Good Speed (3:44)
8. Exile (3:27)
Members
Rob Broyhill – Guitar, Vocals
Derrick Brown – Drums, Vocals
Review
SIXYEARHEX debut album Liminal Space Cadet is a mighty fine slice of modern day Doom-Pop that’s normally associated with the likes of FLOOR and TORCHE. Though, SIXYEARHEX perform a great expressive style of Heavy Rock that blends areas of Doom, Sludge Rock, Stoner Metal and Psych Rock for a sound that has a heavy grounded progressive attitude that reminds me of Mastodon and QOTSA in places.
The opening track Midnight Incarnation is the most experimental offering on the track with SIXYEARHEX playing with different sounds, noises and atmospheric tones for a stripped back delivery. The song is remotely melodic with a gloomy Alt-Rock vibe emerging from the darkness with the excellent dual vocals from Rob Broyhill and Derrick Brown. The song drifts from one dreamy soundscape to the next with SIXYEARHEX finding time to add an offbeat saxophone instrumental passage that comes out of nowhere.
Second Control is perhaps where the real magic of the album truly starts with SIXYEARHEX playing a classic style of DOOM-POP melodies that merge the band’s main influences of Torche and Mastodon. There is some great musical interplay developing here as SIXYEARHEX play stunning grooves that have a cool sideline of Alt Rock, Grunge and Post-Punk sounds appearing.
The lyrics are quite earnest and never feels too over the top with a great level of rhythm being played between Rob on Drums and Derrick on Guitars. Truth be told, SIXYEARHEX sound like they have more members in their ranks rather than the core duo. As they play a heavy and destructive style of music which soon becomes slightly distorted and spaced out in the best possible way.
Liminal Space Cadet really taps into that Cosmic Doom and Doom-Pop environment with real momentum as they create a thrilling stadium rock environment but one that’s held down by powerful slabs of Sludge Rock and Stoner Metal with the standout tracks of Original Sin, All Is Well and When The Darkness Shines following each other. The stadium rock aspect could have easily been overplayed and overdeveloped here but SIXYEARHEX remain superbly enthusiastic about their roots within the underground scene.
The album does become more Sludge Rock/Metal focused with brief excursions into the realms of Stoner Rock, Doom Metal and Heavy Psychedelic passages. SIXYEARHEX always seem to be re-inventing themselves with each track as they find a real creative flair that once again allows a different musical theme to appear and generate into a massive wall of melodic noise throughout.
The final three tracks allows SIXYEARHEX to combine that Doom-Pop sensibility against a backdrop of aggressive Heavy Rock grooves with a trippy layer of distortion impressing on tracks Existential Blues and Exile.
There’s a lot to unpack, discover and completely lose yourself within the entire being of Liminal Space Cadet as SIXYEARHEX are widely inventive with their music and play a riffier and heavier style of Doom-Pop that leaves you brilliantly entertained. The record is quite compact, lasting around thirty four minutes but it’s what SIXYEARHEX achieved within that time frame that is the real highlight here. This record is an absolute must have record to own that offers first rate entertainment from beginning to end.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Good Boy PR for the promo.
Liminal Space Cadet is available to buy now on CD/DD/Tape.
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