Skullgrid

Behold the Arctopus

Behold the Arctopus / Skullgrid
Format: CD Album
Released: Tue 16 Oct 2007
Catalogue Number: GDFM14650.2

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Description:
*The tech metal bar has been raised over and over again with the likes of ground breaking bands like Psyopus and The Dillinger Escape Plan coming from out of
nowhere over the past decade. There is a whole new generation of young people with the ability to play their instruments like tech metal cyborgs since they have been spoon fed Necrophagist and Nile from the moment they hit middle school.
*Following their Metal Blabe Records debut, Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning, the instrumental power-trio has put a darker and more atmospheric spin on their sound with Skullgrid. Behold have extracted the grit, rawness and obscured beauty of old black, death and doom metal--inspired by bands like Ulver, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Morbid Angel, Death, Swans with the structures and harmonies of the classical world composers like Berio, Penderecki, Bartok, Shostakovitch, and Verese. They used the composing style from the classical world and constructed the record straight to paper, tabbing the songs out musically and then learning how to play them after the fact.
The result of the clash of these styles and influences ranging hundreds of years is astounding.
*There are also elements of more contemporary influences, like that of King Crimson, Watchtower, Naked City and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Despite the mechanically perfect musicianship, the sounds have such an emotive air that paints clear pictures of various moods and landscapes. The track Canada gives a musical portrayal of a sweeping nordic landscape, while Scepters conjures images of ruling thrones of darkness. Transient Exuberance captures fleeting moments of excitement, one after the other and You are Number Six showcases mental struggle and failed escape.

For Fans Of: The Dillinger Escape Plan & War from a Harlots Mouth

Details:

  • Discs: 1

Track Listing:

1.  Skullgrid
2.  Canada
3.  Of Cursed Womb
4.  You Are Number Six
5.  Some Mist
6.  Scepters
7.  Transient Exuberance

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