Wow! This is sorta like the grind version of
Isis!! Well... more like a Lamb of God / Isis thing. Anyways, the band is
called The Ocean
and Aeolian is their 2nd output. A 10 song / 50 + minute opus of outstanding
death/grind with loads and loads of unique innovation. Of structure, there
really is no solid structure in the songs. There is so much thought put
into each note that genre defining is made to suffer. One may witness an
aggressive early Meshuggah-style death metal sound, followed by a tasteful
Isis / Neurosis-like avant-garde break, then maybe grindcore or punk or
jazz or ?? It has become apparently and inevitably impossible to define,
but extremely enjoyable to listen to. Refreshing is an understatement, but
adequate. It's amazing that in a time of mediocrity and cloning in music,
that a band hasn't tried this yet. The Ocean has... therefore, The Ocean
will be successful for quite a while! Those into anything from Isis to Deicide,
ponder buying this!
Rating: 95
Reviewed By: Thomas Mitchell |
