Monday, March 18, 2013

The Canyon Observer/Chapter II: These Binds Will Set You Free/KAPA Records 2012 EP Review


 The  Canyon  Observer  are  a  band  from  Slovenia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  doom  and  post  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  ep  "Chapter  II:  These  Binds  Will  Set  You  Free"  which  was  released  by  KAPA  Records.

  Drums  are  all  slow  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  are  all  slow  riffs  that  combine  sludge,  doom  and  post  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  a  great  amount  of  heavy  distortion  as  well  as  some  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  post  metal  guitar  leads  that  do  not  really  turn  into  solos.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  growls,  high  pitched  sludge  screams  and  some  clean  singing  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  a  concept  of  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  dark,  heavy  and professional  sound  with  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length  and  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  The  Canyon  Observer  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  hybrid  of  sludge,  doom  and  post  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "As  We  Surrender  To  Lust"  and  "We  Can  Descend  Into  The  Unknown".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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