Long Distance Calling - Avoid the Light
I don’t much care for instrumental bands. I’m not sure why but they just don’t hold my interest, at least for very long. Instrumental Metal bands, or Instrumetal if you prefer, are usually extremely talented but that is not the issue at hand. A band without a vocalist to me is like a cheeseburger with no bottom bun. Sure it can still be tasty, but something is missing. And when I watch instrumental bands play live, it just feels like practice. What can I say, I dig vocals. And on that note, we come to Germany’s Long Distance Calling. An instrumental band that are extremely talented (no surprise there) and especially gifted when it comes to crafting a somber atmosphere. Their songs are, for a lack of a better word, pretty. What sets them apart from all the rest, you ask? How about guest vocals from God among men Jonas Renske? That’s right, Katatonia fans, you heard me right. Jonas lends his magical lungs to “The Nearing Grave,” the only cut on the album with vocals and an absolute masterpiece of a song! It’s like a long lost Katatonia track intact with Anders Nystrom-style guitar playing and a chorus that nails itself to your cerebral cortex permanently by the second repetition. I try to listen to this song 666 times a day, but sometimes I go over. Renske’s guest appearance single-handedly transforms Avoid the Light from competent and well played background music to an all-out essential release for all non-posers.
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