Moonloop - Deeply from the Earth
If your band’s name is Moonloop, I’m not going to expect great things from you. Now, if you’re waiting for me to say, “but I was pleasantly surprised to hear an awesome album,” you’re going to be disappointed. Deeply from the Earth is about as enjoyable as being crucified, burned at the stake and drawn and quartered - all at the same time. Can you say “Progressive Metal,” boys and girls? I knew you could. Yes, this is Progressive Metal in all of its navel-gazing self-absorption. The fact that this is Progressive Death Metal doesn’t make this any better. All that means is that you get some growly vocals in with your “I only play music to show other musicians how well I can play my guitar/bass/drums/keyboards” Metal. I got more enjoyment out of listening to Burning Witch do a twenty minute long feedback solo in the middle of a song that was already thirty minutes in length. If you’re a musician and you love to listen to other musicians play music with fucked up time signatures and strange chords that only another wanker could identify, you’ll probably think that Moonloop is the most awesome thing to come down the pipe in years. If you’re like me and you couldn’t give a flying shit about any of that, Deeply from the Earth isn’t going to offer you anything you want to listen to. Face it, I don’t get a hard-on over creative picking techniques like the readers of Guitar World magazine do. Progressive Metal interests me almost as much as professional curling does. There’s clearly a fan base out there, but obviously I’m not part of it. While this may be technically excellent and well produced, it’s aimed specifically at the small segment of the Metal market that worships at the altar of Dream Theater and Fates Warning. Anyone craving brutal, neck-snapping Death Metal should look elsewhere because you’re not going to find it here.
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Koji Kabuto said:
Why do labels/bands keep sending you guys shit like this to review?!
Ychoril said:
If you think this is bad, you should hear the shit that isn’t worthy of a review. This is still Metal. Trust me, it gets plenty worse…
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