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Artist : One Inch Giant
Album : The Great White Beyond
Genre : Rock
Year : 2013
Label : n/a
Cat# : n/a
Source : WEB/FLAC
Bitrate : VBRKbps
Size : 80,1 MB
Runtime : 40:28 min
URL : http://oneinchgiant.bandcamp.com/
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01. The Sea Opened Up 03:40
02. Mountains Will Erode 03:14
03. Malva 04:00
04. Jiraiya 00:39
05. Only Scorn Remains 04:04
06. Tell Meteor from Star 03:34
07. The Years of Mist 04:09
08. Awaiting the Wave 02:44
09. My Unshaped Form 04:33
10. A Fear Aflame 05:08
11. The Great White Beyond 04:43
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One Inch Giants new record, The Great White Beyond is the
perfect example of a grower album. When I first heard it, I
wasnt sure how I felt, but after a couple subsequent spins,
I am--without a doubt--a fan of this record.
One Inch Giants previous record, Malva, was a slab of
sludgy, doomy goodness with smooth, soaring vocals. The Great
White Beyond is all that and a little more. Most notably,
the band has tightened their sound a little bit. They dont
play quite so loose on this record, and while one might think
that would detract from a filthy doom record, One Inch Giant
has made that work distinctly to their advantage. They keep
the songs noticeably shorter than on their debut (none runs
longer than 5:08, whereas the shorter songs on Malva were
about 5), while adding a distinct production ôpunchö to their
already fairly heavy sound.
One exciting thing about this record is the willingness to
try some things one might not find on a doom/sludge release.
There are elements of traditional metal included along with
the ever-punishing blast beat (which I am a HUGE fan of when
used properly). The record has a ridiculous amount of variety
and genre blending to keep it from being a run-of-the-mill
record to pass over.
Only Scorn Remains is a definite stand out track (in this
reviewers humble opinion), for no other reason than it
brings a little of everything to the table. There is a blast
beat frenzy out of the gate and a punk rock-tinged groove
rock verse takes us to the middle of the song. Then it
happens. GROOVE. The groove in the middle of this song is
DIRTY. Its heavy, catchy and had me repeating the track over
and over again. Definitely a personal favorite of the album.
What I love the most about this record though, is the vocals.
Man, they are sweet--loads of melody coming from a strong
voice. Minus some echo, it seems as though the vocals have
maximum effect put to them, which is different for a
sludge/doom metal band. But again, One Inch Giant make it
work. The sound they are putting out is heavy and intense,
but at the same time very melodic and tight.
I canÆt say enough that you have to give this record a
chance. If you donÆt get into it right away, wait a day and
spin it again. It WILL grow on you.
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