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║ Sleeptaker-Could_Have_Moved_Mountains-2015-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: Sleeptaker ║
║ ALBUM.......: Could Have Moved Mountains ║
║ TYPE........: Normal ║
║ LABEL.......: Entelodon ║
║ GENRE.......: Metal ║
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║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: Compact Disk Recordable ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 03-19-2015 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 02-28-2015 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║
║ CATALOG.....: n/a QUALiTY....: 263kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://www.entelodonrecords.com/ ║
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║ Formed in early 2014, Sleeptaker has already been making waves. ║
║ Hailing from Santa Fe, NM they combine Metalcore with enough odd ║
║ time signatures to please even the purest of Mathcore nerds. Adding ║
║ a dash of ambient tracks takes them to a cerebral level that most ║
║ young bands fail to reach. Self recorded at home studio 'The ║
║ Pigpitt','Could have moved mountains' is their heavy hitting first ║
║ effort. Keep an eye out, Sleeptaker will be taking 2015 by storm. ║
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║ Could Have Moved Mountains induces that same level of fear, but on a ║
║ much better level than what the Pythagorean Theorem ever did. ║
║ Throughout the entire album a tech-filled ambiance is present, and ║
║ opening instrumental track æBirthÆ is just that. I felt myself ║
║ inching down a dark hallway, waiting for something to jump out at me ║
║ a la Dead Space. The album is very fitting in a horror environment, ║
║ complete with creepy voice clips at the ends of æLacerationÆ and ║
║ æDissolutionÆ. ║
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║ What really completes the horror theme is vocalist James Eric ║
║ Martin. HeÆs sort of the lynchpin of the band. He reminded me of ║
║ what the Gravemind in Halo 2 shouldÆve sounded like; imposing and ║
║ terrifying. His ability to transition from highs to guttural lows at ║
║ ease makes each vocal part impactful. This is all clearly evident in ║
║ æDescentÆ, a song the represents the best of this vocal style. ║
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║ As for the rest of the band, they do an adequate job of ║
║ complementing the vocals. Guitars are consistent, albeit they have a ║
║ tendency to dip into the monotonous side. æApostasyÆ and ║
║ æDissolutionÆ have the catchiest riffs on the album, but once ║
║ æSeparationÆ hits the style changes, incorporating some ║
║ rock-oriented sounds. It feels out of place and shows up again ║
║ during the second half of æVacuityÆ. Speaking of halves, the band is ║
║ really fond on switching things up around the half-way point; ║
║ whether itÆs to introduce a snippet of tech or like æVacuityÆ, ║
║ become an epic sounding rock album closer. ║
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║ 01 Birth 2:27 ║
║ 02 Descent 3:33 ║
║ 03 Retrospect 3:10 ║
║ 04 Apostasy 5:06 ║
║ 05 Laceration 4:52 ║
║ 06 Dissolution 5:03 ║
║ 07 Separation 3:33 ║
║ 08 Vacuity 4:57 ║
║ 09 Rebirth 1:26 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 9 Files/68.85MB/34:07 min ║
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╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2015]═════════════════════════════════╝