Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Prog | Heft: Jahrgang 2014, eclipsed Nr. 165 / 11-2014 | VÖ-Jahr: 2014 | Wertung: 8/10 | Label: Spinefarm | Autor: CA
"Tellurian" is earthy. "Tellurian" is powerful. With her second album Soen enter higher spheres. What was already hinted at with the 2012 debut "Cognitive" has now reached full maturity: The Swedish progressive rockers combine power and elegance perfectly. The songs on "Tellurian" are extremely manoeuvrable and move in a hook-playing manner, but nevertheless purposefully towards their respective climaxes. Heartbreaking gentleness often meets brutal metal escapades, where singer Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree) is the cliff where the mighty waves break. The band around ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, referring to Sweden itself, has dedicated themselves to a richly endemic sound, which, because of its tension and massive extravagance, but also allows cross-references to Tool - also because David Bottrill was responsible for the powerful sound variety. "Tabula Rasa" is not only the powerful introduction, but also a metaphor related to the album itself.
Top track: The Other's Fall
