Release
date: May 28th 2017. Label: Black Bow Records. Format: DD/Vinyl
The Liars Bend Low – Tracklisting
1.Gravity 07:22
2.Machine Men 06:58
3.When Leaves Turn
To Blood 06:15
4.Die-Sect 07:54
5.... Are We Dead
yet? 06:46
Band
Members:
Sam - Guitar and
Vocals
Jason - Guitar and
Vocals
George - Bass
Steve - Drums
Review
Pyreship's blend of
music incorporates elements of Noise, Grunge, Sludge, Stoner, Psych
and Doom that shows their own highly original take on Hard
Rock/Metal. Their debut album - The Liars Bend Low - is an album
containing a deep political message throughout especially on the epic
second track - Machine Men. Though I'm jumping ahead of myself.
Opening track - Gravity
- opens with a distorted psychedelic sound before a grunge style
atmosphere opens up the album up to heavier sounds and cool vocals.
The song becomes heavier with Pyreship now starting to play their
heavy hybrid sound that stretches across the different musical
boundaries contained throughout the album. A distinctive sludge/noise
groove fills the doom based atmosphere but with an uplifting vibe
that appears at different parts of the song. The song takes a heavier
route around the half way mark and Pyreship proves they are no
pushovers in the volume departments. As this album has the perfect
balance within the loud VS quiet style moments on the entire album.
Second track - Machine
Men - is a deeply haunting song that comments on the political surroundings currently going on around the globe. Splicing the
classic speech from Charlie Chaplin classic film - The Great Dictator
- and merging it with heavy sludge, doom and psychedelic stoner
grooves is a work of genius. Sure I've heard this speech before
merged with the theme tune from Christopher Nolan film - Inception. I
have to say Pyreship's take on that speech is the more dynamic and
genuinely exciting as they write hard-hitting social lyrics and riffs
that pack an emotional punch.
The production on the
album is excellent as the whole tone and sound of the album is always
constantly evolving to match the mood for the individual songs held
on the album.
Third track - When
Leaves Turns To Blood - is another sombre affair that sees the band
aligns themselves to the world of classic nineties sounding
Grunge/Noise Rock with a haunting modern gloomier atmosphere. The
vocals are more restrained with on this song compared to the other
tracks. It allows Pyreship to focus more on their music as the
overall feel of the album becomes louder and more chaotic.
The final two tracks
Die-Sect and … Are We Dead Yet - offer two more final rounds of
doom and gloom sounding distorted riffs with bleak topical themes
that you cannot ignore. On the last song Pyreship show deep
understanding of the current political climate happening around the
world with their choice of soundclips that they use against their own
music.
Pyreship is perhaps one
of the most exciting bands I've heard in years and they have
delivered the goods with The Liars Bend Low. As this is a COLOSSAL
album in every sense of the word.
Words
by Steve Howe
USA Customers can buy vinyl here from the band directly
European Customers can buy vinyl here via Black Bow Records.
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