Women In Tragedy - Medusa

Women In Tragedy
Independent




This album by Toronto's Women In Tragedy contains four songs, each over seven minutes long, and each full of segment after segment of progressions that pull along the irregularly placed screeches through a maze of stylistic tampering. Track three plays out as more of a progressive metal-core; although it starts out a little indie-shoegaze sounding, it soon bursts into a hardcore affliction that races its way through the remaining five minutes of the piece with relentless fortitude.

The last track, "Nothing & Everything All At Once," is a twelve-minute piece that opens nicely with a bit of post-hardcore instrumental that is laid-back enough to chill out to. It eventually charges back into an eight more minutes of post-metal orchestration —building, stretching and breaking through moments of musical cohesion.

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Vektor - Outer Isolation

Vektor - Outer Isolation
Heavy Artillary Records




Yes! The almighty Vektor return with their second full length, Outer Isolation. Their previous album, Black Future, was a thrashterpiece of blackened, technical and inventive metal genius, and now they've come back.

So, does Outer Isolation measure up to Black Future? Absolutely. Each track cuts a swath through you, sharp as any knife; these guys know how to keep you guessing. They aren't playing straightforward thrash but are harkening back to early bands that took things several steps further in terms of playing progressively. Bands like Voivod and Sadus, followed by the likes of Atheist and Cynic, and even later Pestilence. Another stand-out feature here is vocalist. David DiSanto utilizes a black metal feeling but also hits incredible high shrieks that remind me of classic Death Angel singer, Mark Osegueda.

Recommended for fans of Voivod, Sadus and Synergy era Extol.

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