Album Type:Album
Date Released:
Feb 4th 2014
Label:
Self Released
Auric – S/T
– Track listing:
1.Abject 03:52
2.Black Rivers 09:56
3.Abrasion 08:20
4.Among the Refuse
07:15
5.Swept and
Swallowed 05:56
6.In Memory 12:39
The
Band Members
Erik
Ebsen - Guitar/Percussion
Adam
Ferrier - Guitar/Vocals
Mason
Gills - Bass
Logan
West - Drums/Vocals
Review:
Auric's
self titled album is a lumbering and twitching hulk of sludge riffs,
jagged blast beats and red-faced screaming. Played with every amp
dimed, every crash hammered, the album is an almost constant assault.
Traces of early Mastodon can be heard throughout, especially during
Among the Refuse, with the melodic (yet loud) intro leading into
several metal breakdowns.
Elements
of full-on doom start the album off, but more prototypical metal
passages make appearances throughout. Deftly harmonized riffs start
out Swept and Swallowed, the most concise of their songs. Auric lets
each song live in its own mood as long as they damn well see fit,
such as with the album-ending epic In Memory.
While
Auric is clearly influenced by bands of similar bents, they do not
merely copy. There may be passages that evoke Envy and Strapping
Young Lad, but there is an aesthetic of their own. Auric is sweaty,
loud and harsh, from start to finish. Their debut is certainly one
to check out for a dose of searing guitars and growls.
Written
by Ben Bowman
Auris S/T Album is
available to buy now on BandCamp with a Physical release coming in
March 2014. Thanks to Eric Veinotte for the tip about this great
band.
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