Album Type:Album
Date Released:
March
12th
2014
Label:
Self Released
Sun Floats
Along The Flat World - track listing:
1.Vipera 09:07
2.Immercenary 11:52
3.Colossus (Part I)
09:04
4.Stars Shine Above
Stone Heads 05:43
5.Colossus (Part II)
11:43
6.Sun Floats Along
The Flat World 11:48
7.Vivipara 09:17
Bio:
Idea
to create a band yet appeared in 2009, however official start of the
band was only in 2011 summer. Band was founded by Helferlein. After
that Sunloving had also joined the band.
Title
"Outlaw Wyvern" means Wyvern itself as a guardian of all
things in the universe, however the role of this being is far from
one-sided. Wyvern has a status to keep the universe but in the mean
time it's a part of each world. The Tree which Wyvern is bound to
depicts the soil of the Universe. Roots of this Tree grow through
invisible prism of surreality into each of the worlds. Mythical
beings who inhabit these worlds have their right to live and free
existence, right for struggle and communication.
Description
of the first world from big set of a universe that holds Wyvern, will
begin with the flat world in which there's a description of origin of
new life – Colossus.
The
Band Members
Sunloving
(SOTSE) – bass, guitars, keyboards, music
Helferlein
(Goatech, Thy Grave) – drums, lyrics, music
Primus
(Loinen, Malicious Death, Tuska) – vocals, lyrics
Polina
(Delorian Domain) – vocals, lyrics
Review:
Outlaw
Wyvern's debut album – Sun Floats Along The World – is a complex
Post-Metal/Post-Rock opus with elements of jazz that does something
different to the usual post-metal mix.
It
does take a while to get going as the first track – Vipera – is
an ambient based Post-Rock track that builds up to a slow paced
finish that my test some listener's patience. As there isn't much in
the way of heavy riffs just slow-paced post-rock vibes blended
together with delicate jazz based passages.
Second
track – Immercenary – has a a lot more life to it. Flashes of
progressive post-metal riffs collide with huge explosions of noise
with Polina's delicate vocals doing a stunning job of embracing both
the light and darkness that this album contains.
These
two tracks will tell you what to expect for the rest of the album.
Epic songs that mix jazz, post-rock, ambient and post-metal to
dramatic effect with a great deal of experimentation going on. It's
not an easy album to listen to which is one of the albums strengths
as it dares to be something different compared to the usual
post-metal albums currently out there.
The
albums 66 minute run time packs a lot of ideas that may take a few
listens to get the full picture as it's epic in scope and nature. The
band have taken a lot of influences from Neurosis style of sound
especially on the excellent two part epic track – Colossus Part 1
and Part 2.
Sun
Floats Along The World is a complex and progressive nightmarish world
come to life. I applaud the band for doing something different though
it will put off some listeners as it may have too many ideas for the
casual listener to comprehend with. But this is still an excellent
album to check out if you have the patience and time to venture with
the Outlaw Wyvern.
You can buy the album
from BandCamp now.
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