Album Type:Album
Date Released:
January
9th 2014
Label:
Self
Released
Observant -
track listing:
1 Atonement 07:42
2 Ephemeral 07:53
3 Circle 06:53
4 Downfall 09:28
5 Obliteration 07:29
Bio:
Outwailed
is a collective of musicians, based in Tampere, Finland.
Post-metal/sludge/doom. Independent/DIY.
Review:
Outwailed
released their debut album – Observant – earlier this year and
it's only now that I have had the chance to check it out. As they
impressed the hell out of me back in Sept 2012 when I featured their
debut EP – Black Earth.
What
can I say about Observant – Well it's a fucking brilliant piece of
intense and intelligent Sludge/Post-Metal riffs that will leave you
in a daze for a very long time to come. If you're a fan of ISIS,
Neurosis and Cult Of Luna then you need to check this album out now.
As Outwailed play the same sort of emotionally charged music that
only Post-Metal can deliver.
First
track – Atonement – is a slow paced intelligent offering that
features some finely played Sludge/Post-Metal riffs mixed with
elements of ambient based Post-Rock passages which gives this track a
delicate edge. The vocals may not deviate from other
Sludge/Post-Metal bands but who the fuck cares when they are good as
this.
Outwailed
have upped their game on this album since their debut EP – Black
Earth. As the album holds many more moments of Sludge/Post-Metal
brilliance to admire here. You will lose yourself in tracks such as
Ephemeral and Circle. Two of the albums best tracks which shows you
why Outwailed are becoming highly thought of within the
Sludge/Post-Metal scene.
Observant
is an emotionally charged monster of an album that I haven't stopped
listening to for the last few weeks or so. If you need more evidence
to check this album out then listen to the two final slabs of
Sludge/Post-Metal carnage that is Downfall and Obliteration. 18
minutes that features some of the finest post-metal riffs you will
hear this year and one that will leave you an emotional wreck.
Outwailed
have written a living and breathing entity that demands your time and
respect. Outwailed have delivered the perfect balance between light
and darkness. The Post-Rock element of the album soothes you during
the quiet moments but when things need to become violent and
downright nasty then the louder and epic Post-Metal riffs will take
over your soul.
Take
my advice – Headover to BandCamp and download this album on Buy Now
Download. Donate if you can. This is a brilliant album. End Of.
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The Band From Links Below.
Written
by Steve Howe
