Album Type:Album
Date Released:21st
February 2014
Label:
Self
Released
Calamitas -
track listing:
1.Exsanguinating in
the Overflowing Bath 06:34
2.Hitler's Dogs
03:49
3.Tundra 07:26
4.Under the
Malignant Influence of an Unlucky Planet 07:34
5.Don't Speak of the
Sun 04:34
6.Big Black Birds
Circle the Sky 08:08
7.E.V.A 07:20
8.Calamitas 08:04
Band
Members
Aaron
Steed (Bass)
Andy
Griggs (Guitar)
Heath
Blows (Guitar)
Review:
Hawkmoth are back after
a lengthy 3 year absence since their début S/T album which I
reviewed back in 2011.. It looks like Hawkmoth have spent this time
away wisely as they are back with their stunning new album –
Calamitas. A 54 minute album that will appeal to all fans of
Instrumental Rock music.
Hawkmoth are an
instrumental Sludge/Post-Metal band with a difference as these guys
add welcome touches of Stoner Metal riffs into their music to stand
out from the crowd.
Hawkmoth play out like
a crazy as fuck hybrid of Karma To Burn jamming with Pelican If that
sounds like a dream combination to you then you're in luck as
Hawkmoth have delivered an excellent album to check out time and time
again. They have written a great collection of tracks blending Sludge
Metal, Post-Metal, Stoner Metal and hints of Ambient Post-Rock which
will leave you begging for more.
The band's songs are
full of life and atmosphere which shows what great musicians they
actually are. Most of the tracks last around 8 mins or so though they
have written two shorter 4 minute tracks which are just as powerful
and epic as their lengthier counterparts.
Songs such as Tundra
and Big Black Birds Circle The Sky prove the band have a real talent
at writing intricate riffs matched against haunting melodic ambient
vibes that will last long in the memory. Though when things do get
heavy Hawkmoth say FUCK IT and unleash their anger on an unsuspecting
audience.
I have to give credit
to Drummer – Jason Canelas – as he gives the album a real
powerful and crunching sound with some expert precise drumming which
blew me away. I don't know if Jason is part of the band or was around
for the recording of the album. But he gives Hawkmoth's sound a
dangerous edge.
Though the other band
members more than play their part. The dual guitars of Andy and Heath
definitely prove they are well adversed in Pelican style riffage but
still showing their own great steal when the Stoner Metal riffs fully
kick in. Bass guitarist Aaron provides a sublime heavy sounding bass
line for everything to rest on. Aaron feels he is strumming his bass
guitar with a hammer of some sort as he plays some epic sounds.
Calamitas is a
thunderous and brilliant ride from start to finish. It proves that
Hawkmoth are one of Australia's finest upcoming
Sludge/Stoner/Post-Metal bands. Check these guys out now. You won't
be disappointed.
Written
by Steve Howe
Calamitas is available
on DD and CD now from BandCamp now.
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