Album Type:Album
Date Released:
Feb 20th
2014
Label:
Self Released
Cordyceps -
track listing:
1.Lerna 09:17
2.Cordyceps 08:01
3.Haruspex 04:30
4.The Pineal Gate
03:54
5.Ahnighito 05:23
6.Fractal Storm
10:04
Bio:
Seattle
trio, Old Iron, started writing material in May of 2011. Consisting
of Jesse Roberts (guitar/vocals), Trent McIntyre (drums), and Jerad
Shealey (bass) they self released their 1st full length entitled
“Cordyceps” on Feb. 20th, 2014 and are currently working on a
follow up album.
Old
Iron boasts members of Sandrider, Ruby Doe, The Helm, Iamthethorn,
Grenades, and X Suns. They play heavy, low tuned, melodic music and
blend doomy, dark, psychedelic riffs with mathy, hardcore elements.
Influences include Eyehategod, Neurosis, Karp
The
Band Members
Jesse
Roberts, Jerad Shealey, Trent McIntyre
Review:
So when you have
members from bands such as Sandrider, The Helm, X Suns and Ruby Doe.
You expect something special. I am happy to report that Old Iron are
a band you all need to check out as their debut album – Cordyceps –
is a blistering debut album that sounds like a dark and distorted
offspring of Neurosis, Isis, Cave-In and EyeHateGod.
It's a superb debut
album that will have you coming back for more punishment. Opening
track – Lerna – is a doomy based track full of dangerous
psychedelic riffs with a dark twisted edge that will push your body
to the very edge of insanity. It has a slow brooding aura that slowly
builds up for one epic battle of riffs.
The album doesn't stray
from the heavy and violent sounds of the opening track for the
remainder of the album. Old Iron slowly build up the creepy
atmosphere with haunting riffs with each passing second and it makes
you feel your drowning in a sea of emotion that is very hard to
escape from. Old Iron is very different compared to the members other
more established bands. Old Iron is where the guys can unleash all of
their violent creativity upon to the world.
Tracks such as
Cordyceps and Ahnighito show you a band with a truly atmospheric and
apoclyptical vision that will scare the living hell out of you. A
very powerful band indeed. Old Iron are equally creative on the
shorter paced tracks Haruspex and The Pineal Gate. Both tracks
combining epic riffs and emotionally involved lyrics that pack quite
a punch.
The album ends on a
powerful end with the 10-minute plus stunning track – Fractal Storm
– that starts very slowly with quiet riffs and post-rock doom and
gloom vibes before exploding into a loud wall of noise you cannot
turn away from. Play this track very loud as it will get your heart
pumping in no time at all.
Old Iron have delivered
a truly stunning debut album which I recommend everyone check out
now. If you need you're faith restored in Post-Metal music then Old
Iron is the band for you.
Cordyceps
is now available to buy on Bandcamp Buy Now Download. A vinyl release
is in the works.
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Written
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