By: Mark Tremblay
Album Type: Full
Length
Date Released: 11/05/2018
Label: Deathbound
Records
If you dig riff-centric music interspersed with triumphant vocal
harmonies, this record is for you.
“Breathless” CD//DD track listing:
1. Breathless
2. Kings And Queens
3. Phénix
4. The Yellow Sign
5. New Sun
6. Le Vent
7. Lily (feat. Jared Collins)
8. We are the Night
The Review:
Tunguska Mammoth return
with their new full length “Breathless”.
The album is a riff-heavy nod to bands such as Beastwars and Mastodon.
If you dig riff-centric metal music interspersed with triumphant vocal
harmonies, this record is for you.
The album
opens with a trio of bangers in “Breathless”,
“Kings and Queens” and “Phénix”. All the songs are
riff-focused, but not over the top to the point of self-indulgent. The amount of restraint witnessed showcases
the band’s collective ability of performing as a unit, and serving what is best
for the song. It is nice to see the
band’s French Canadian roots showcased on the record. Songs like “Le Vent” that are sung in both French and add subtle
nuance that few Canadian bands are able to utilize.
The
album’s apex comes on “New Sun”. The
song is a demolition of riffs and incorporates a melody that would feel right
at home on a Torche record. Overall, if you’re looking for a record that
is tasteful and well-balanced, Tunguska Mammoth’s
new record “Breathless” is ground
zero.
“Breathless” is
available here
