Magnalith — Memento Mori
Magnalith unleashes a soundscape of urgent rhythms and insidious atmosphere in the final track from the album of the same name, “Memento Mori.” The new record offers a metal meditation: an exploration of riffs, tension-and-release, and contemplative light-and-shade. The track listing is the culmination of two EPs and three new singles: a coherent balance of satisfying slabs of basalt and latticed details.
It is an unusual mix of styles to be sure, with post-metal, progressive metal, and hard rock mixing with more ambient and atmospheric styles. ★★★★ (Progressor)
Coming in with a fast snappy sound from the start, it then jumps into that [trade] mark heavy, slow, big emotive sound driven by big riffs and stacked harmonies all over the place. (Muzic.nz)
Domes — Vol. I
This collection marks the anniversary of the first release in a cycle of six songs—bringing together the full work in an easy to stream/download package. The exclusive Bandcamp download includes digital booklet with lyrics and mobile wallpaper of the singles' cover artwork.
New Zealand metal/rock/progressive music is so diverse and exciting… a statement about how Domes does it. ★★★★★ (Muzic.net.nz)
Decortica — 11811
The mysteriously titled new album 11811 continues the group’s custom Muse-gone-Diamond Eyes branch of stylin’ alt rock that fans of either group or anything remotely Australian-sounding should find pretty darn peachy… And the songs are pretty wicked too. (MetalSucks)
…perfectly realises a vision/version of metal that is driving and pulsing, constantly seeking and searching, never leaden… There’s a Cornell-type scream here and there is something of a leaner (meaner?) Mastodon too. But where 11811 really delivers is in the fact that it’s short and sharp but never unnecessarily brutal. There is heart and soul within these songs. In fact there are songs – that’s a start; often that’s the biggest struggle for music that identifies with (modern) metal. (Off the Tracks)
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