Accolades for Chronoclast
Expect punishing metallic hardcore comparable to a blend of commonly bonded acts like Neurosis, Isis, Burst, and Tantrum. Amongst the material are tons of shifts from sinister atmospheric passages using clean guitars and a distinct bass presence to frantically picked chords that are faster and backed by far more frenzied drum work that lays down shitloads of fills all over the place. As well as absolutely crushing midpaced rhythms that are much chunkier and more tangible in level of dissonance. The vocals are generally screamed with quite a bit of vitriol, occasionally taken over by lower growls for added variety. . The rhythm section is forcefully warm and natural with a nice snap to the snare, the bass parts are really thick and just audible enough to stand out from the guitars.
In this epic new release from Ottawa Ontario's own, Buried Inside have created an almost story like album with huge guitar progressions and tones to match. Before and following every song, they have written much slower and mellow pieces that make this listening experience a non stop journey for any fan of aggresive music.
Chronoclast is a concept piece which looks at time in all its facets. It's actually quite interesting. You can hear the music take a journey from the beginning of the album through its close. Everything just meshes so well and moves as an entire unit. At times, this is incredible, like the brooding intro to "Time As Methodology". The atmosphere on this record is as thick as it gets. As a matter of fact, it's the atmosphere moreso than the actual musicianship that makes Chronoclast such a moving experience.
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