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Os Alunah chegam-nos de Inglaterra, mais precisamente do eixo Birmingham-Coventry e lançaram o seu primeiro longa-duração através da Catacomb Records. Composto por nove temas, todas elas alicerçadas numa base stoner/doom metal, mas que incorpora no seu som, com alguma frequência, elementos ligados ao psicadelismo e injecta-lhes uma boa dose de groove.
Até aqui o percurso da banda de Sophie Willet, Dave, Gaz e Jake foi sem grandes sobressaltos, com uma exposição crescente através de lançamentos - uma demo, um EP e um split com os Queen Elephantine -, que lhes foram granjeando uma maior visibilidade, dando a conhecer as suas composições a um maior número de pessoas e suscitando o devido interesse.
"Call Of Avernus", o chamamento para o sub-mundo, para o Hades, mostra-nos não uma banda em queda para estas profundezas, mas algo já bem enraizado, coeso, com ideias definidas quanto ao som que quer atingir - afinal, as demos para que servem, para além de cartão de visita?. Começando com dois temas que se aproximam do mid-tempo, dando a impressão que os Alunah deixaram para trás as toadas bem lentas do EP "Fall To Earth", o álbum entra numa toada mais "familiar" a partir do tema "Song Of The Sun" - single óbvio, caso houvesse! -, onde se nota a exploração de novos caminhos musicais, deixando a voz de Sophie fluir, com mais ou menos efeitos, mas que marcam estes temas com o seu particular timbre, que de outra forma tornaria tudo um pouco mais banal - o que não quer dizer fraco ou mal executado, entenda-se! Há aqui espaço para quase tudo: momentos mais a rasgar, outros mais comedidos, algum experimentalismo que se cruza com riffs monolíticos que desembocam em solos bem encaixados - onde o wah-wah acaba por ficar tão bem... enfim, tão variado quanto possível, a léguas de ser monótono ou maçador.
Com "Call Of Avernus", o leque de escolhas alargou-se, dando mais espaço para a banda evoluir e dar maior dimensão aos seus temas. Quem acompanha o projecto desde "Crystal Voyage", reconhecerá o processo de amadurecimento deste quarteto e que estes 50 minutos mostram-nos um trabalho meritório, embora sem grandes novidades no espectro stoner/doom, que vale pelo seu todo e que cresce a cada audição. Não é um trabalho entretido, mas garante o seu tempo. (13.2/20)
English:
The Alunah reach us from England, specifically the Birmingham-Coventry axis and released their first full-length through Catacomb Records. Comprising nine tracks, all anchored on a stoner/doom metal, but incorporates into their sound, with some frequency, elements associated with psychedelia and injects them with a good dose of groove.
So far, the band`s route of Sophie Willet, Dave, Gaz and Jake has been no major surprises, with an increasing exposure through releases – a demo, an EP and a split with Queen Elephantine -, they have been garnering increased visibility making known their compositions to a greater number of people and arousing the interest due.
"Call Of Avernus", calling to the underworld, to Hades, shows us not a band to fall for these depths, but something already well established and cohesive, with definite ideas about the sound they want to achieve - after all, what are the demos, in addition to business cards?. Starting with two themes that are approaching the mid-tempo rhythm, giving the impression that Alunah left behind the very slow tunes from the EP "Fall To Earth", the album goes into a tune more familiar from the song "Song Of The Sun "- obvious single, if there was! -, which notes exploring new musical paths, leaving the voice of Sophie flow, with more or less effect, but that mark these issues with her particular timbre, which otherwise would make things a little more banal - not mean weak or poorly executed, I mean! There is room here for almost everything: more time to tear, others more restrained, some experimentalism that intersects with monolithic riffs that lead to solos firmly in place - where the wah-wah ends up as well ... at long last, as varied as possible, the leagues to be monotonous or boring.
With "Call Of Avernus," the range of choices has widened, giving more space for the band evolve and give more dimension to his songs. Anyone who follows the project from "Crystal Voyage," will recognize the process of maturation of this quartet and 50 minutes they show us a meritorious work, but no big news in the spectrum stoner / doom, that worth the whole and it grows every hearing . Not a fun job, but ensures your time. (13.2/20)
English:
The Alunah reach us from England, specifically the Birmingham-Coventry axis and released their first full-length through Catacomb Records. Comprising nine tracks, all anchored on a stoner/doom metal, but incorporates into their sound, with some frequency, elements associated with psychedelia and injects them with a good dose of groove.
So far, the band`s route of Sophie Willet, Dave, Gaz and Jake has been no major surprises, with an increasing exposure through releases – a demo, an EP and a split with Queen Elephantine -, they have been garnering increased visibility making known their compositions to a greater number of people and arousing the interest due.
"Call Of Avernus", calling to the underworld, to Hades, shows us not a band to fall for these depths, but something already well established and cohesive, with definite ideas about the sound they want to achieve - after all, what are the demos, in addition to business cards?. Starting with two themes that are approaching the mid-tempo rhythm, giving the impression that Alunah left behind the very slow tunes from the EP "Fall To Earth", the album goes into a tune more familiar from the song "Song Of The Sun "- obvious single, if there was! -, which notes exploring new musical paths, leaving the voice of Sophie flow, with more or less effect, but that mark these issues with her particular timbre, which otherwise would make things a little more banal - not mean weak or poorly executed, I mean! There is room here for almost everything: more time to tear, others more restrained, some experimentalism that intersects with monolithic riffs that lead to solos firmly in place - where the wah-wah ends up as well ... at long last, as varied as possible, the leagues to be monotonous or boring.
With "Call Of Avernus," the range of choices has widened, giving more space for the band evolve and give more dimension to his songs. Anyone who follows the project from "Crystal Voyage," will recognize the process of maturation of this quartet and 50 minutes they show us a meritorious work, but no big news in the spectrum stoner / doom, that worth the whole and it grows every hearing . Not a fun job, but ensures your time. (13.2/20)
Link: http://www.alunah.co.uk/
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