The Deathcore headquarters of pissed of sounding music; Las Vegas, has once again put out a new ear pounding band. Definitely a progressive metal band, Aurora freshens things up from the average Deathcore trend. If you enjoy breakdowns and blast beats Aurora should definitely catch your attention. The samples and the orchestration demonstrated in their music is what mostly draws my attention for this band. In July of 2010 Aurora released “Metaphysics” as the bands first release. Although young in age, this band has caught the ear of more than just the Las Vegas scene.
The release’s title “Metaphysics” means the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of nature of being and beings, existence of time and space, and causality. The band’s lyrical themes as expressed in the song “A New Order for an Ancient World” is very similar to the definition of Metaphysics, and discusses ancient Egyptian themes. The band’s theme and style reminds me of such bands as Veil Of Maya and Born Of Osiris. The drumming is very fast and complex while being over layed by very technical guitars and fast riffs. The vocalist has a good range of vocals and his pitch frequently changes to create a very unique tone.
Metaphysics is uniform and very stable. I would like to hear a second release from Aurora, seeing as how promising their previous has been. One song in particular caught my ear off of “Metaphysics”
A New Order for an Ancient World: This song starts off heavy and pissed off. By the time the first breakdown hits you, you are already set on the song. There are unique sounding samples over the breakdown to give it a vivid sound. The song is definitely the best reflection of the band’s potential.
Overall-7/10
Album: Metaphysics EP
Artist: Aurora
Year: 2010
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Genre: Progressive/Metal
Website Link: www.facebook.com/Aurorametal, www.youtube.com/Auroravegas
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