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.
The mighty UK has repeatedly produced bands that bring unique and refreshing aspects to the table for there time musically. Such is an example of this by the upcoming band known as No Consequence. No Consequence is from the Southern England and is a six piece technical storm of energy and mind spinning fast paced metal. Unlike many bands caught up in the new era of simple heavy breakdowns, No Consequence throws in uniquely timed and presented breakdowns guaranteed to catch your ear.
The newly and most recently released track "All That's Left" is a glimpse of what is to come with a new album they are working on. The dexterity and timing demonstrated in this song puts the album onto my highly anticipated list. The sound quality of "All That's Left" captures the sound they seem to be looking to present but does not present a fully complete sound that I hope to hear on the album. The creativity No Consequence posses is shown through the intro guitar riff, which enticed me enough to keep me listening, and as the song progressed it seemed to show more creativity. The interesting patterning of the tempo also added to the refreshing sound and creativity.
Front to back No Consequence's newest track is something worth listening to. Almost everything about the track shows the band's potential and a glimpse of whats in store with their upcoming release. The deep screams and continuous pace should be enough to please any metalhead looking to get their daily brutality filled. The UK has always impressed, and continues to do so with its new and upcoming bands.
This track showed No Consequence's potential and creativity. I would say with a better recording and some improvement on the vocals, they could go a long ways. I give No Consequence's Demo Track "All That's Left" an:
Overall 7.8/10
Song: All That's Left
Artist: No Consequence
Year: 2011
Location: London, UK
Genre: Progressive/Tech/Metal
Link: www.facebook.com/noconsequenceband
