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Conjurer - Mire (Holy Roar, 2018)

Was suckered in by all the good press this debut is getting, and ten years ago I would've loved it. I see Opeth comparisons thrown around a bit but I don't get that. I even saw some guy throw around Neurosis which is what made me grab it, but that's not it at all either. Conjurer combine so many styles you can see where people are grasping wildly for a basis of comparison. It's a prog/death/metalcore record and I admit they do combine the genres well (even a touch of black metal in there). Spawn of Possession and a sludgy/metalcore band like His Hero is Gone were the names that came to my mind the most. Cult of Luna too. Either way this is ably played just not really my thing anymore and I didn't find it unique enough to give it much attention.

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