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.
I keep up with Sunburned only intermittently these days, they seem to be taking a more rock-ist approach lately. Like this one. Each track is about 4-5 minutes of pretty ramshackle, jammy, funky, boogie rock...almost spoiled by the throaty, beery vocals shouted over the top of each one of these tunes with nonsensical platitudes. I almost shut it off after a couple tracks but I stuck it out and kinda came around on some level. I was oddly reminded of My War era Black Flag sludge punk. The band sez "these Holy Grail fueled recordings are a mix of iphone and zoom recordings run through garageband, reaper and some plug-ins. We're still working on the much more listener-friendly Black Dirt session..." and point taken, listener friendly this ain't.
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