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This five-track second offering is nothing short of amazing, and it’s quite telling that its progenitors are Canadian, because this is essentially what Max Webster would have sounded like if they formed in the present day and weaned themselves on extreme metal. It’s quirky and jangles almost to the point of distraction a la SOAD or Dog Fashion Disco, yet never fails to reel itself in by virtue of taut discipline and genuine heaviness. Sure, you’ll hear those spastic bands referenced here, but you’ll also witness the band channeling Strapping Young Lad, Metallica, Aversion (the one that released Fit to Be Tied in 1992 to no acclaim whatsoever), Pain of Salvation, King Crimson, Nevermore and Opeth, while managing to sound like absolutely none of them. No mean friggin’ feat, I tell you. The songwriting is crisp and logical, which is a certain rarity in this oft-showy subgenre where artists confuse kitchen-sink mentality with complexity. Thankfully, Caveat eschews painted-on eclecticism for a deeper brand of freneticism, a 57-channels-and-everything-on-at-once mission statement that actually has the capacity to frighten me. Once I stop giggling, that is.
| Tracklist |
| 1. The One |
| 2. Into The Black |
| 3. State of Grace |
| 4. Immortalized |
| 5. New Breed |
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