BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE

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Tempus Veritas SEASON OF MIST Radio-friendly accessibility with off-kilter twists from London trio. Black Orchid Empire offer groove and melody in spades on their fourth album. Their music is energised by watertight, syncopated riffs and anthemic refrains. Yet Tempus Veritas’ radio-friendliness is often cover for more interesting musical turns that nestle underneath. Deny The Sun’s rolling guitars flit between regular and irregular time signatures and Summit boasts spiky Tool-isms and staccato harmonised vocals that take their cues from Haken and even Gentle Giant. On Last Ronin, singer/guitarist Paul Visser steers the band through a catchy, explorative song that threatens to break free of the verse-chorus-verse format without ever going the full mile. Their mainstream tendencies are evident across the album – Weakness is more alt-rock than prog, and each song…

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