HYPNO5E

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Sheol PELAGIC Avant-garde French quartet opt for serenity over savagery on sixth album. Four years on from A Distant (Dark) Source, France’s sharp-edged post-metallers Hypno5e have inverted the genetics of that album’s sound. Where mellow moments were rarities between crooked metal riffs, those evocative passages have become their richly satisfying focal point with works wonders. Lands Of Haze frenetic, polyrhythmic riffwork to add colour and energy to an otherwise larger, softer and more affable picture. Dust’s blend of sweeping strings and jagged, stomping math metal sees the two juxtaposed aesthetics tactfully counterbalancing one another. The song is loaded shifts, which prevent the with thrilling dynamic band’s more gung-ho moments scaring off any heavy-phobic listeners. Tauca Pt I shows Hypno5e can be beautiful without always needing to bruise and Lava From…

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