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Azusa wowed listeners 2 years ago with their debut Heavy Yoke<\/span>.\u00a0 For those who don\u2019t know, the band consists of members of Extol, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Sea + Air.\u00a0 That tells you a lot about what to expect here: competent musicianship, mix of brutality and melody, creative use of atmospherics, technical and progressive.\u00a0 It\u2019s all here.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMemories of an Old Emotion\u201d starts right off the bat with a high-speed thrash attack, pummeling the listener into submission, and yet just 25 seconds into the song, lead singer Eleni is nursing you back to health with layered harmonies and dream pop melodies.\u00a0 It\u2019s like Slayer meets the Cocteau Twins.\u00a0 As strange as this sounds, it absolutely works.\u00a0 Track two, \u201cOne Too Many Times\u201d takes a slightly more subdued approach, leaving out the thrash and instead focusing on complex chord structures at a slower pace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The thrash is back, however, for \u201cDetach\u201d but again layered with some vocal harmonies.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure how she does it, but Eleni goes from a full-on scream that isn\u2019t really reminiscent of anything I\u2019ve ever heard (it\u2019s not a death growl, nor is it fully a metalcore screech\u2014it\u2019s truly unique), and then straight into these beautiful clean singing parts.\u00a0 And don\u2019t think emo or metalcore.\u00a0 It\u2019s more at home with Dead Can Dance or This Mortal Coil than those scenes.\u00a0 Some fans find female singers in metal divisive.\u00a0 I would really challenge those listeners to give Azusa a chance.\u00a0 Another highlight on this track is the stellar guitar work of guest Alex Skolnick (Testament).<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSeven Demons Mary\u201d again finds the band alternating between breakneck thrash and dreamy effects.\u00a0 Bassist Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan, John Frum) really shines here with some tight rhythms that carry on both during the thrashy parts as well as underneath Espevoll\u2019s mellower layered tremolo effects.\u00a0 The band here are showcasing their unique mix of extreme metal, progressive rock, and even indie rock (metal snobs don\u2019t fear\u2014this is quality stuff).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The title track shows the band mellowing out a bit with Espevoll\u2019s guitar prowess again coming to the forefront, this time finger-picking clean notes out instead of strumming complex chords or shredding solos.\u00a0 The quiet doesn\u2019t last long however, as \u201cRapture Boy\u201d once again attacks the sense with heavy and progressive riffage.\u00a0 This track once again showcases the absolute versatility of the band and the musicians involved, as does \u201cSkull Chamber.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cKill-Destroy\u201d brings back the heavy metal riff in a big way.\u00a0 You\u2019re gonna want to hear this one again.\u00a0 Again the verses segue into an otherworldly bridge that once again gives way to a complicated thrash riff.\u00a0 The movements between passages on Loop of Yesterdays<\/span> is constantly shape-shifting, constantly evolving, flowing in and out of genres and structures, and yet the sound is entirely cohesive, never disjointed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cGolden Words\u201d opens with a melodic yet dark-and-layered riff that could almost be on an atmospheric black metal album.\u00a0 That is, until the vocal harmonies begin, bringing back that jazz-fusion-meets-dream-pop element, still underpinned by Wilson\u2019s bass groove, Espevoll\u2019s guitar prowess, and in particular on this track Husvik\u2019s solid drumming.\u00a0 Another prog-metal romp \u201cAching Ritual\u201d finishes out the album, with a crushingly heavy riff.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Production is handled once again by Nick Terry (Serena Maneesh, Kvelertak) and is excellent.\u00a0 This is one of the better-produced metal albums I\u2019ve heard in quite some time.\u00a0 Heavy and brutal, and yet I can clearly hear all the instruments in each movement\u2014no small feat considering everything that is going on under the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t like to throw words around like this lightly, but Loop of Yesterdays<\/span> is truly a masterpiece.\u00a0 How a band of 4 individuals hailing from 3 different countries\/2 continents (USA, Norway, Greece) can seamlessly fuse thrash, progressive metal, jazz fusion, dream pop and hardcore into a cohesive whole unit is entirely beyond me. (Solid State)<\/span> 5 Out of 5 Stars<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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