As Martyrs May Download Track
Conviction Download Track
For Our Sins Download Track
Slings And Arrows
Callous hailing from Kent, have made one huge almighty impact, since forming the band have won over huge crowds when sharing stages with the likes of Sworn Enemy, Lionheart, Forever Never and more. Ticking every box from mind blowing guitar work through to their live and recording atmosphere, this band are ploughing through at high speed.
Already nailing down reviews such as a Rocksound 8/10 and other medias handing out 5/5 and 9/10 reviews, that lay down the proof that this band have exactly what it takes to be your new favourite metal messiahs.
With their debut album expected in the next 12 months the new EP' Against Foundations' unleashes an insight in to what to expect, hard hitting, skull crushing rhythms that will instantly crush your rib cage bone by bone.
With so many bands on various circuits slipping into various sub genres of metal it is pleasing to hear a band that fuses plenty of different styles. Callous not only fuse them, they do it very well and the music doesn’t sound cluttered. I find that some bands try too hard to be diverse in what they are trying to produce which makes them harder to listen to. With this EP I found myself being pleased with what I was hearing all the way through on the more than several times that I have listened to it.
ВідповістиВидалитиThe EP opens with the blisteringly good “As Martyrs May”. It’s down tuned guitar riff is pummelling and the shouted vocal sounds like you’re being assaulted. The track sets the tone for the rest of the EP which shows vocalist Jonny Gray’s ability to slip between shouted and clean vocals. The rhythm section of Luke Charles and Mike Orvis hold everything together as Ed Harrison gives the music a certain style and class with his great guitar playing.
There is a definite classic metal influence in the music on “Conviction” as well as a great variation in the vocal from the obvious metal core style to great clean vocal giving it a real anthemic feel. You can really imagine it in a live setting. The climbing guitar riff is backed up by some solid drumming. The musicianship of the band is again evident as “For Our Sins” takes the music down a more thrash route with a shouted vocal that gives way to an even more anthemic clean vocal and chorus that could quite easily take its grip on any audience. EP closer, “Slings and Arrows” again showcases more influences and styles fused with a twin guitar sound moving to a more mellow section. The track leads up to an epic end with soaring vocals and a quality guitar solo before a return to the style that Callous obviously favour.
As with any aspiring band there is always room for improvement but I think that Callous could certainly go on to produce something great. I will certainly be looking forward to any future releases after this.
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