You know I love it when new music falls into my lap, and I love it even more when that new music comes from a band that I've been looking forward to hearing new material from. But the best case scenario is when new music from a band I dig falls into my lap... and it's badass. Fortune smiles on us today, my friends.
The name Pomegranate Tiger should already be familiar to you, if not from the proggy and technically proficient brand of instrumental metal to be found on their debut LP Entities then at least for the e-mail Q&A Matt and Martin did for me back in July of 2014 (Thanks again, guys!). It looks like Martin's multitasking as the main musician in the group even more than last time out, but that hasn't slowed him down one bit!
If you want some proof that killer instrumental prog can be crafted by an individual (and you don't have time to wait for the next Chimp Spanner record... I kid, Paul, I kid!) check out the first single "Cyclic" from Pom Tiger's upcoming sophomore record Boundless -- you'll be back in the Pomegranate Tiger groove and clamouring for Boundless's December 11th release date in no time. Careful that visualization video doesn't melt your brain, though.
Showing posts with label Entities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entities. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Monday, 7 July 2014
Pomegranate Tiger - Not to See the Sun
To coincide with the brand spankin' new Twenty Questions interview with Matt and Martin from Pomegranate Tiger I posted earlier, this evening I'm recommending you have a listen to a track from the band's debut LP Entities.
"Not to See the Sun" is a mid-album monster, showing off both PT's ability to turn a riff on a dime as well as Martin's ability to shred out great lead work like it's going out of style. It also serves as a bit of a transition between the more isolated, disjointed elements of the first half of Entities and the three-part "Ocean" suite that dominates the album's second half.
Like I said at the end of the Twenty Questions piece, if instrumental, progressive, and technically proficient metal is your cup of tea, you should order a whole pot of Pomegranate Tiger. Fans of bands like Animals as Leaders, Scale the Summit, and Between the Buried and Me will have little reason to be disappointed.
"Not to See the Sun" is a mid-album monster, showing off both PT's ability to turn a riff on a dime as well as Martin's ability to shred out great lead work like it's going out of style. It also serves as a bit of a transition between the more isolated, disjointed elements of the first half of Entities and the three-part "Ocean" suite that dominates the album's second half.
Like I said at the end of the Twenty Questions piece, if instrumental, progressive, and technically proficient metal is your cup of tea, you should order a whole pot of Pomegranate Tiger. Fans of bands like Animals as Leaders, Scale the Summit, and Between the Buried and Me will have little reason to be disappointed.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Song of the Day: Pomegranate Tiger - Maxims
Day 2 of Canadiana Week coming at you, and this evening we're going to head down the 401 a bit (that's a big highway north of America, for all of you non-Southern Ontarians out there) from Protest the Hero's lair in Toronto to the Windsor stomping grounds of up-and-coming instrumetallers Pomegranate Tiger.
I've sung the praises of this band before, but if your musical tastes are anything like mine (proggy jazz-fusion metal? Yes please!) you'll thank me for featuring them again. Their debut album Entities, released in January of this year, is in a word, "epic". If you've ever held the opinion that instrumental music is boring because of its lack of vocals, anything by Pomegranate Tiger should convince you otherwise. Think Between the Buried and Me-style riffage without Tommy Giles and you should begin to get a flavour for things.
To get a further flavour for things, have a listen to "Maxims" from the aforementioned Entities. Why "Maxims"? Two reason: obviously I think it's a cool track, but also important is its five minute running length, because although there are a couple of other tracks I also thought about choosing, they clock in at six minutes plus, and I'm nothing if not considerate of your valuable time. You're welcome.
I've sung the praises of this band before, but if your musical tastes are anything like mine (proggy jazz-fusion metal? Yes please!) you'll thank me for featuring them again. Their debut album Entities, released in January of this year, is in a word, "epic". If you've ever held the opinion that instrumental music is boring because of its lack of vocals, anything by Pomegranate Tiger should convince you otherwise. Think Between the Buried and Me-style riffage without Tommy Giles and you should begin to get a flavour for things.
To get a further flavour for things, have a listen to "Maxims" from the aforementioned Entities. Why "Maxims"? Two reason: obviously I think it's a cool track, but also important is its five minute running length, because although there are a couple of other tracks I also thought about choosing, they clock in at six minutes plus, and I'm nothing if not considerate of your valuable time. You're welcome.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Song of the Day: Pomagranate Tiger - New Breed
Boy, do I have something for you today. If you've been following along at all, you know that among my favourite things when it comes to metal and heavy music are a) progressive, complicated stuff and b) cool instrumental bands. I like progressive, complicated stuff because I find it interesting (and sometimes challenging!) to listen to and because it represents the work of artists with incredible skill and command of their craft. I like finding good instrumental bands because I think it's an interesting exercise to take modern listeners of music on the same journey emotionally and intellectually without any words, as well to hold the listener's interest without the typical focal point of the vocalist. (I say modern listeners as music fans during the time of, say, Mozart, would likely be more used to musical performed without the accompaniment of vocals...but I digress)
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