New Beardfish album 2015: +4626-COMFORTZONE

Nice. Sounds like Mammoth with a bit of Void thrown in.

Beardfish just released their first track from the new album, Hold On.

[QUOTE=Aussie-Byrd-Brother] Card-carrying `The Void' fan right here, shame so many people write the album off altogether.

"There's too much growling on it, etc etc blah blah blah"

Seriously, I'm pretty sure the entire amount of growling on the album would barely equal 20 seconds all up?!

A hugely talented band![/QUOTEo] They've indeed hit onto a smart, support of a lesser explorerd, sub-genre of Prog..............

Sorry, 'Narfer, I didn't mean like I was grumbling at you!

I was more thinking back to when it first came out, many people simply dismissing it because of that reason I mentioned! I thought that all their usual strong melodies and tricky playing were present still.

`Mammoth' I used to dig the heck out of, but I don't find it quite thrills me like it used to.

But I remember when I first heard `Sleeping in Traffic - part 2', I knew instantly what a sh*t-hot band they were!

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - November 14 2014 at 00:34

Card-carrying `The Void' fan right here, shame so many people write the album off altogether.

"There's too much growling on it, etc etc blah blah blah"

Seriously, I'm pretty sure the entire amount of growling on the album would barely equal 20 seconds all up?!

A hugely talented band!

They should stop knocking 90125 because it's a good album.

I don't know why everyone gets their knickers in a knot over The Void. The band has repeatedly made it clear that it was a one off- they all love listening to metal (especially older vintage, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple) and basically said, let's have some fun and play some riffs, why not? Which is an admirable attitude.

Gully Foyle wrote: I was not a big fan of The Void i must admit, for the reasons cited here.  But even that contained a great song (to me), They Whisper.   Giant hopes this band gets back on track. I had the chance to see them a couple years back in Boston, and it was really, really good.  Hope a US tour is in order for the new release, but not holding my breath.

By the artwork alone and the concept, it feels like this is going to be a moody album. Hopefully, that means that the heavier side of the band will be restrained and we may get a new side of the band; a departure from quirky melodies as well as rougher rhythms. Maybe space-rock/psychedlic influences? Something similar to My Brother the Wind? 

I have to agree, they seemed to have lost some of the magic on the latest two albums.  I hope they can evoke a Sane Day or Destined Solitaire feel (which in particular was a great sweet spot and too short-lived) or explore something new outside of where they were headed with Mammoth and Void.  I still liked the Void a little more than Mammoth, but they're both missing a lot of the quirkiness that makes them unique.  The melodies and compositions just aren't as strong or inspired as the previous albums.  Even 'And the Stone...' becomes tiresome and predictable by the end of the song, it's hard to imagine it came from the same band that did Sleeping in Traffic.  They are fine albums for sure, but compared to the shadow of their previous work, I'm expecting more.

Edited by bloodnarfer - November 12 2014 at 13:09