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Artist : Egypt
Album : Egypt
Year : 2009
Genre : Metal
Label : Meteor City
Cat.nr : MCY-058
Source : CDDA
R.date : 10.04.2010
Size : 37,5 MB
Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Bitrate : avg. 164kbps
Quality : 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
Website : http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540257657
Tracklist:
01. Valley of the Kings 07:35
02. Queen of All Time (Red Giant) 09:24
03. Dirty Witch 07:20
04. Touch Ground 07:31
─────
31:50
Release Notes:
Stoner/Doom Metal from Fargo with heavy influences
from the 70's. Should appeal to fans of Sleep, Sir
Lord Baltimore, and Deep Purple.
---
In my neck of the woods this past summer was a
washout: Rain, rain, and more rain. It rained so
god damned much that I thought I was going to have
to build an ark. Needless to say, this severely
reduced this year's quotient of fun in the sun.
Fortunately, Egypt's self titled disc has been a
little ray of sunshine for me. As I listen to
Egypt's fuzzy grooves, I picture my self floating
lazily down the Nile on a reed raft, with the sun
in my face, a beer in one hand and a bong in the
other. The reality is, I will probably never float
down the Nile on a red raft, and if I did, those
Nile crocodiles would probably capsize my raft and
eat me, and I gave up weed because it gave me
smoker's cough. But, I still have the record, and
it warms my soul.
Though Egypt takes some lyrical inspiration from
the land of the Pharaohs, the band is no threat to
Nile's position as kings of Egyptian themed death
metal. Egypt plays a style that lands somewhere
between the holy smoking doom of Sleep and the
California jams of Nebula. The disc is comprised
of four tracks, with a total running time of just
over half an hour, which means Egypt is not afraid
to stretch their grooves out to epic proportions.
The album's opening track, "Valley of the Kings"
lays down the blueprint for the band's typical
approach: Start with a slow mellow groove, and
when the listener is good and relaxed, call down
the fucking thunder. It is a simple formula, but
one that stands the test of time. Track two,
"Queen of All Time (Red Giant)" is the most
Sleep-like of the bunch, with an opening bass line
reminiscent of Dopesmoker, and loping
"Dragonaut"-esque riff in the latter half. The
album's strongest track is "Dirty Witch" which
bounces along on an opening riff so catchy and
funky that I defy anyone not to at least tap their
foot to it. The song then segues into some heavy
Sabbath styled riffing perfectly complemented by
Aaron Esterby yelling "Alright" in just the right
spots. The closing track, "Touch Ground" features
a wistful intro that brings to mind Down's "Stone
the Crow" and in simillar fashion to that track,
works its way into heavier, more epic territory.
Egypt is obviously not doing anything new, but the
band's presentation and execution is nearly
perfect. Aaron Esterby's bass tone is thick and
sublimely ugly, and his playing provides the pulse
that keeps the songs moving. Esterby also
possesses a pretty good set of pipes, with a fine
rock scream, in the vein of Chris Cornell, though
not as shrill. Guitarist, Ryan Grahn does not
steel the show with any heroic solos, but his
subtle, nuanced playing is essential to setting
the mood in the mellow sections, and when it is
time to drop the hammer, Grahn delivers a massive
wall of fuzzy doom to rival the masters. My grasp
of the intricacies of drumming is limited, but it
is safe to say that Chad Heille holds down the
rhythm admirably, with a warm natural sound.
Now for the bad news folks: Egypt is kaput, tot,
finito, splitsville, no mas. Four songs are all we
are going to get. This record is in fact two
years old. Originally released on the very small
Norwegian label, Lyderhorn Records, Egypt has
recently been re-released by Meteor City to
hopefully, a wider audience. Four songs is not
much of a legacy, but they are four damn good
songs, and I highly recommend any fan of the
hazier side of metal to give Egypt a listen.
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Artist : Egypt
Album : Egypt
Year : 2009
Genre : Metal
Label : Meteor City
Cat.nr : MCY-058
Source : CDDA
R.date : 10.04.2010
Size : 37,5 MB
Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Bitrate : avg. 164kbps
Quality : 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
Website : http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540257657
Tracklist:
01. Valley of the Kings 07:35
02. Queen of All Time (Red Giant) 09:24
03. Dirty Witch 07:20
04. Touch Ground 07:31
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31:50
Release Notes:
Stoner/Doom Metal from Fargo with heavy influences
from the 70's. Should appeal to fans of Sleep, Sir
Lord Baltimore, and Deep Purple.
---
In my neck of the woods this past summer was a
washout: Rain, rain, and more rain. It rained so
god damned much that I thought I was going to have
to build an ark. Needless to say, this severely
reduced this year's quotient of fun in the sun.
Fortunately, Egypt's self titled disc has been a
little ray of sunshine for me. As I listen to
Egypt's fuzzy grooves, I picture my self floating
lazily down the Nile on a reed raft, with the sun
in my face, a beer in one hand and a bong in the
other. The reality is, I will probably never float
down the Nile on a red raft, and if I did, those
Nile crocodiles would probably capsize my raft and
eat me, and I gave up weed because it gave me
smoker's cough. But, I still have the record, and
it warms my soul.
Though Egypt takes some lyrical inspiration from
the land of the Pharaohs, the band is no threat to
Nile's position as kings of Egyptian themed death
metal. Egypt plays a style that lands somewhere
between the holy smoking doom of Sleep and the
California jams of Nebula. The disc is comprised
of four tracks, with a total running time of just
over half an hour, which means Egypt is not afraid
to stretch their grooves out to epic proportions.
The album's opening track, "Valley of the Kings"
lays down the blueprint for the band's typical
approach: Start with a slow mellow groove, and
when the listener is good and relaxed, call down
the fucking thunder. It is a simple formula, but
one that stands the test of time. Track two,
"Queen of All Time (Red Giant)" is the most
Sleep-like of the bunch, with an opening bass line
reminiscent of Dopesmoker, and loping
"Dragonaut"-esque riff in the latter half. The
album's strongest track is "Dirty Witch" which
bounces along on an opening riff so catchy and
funky that I defy anyone not to at least tap their
foot to it. The song then segues into some heavy
Sabbath styled riffing perfectly complemented by
Aaron Esterby yelling "Alright" in just the right
spots. The closing track, "Touch Ground" features
a wistful intro that brings to mind Down's "Stone
the Crow" and in simillar fashion to that track,
works its way into heavier, more epic territory.
Egypt is obviously not doing anything new, but the
band's presentation and execution is nearly
perfect. Aaron Esterby's bass tone is thick and
sublimely ugly, and his playing provides the pulse
that keeps the songs moving. Esterby also
possesses a pretty good set of pipes, with a fine
rock scream, in the vein of Chris Cornell, though
not as shrill. Guitarist, Ryan Grahn does not
steel the show with any heroic solos, but his
subtle, nuanced playing is essential to setting
the mood in the mellow sections, and when it is
time to drop the hammer, Grahn delivers a massive
wall of fuzzy doom to rival the masters. My grasp
of the intricacies of drumming is limited, but it
is safe to say that Chad Heille holds down the
rhythm admirably, with a warm natural sound.
Now for the bad news folks: Egypt is kaput, tot,
finito, splitsville, no mas. Four songs are all we
are going to get. This record is in fact two
years old. Originally released on the very small
Norwegian label, Lyderhorn Records, Egypt has
recently been re-released by Meteor City to
hopefully, a wider audience. Four songs is not
much of a legacy, but they are four damn good
songs, and I highly recommend any fan of the
hazier side of metal to give Egypt a listen.
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