Vulture Industries - Stranger Times (Season of Mist)
The top albums of 2017 open with yet another excellent album from the Norwegian avant-garde scene. Here, in their 4th album, Vulture Industries evolve from their previous endeavour (2013's The Tower), which while also superb, bore many similarities to Arcturus. Here, the band makes their sound even more distinct from the rest of the scene, borrowing influences from other great bands of the genre (like D.S.O. and Ghost) and producing an end result that establishes the band as one of the most important of the avant-garde scene this decade.
This time the Vultures experiment, moving away from the style of the previous albums and reducing their speed, focusing on the theatricality of the tracks. In Stranger Times, the Norwegians create nine compositions with quite a variety, passing through doom trails, escaping from the "typical" avant-garde metal framework. Good examples of this direction of the album include "As The World Burns", "Strangers" and "Something Vile". The former ("As The World Burns") is a rock opera where Bjørnar's vocals dominate throughout, leaving you with a heavy metal aftertaste. "Strangers"incorporates a trumpet track, which provides a perfect showcase of the band's evolution.
Finally, "Something Vile" with its doomy riff and surrealist video brings to mind the late Woods Of Ypres and creates a dark an uneasy atmosphere. Recommended release for all fans of the scene.
90/100
Below are the music videos for "Strangers" and "Something Vile".
This time the Vultures experiment, moving away from the style of the previous albums and reducing their speed, focusing on the theatricality of the tracks. In Stranger Times, the Norwegians create nine compositions with quite a variety, passing through doom trails, escaping from the "typical" avant-garde metal framework. Good examples of this direction of the album include "As The World Burns", "Strangers" and "Something Vile". The former ("As The World Burns") is a rock opera where Bjørnar's vocals dominate throughout, leaving you with a heavy metal aftertaste. "Strangers"incorporates a trumpet track, which provides a perfect showcase of the band's evolution.
Finally, "Something Vile" with its doomy riff and surrealist video brings to mind the late Woods Of Ypres and creates a dark an uneasy atmosphere. Recommended release for all fans of the scene.
90/100
Below are the music videos for "Strangers" and "Something Vile".
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