Leírás
Progressive Metal, Post-Metal,
Limited edition TISZTA ÜVEG színű LP kiadvány, 2024-es album.
Hippotraktor is a progressive metal band based in Mechelen, Belgium. On October 15 2021, their debut album ‘Meridian‘ was released worldwide on Pelagic Records. Combining the best of prog, groove and post-metal, Meridian comprises an incredible ride for fans of soaring hooks, technical riffing and earth-shattering breakdowns.
Originally a three-piece instrumental outfit consisting of Mechelen-based producer, songwriter and guitarist Chiaran Verheyden, bassist Jakob Fiszer and Lander De Nyn on drums, Hippotraktor finally found its stride with the permanent introduction of guitarist/vocalist Sander Rom (L’Itch) and percussionist/vocalist Stefan De Graef (Psychonaut) in 2021. The combination of Chiaran’s impressionistic songwriting ambitions and Stefan’s powerful, narrative-charged lyrics proved to be a golden combination on the band’s debut album, ‘Meridian’, which masterfully transformed the band’s disparate instrumental compositions into a singular, driving work of sonic fiction.
‘Stasis’ consists of seven compositions that were written with the full creative force of the five-piece in mind. The result of this is a lavish, dynamically complex sound and a multilayered structure that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Operating at the intersection of Meshuggah’s relentless, polyrhythmic pounding and Gojira’s colossal atmospheric weight, Hippotraktor have expanded upon their already distinctive sound by introducing De Graef’s vocals that bring with them an intriguing new dedication to musical storytelling.
Taken from the Greek for ‘stoppage’, ‘Stasis’ sees Hippotraktor doing anything but stagnating. These five, firm friends chart intricate melodies and sprawling riffs as a map showing how humanity has come of age in a chaotic world of its own making. Deftly unveiling tender truths whilst tenderly shrouding the violent majesty at its core, ‘Stasis’ is a fitting soundtrack to life in a world that’s hurtling towards a stand still.
YouTube video:
„Stasis” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVUN0qs5zFk
„Silver Tongue” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSDCGaPVGWI
„Renegade” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjEMPvEEx7E
Felvételek:
LP:
1. Descent
2. Echoes
3. Silver Tongue 04:29
4. Renegade 07:05
5. The Indifferent Human Eye
6. Stasis 07:49
7. The Reckoning
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