Gregzeye
The End Days
12 Track Album
Released 1st May 2013
Utterly breathtaking!
Gregzeye – Croatia
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/GREGZEYE
Genre: Groove Metal
In the bands
own words:
“Gregzeye was formed in June 2004 in Kutina/Croatia.
Bands first lineup was Adi on guitar, Mile on vocals, Dac on bass and Veka on
drums. We named the band after our friend Greg who came to one of our
rehearsals after apparently hurting his eye on a beach umbrella. What better
way to name your band, than after your friends red eye?
At first we
made ten songs but didn't get a chance to record them, soon after that we
parted ways with Dac. Thanks to Dac for a good time. He will always be a good
friend.
We played
without a bass player for some time until we finally found Che. Tomaž was also
recruited for solo guitar. They added quite a punch to our music as well as
quality. Now our music evolved even more due to them listening to other metal
genres.
We have 10
songs now, including one song from the long forgotten first 10 we made with
Dac. These songs sounded good so we decided to record a 5 song demo. On 28th of
March we finally finished the demo. Then it was Veka's turn to part ways with
us so drummer less we made a break until Brane joined the team. We had only one
concert with him then we parted ways with him as well - after a one year break
we were contacted by Alen (ex-Cydocore, also plays drums in Moltencore) and we
we're ready to start again!”
A Slow
Rejuvenation
This is really mesmeric
with strenuous riffs that control the track, whilst the beats secure a good
strong melodic swagger and vocally off the scale with some grisly guttural emissions.
Near Death
Revelations
Another evenly
balanced track that houses a lot of powerful moments. The track is inspiring as
it is enthralling and draws on some fantastic rhythms that pull you into its intriguing
embrace, as gnarly as it is.
Revenge
Teasing rhythms
will blind you using a ferocious melody, as the guitar work moves up and down the fretboard in a sweeping tone. The vocal is just extreme and right up my street, for
one being so grisly and extreme. The constant barrage of blasting beats are
outstanding. The overload of infused grooves are just really creative.
Let it go
Quite a
flamboyant array of sounds steeped in a melodic swathe and swagger as the track
pushes further with the vocal elements sounding particularly anger-fed and the
riffs heighten to one of sheer intensity. The musicianship here is nothing
short of genius!!
Inner Blindness
This track literally
bristles under the festering array of heavy grooves. I can hardly type as my head refuses to stay
still. It is a very rewarding composition that really begs attention for its
fiery and aggressive stance, not to mention the blood boiling guitar riffs that
climb to new levels. Outstanding!
The end days
The title track
of the album, creeps up on you at a reasonable pace and suddenly turns into a
gallop and then explodes into a ravenous one horse race leaving you at the
starting post with your jaw open! You can literally feel the flesh melt as the
scathing raspy vocal onslaught reaches the aural. If you do not have the sound on 11 then you
are missing out here as this is one clustering, clutch of sheer frenzied, and
gnarly rhythms that will stomp all over you.
Fields of Guilt
More ravenous
and rewarding riffs mesmerize as the fierceness continues, building in various
degrees of hunger. The bombastic beats are exciting and edgy and brings forth
an urgency of insatiable listening.
Inside out
The guitarists
simply explore every string on the fretboard with sheer sophistication, whilst
vocally, no recesses are left untouched by the scornful hatred that emanates from
the ailing speakers and fills the room.
Powerfully mind blowing and drenched in rich textures of startling and
imposing rhythms.
This Poison
Just add groove
and a throaty guttural growl and you have what this track is all about. Its
insatiable appetite for destruction is not in question here. The momentous
climbing riffs speed with utter abandon into a raw energy that becomes a superb
experience of sheer gnarliness.
Give it back
This scratches
the itch with a passion that in turn, visits the whole musical spectrum. The
vocals really jump up a notch here and move from extreme to totally and resoundingly
brutal. Its slower moment is filled with sophistication and intrinsic euphoria –
what a track!!
We Are
Melodic brooding
moments build tempestuously into an equally impressive stance as groove and
rhythms interlock amid a swelling strenuous vocal that savages even the most
tuned ear. Flowing freely with sheer contempt it smothers with an intimidating
array of caustic emotions.
Nightmares
This track
houses some sinewy rhythmic riffs and a strong compelling beat that quick fires
and ensures the listener is drenched in its ferocity as the vocal kicks in and
adds more than a hint of aggression, with a need of extreme urgency will claim
your soul and devour it with a full on heavy assault and goes out on a bang of
glory!
To Sum up:
Wow!! Croatia does it again! There are some amazing
bands emerging from that area of the globe without a doubt! These guys have
produced twelve tracks of the finest and most ferocious groove laden compositions
known to man. Exploring more than ‘just’ a groove, this band know where to hit
and just how hard to hit you to make their presence felt.
I feel I am the
luckiest person alive right now to have experienced this album in its full and
utter glory – they have certainly found a place close to my heart with this
immense and striking display of colossal magnitude that oozes quality from
every pore with
nearly every genre from thrash to groove and progressive to black touched upon
in more ways than one! Utterly amazing!
10/10
Track list:
A Slow Rejuvenation
Near Death Revelations
Revenge
Let it go
Inner Blindness
The end days
Fields of Guilt
Inside out
This Poison
Give it back
We Are
Nightmares
Members:
Adi - Rhythm Guitar
Kvec - Bass
Alen - Drums
Mile - Vocals
Karlo - Lead Guitar
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