Ribozyme
"Grinding
Tune"
9 Track
Album
Indie
Recordings
Released
11th May 2015
Powerful Album!
Written for Metal Gods Meltdown
Ribozyme – Bergen, Norway
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/ribozyme
Genre: Hard Rock
Biography:
“Continuing
the hot streak of Blacklist Mercy (2006), March of Crime (2009) and Presenting
the Problem (2012), the latest effort from Ribozyme
is an intense, 47 minute long red-hot piece of contemporary hard rock fresh off
the anvil.
While
still unmistakably Ribozyme, this
album goes even further in exploring the harmonic hive mind of Kjartan Ericsson
and Bård Bøge whilst providing unfettered rhythmic work from Cato Olaisen - the
vocal work is strongly emphasized and adds new depths and subtleties to their trademark
sound, occasionally described as a hybrid of Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Oceansize
and Alice in Chains!”
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The
subtle tones of Ribozyme are
apparent from the word go. The muscular tones of their music leaves one in no
doubt that they are well traversed in their art, having been founded in 1998.
The
harmonies sizzle and pop in a glorious temptation of pure unadulterated
spell-binding ambiance. It’s hard not to like ‘Ribozyme’ as they have produced
some amazing tracks that are timeless and caress the audial like a velvet
glove, while at the same time there is no getting away from the hard hitting
chunky rock grooves that bite deeply.
The
band produce the effect of that ‘sharp intake of breath’ as each track plays in
turn. With clean and precise vocals and a rampage of energetic riffs and
tempered beats it winds and flows deeply into the mind allowing the listener
time to feast upon its goodness.
Equally
thrilling are the bite size chunks of rhythms that are immediately pleasing and
moreish to the point of “shit, I am going to have to have to play that track
again!” and this lasts through-out the entirety of the album.
It
is a cleverly produced album that is flanked in mature intervention that
seduces on a mega scale.
The
potency is off the scale as the band have concocted an amazing array of tracks
that all deserve attention to soothe the savage beast within us all. Its
melodic grandeur encompasses the soul and grabs the mind with equal contagion.
The
textures of the album can be likened to although not altogether a psychedelic brooding
that subtly pounces on the ears and quickly awakens a seductive quality that
has to be explored.
It
stirs up emotions and allows the listener time to add their own images to the
rich and bountiful landscape that stretches out before you.
Intriguing
riffs, soft gentle beats and a caressing vocal adds up to an inviting and
engrossing listen.
It’s
a simple formula that works! The hooks and melodic content are profound and
entice you to explore further. The hair on your arms will sit up and tingle as
the deep chasms of groove bite but in a sophisticated manner, penetrating the
senses without an all-out brawl.
It’s
an ingenious album heaped full of wonder and obscurity that coaxes the ears to
want to indulge further into its spell-binding grandeur.
Each
track in turn adds a certain spice to the proceedings and can only be described
as a masterpiece of delicious intervention. Superb album!
10/10
Track List:
Bronze
Timely
Reminder
Inside
the Waste
Worn
Decontrol
Axis
Rotation
Cut in
Half
Without
a Prize
Sleeves
Members:
Kjartan
Ericsson – Guitars/Vocals
Bård
Bøge – Bass & Backing Vocals
Cato
Olaisen - Drums
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