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Benea Reach: Monument Bineothan
Monument Bineothan is the debut from Norweigian metal band Benea Reach, featuring former Extol guitarist Christer Espevoll and Ilkka Viitasalo, vocalist of Selfmindead. One thing you'll notice right off the bat is that these guys are stylistically all over the map. Mixing elements of metalcore, thrash, melodic death metal, doom, and math/technical metal, Monumental Bineothan can be a frustrating listen at first, but it's one of those CD's that uncovers some hidden layers over time. It's not until the third track "Transmitter" that the band starts to really settle in and find their groove. After a fairly frenetic first few tracks, this tune throws in some heavy riffs and intricate rhythms that remind a little of Meshuggah, and mixed with some brutal vocal screams & growls really hits the mark. Technical guitar riffs and huge bass grooves permeate "Purge", while the doomy "River" is like a head on collision of apocalyptic death metal and Isis inspired post rock. You might hear a few moments of Mastodon type intensity on "Immaculate", but the real treat is the complex and boiling mass of prog & metal that is the epic 12-minute "Venerate". Loads of weaving Tool-like riffery abound on this one, as well as nimble drums and heaps of heavy bass, plus Viitasalo just screams his ass off, so much so that you wonder how he had anything left after the recording session.
There's a lot to like here on Monument Bineothan, but don't expect to be knocked on your ass instantly. These dudes from Norway are onto something, and it will be interesting keeping an eye on them over their next few releases and see where they go from here.
Track Listing
1. Ground Slayer
2. Inheritor
3. Transmitter
4. Purge
5. Pandemonium
6. River
7. Torch
8. Conflux
9. Emperor
10. Immaculate
11. Venerate
12. Drapery
Added: May 3rd 2007 Reviewer: Pete Pardo Score: Related Link: Band Website Hits: 3255 Language: english
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Benea Reach: Monument Bineothan Posted by Ken Sanford, SoT Staff Writer on 2007-05-03 06:29:36 My Score:
The new debut release from Benea Reach, Monument Bineothan, is an interestingly atmospheric blend of heavy riffing and vocal variations. The influences on Benea Reach are very apparent as the CD goes on, but that's part of the problem. It seems the band gathers strength from all these obvious influences but never puts together anything overly distinct to Benea Reach, or anything overly memorable. The songs at times are complex with thick walls of sound and good production but just lack that certain "wow" factor that makes you want to go back for more. The vocals are very Metalcore at times and seem to not quite fit in. The CD does have its moments, such as "Purge", but they seem few and far between as it seems to drone on forever. Fans of Meshuggah, Isis, and Tool may enjoy Monument Bineothan, or they may not, depending if they'd like to hear the three poured in a pot and stirred.
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