Bushwhacker

Do you find that your brain is bewildered by the extensive use of genre classification and adherence amongst many modern metal bands? Then perhaps you need a Bushwhacker to come in and trim things down for you, with a healthy dose of genre defying metal that can best be described as heavy music!

This is an interesting album that really can't be classified into a single genre. One minute they sound spacey and proggy, with atmospheric guitars, clean vocals, and good use of space between notes; next minute they hit hard with thrash-like riffs and harsh vocals. While some songs can be more clearly categorized as progressive metal ("Over Easy") or thrash metal ("Echoes Of The End") other songs like "The Trip" are a hybrid of various things. And there is never any specific formula to the songs; some start out slow and proggy, others like "Terminator" thrash from the first note. There is also a definite stoner metal influence in how some of the tracks tend to meander slowly from place to place.

Reminds me of Agalloch and Metallica. Favourite songs: "Over Easy" and "The Trip".

For those of you who like a little variation in speed, extremeness, and style in your metal, this would be a great album to check out!