Prehistoricisms

Let's go Back to 2009. I was 17 at the time, and just beginning to get incredibly addicted to progressive metal. Cynic was playing at the Marquis with Intronaut and Dysthrythmia supporting, so I went there to see Cynic. Unfortunately, I had to leave that show early because my dickass friend was "tired" and complaining relentlessly (story for another time). Point is, is that I lost my Intronaut cherry that night. And holy fucking shit did it feel nice, especially at the Marquis, which seems to like to glorify any band that likes to use bass.

It was after that in which I got my hands on Prehistoricisms, their second album and, at the time, their most recent release. Throughout the years since I got this album, my enjoyment for the record has slowly increased. In its entirety, Prehistoricisms is a thick album to digest, with not too much use of repetition. The guitars and bass do a fantastic job throwing main parts and rhythm parts back and forth, creating a more earthy and organic feeling to the album when the bass is playing the main melodies. The vocalist shouts more than growls, but it's not mixed too loud and blends nicely with the rest of the instruments in the mix.

It's the rhythms on the album given in relationship between the drummer and the bassist (mostly) that really sets some awesome grooves on this album and that ultimately make the album fucking entertaining as shit. Putting every song at a pretty moderate tempo, the drummer (Danny Walker) often will stand out as a lead instrument by creating heavy low grooves with the toms and kicks.

After this album, I've honestly gotten less involved with this bands work because they've gotten less heavy. A lot of the grooves and heavy drum work mixed the shouting vocals in this album give a very tribal vibe to the album. With later albums like Habitual Levitations, the band has done away with such qualities and gone after using only clean vocals. That being said, Intronaut is definitely not a band to judge based off one album as they have been quite liberal with the boundaries of what they will do as a band. But still, Prehistoricisims is an album definitely worth checking out.