Shai Hulud (USA)

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Shai Hulud (USA)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 06 Dec 2021, 13:40

Shai Hulud - Reach Beyond The Sun (2013)

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Year : 2013
Style : Metalcore , Hardcore
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 111 mb


Bio:

Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995 then later moved to Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel Dune.The two mainstay members of Shai Hulud are considered to be Matt Fox (guitar), who writes most of the band's musical and lyrical output, and Matt Fletcher (originally guitar, now bass), who assists in writing.Reach Beyond the Sun, the fourth entry in Shai Hulud's storied catalog, will see its release in February of 2013. The album was produced by current New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, and notably, vocalist on Hulud's debut LP Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion. In addition to producing, Gilbert also returned to sing on the album - his first offering of recorded vocals with the band in over a decade. Not unlike Shai Hulud's previous releases, Reach Beyond the Sun was born of several years of toiling before ever entering a studio. The band's previous effort, Misanthropy Pure, a polished, metallic and frenzied piece of masterwork, is contrasted by the much more visceral, instinctively compositional songs found on Reach Beyond the Sun, an embracement of the raw Hardcore/Punk elements that sit at the cornerstone of the band's influences. Longtime bass player Mad Matt Fletcher asserts, "Anyone who really knows the band will agree this album is our definitive sound, encompassing all of our different influences and styles." He conclusively reiterates, "Yep, this sounds like Shai Hulud.""Shai Hulud comes from the isolated corner of hardcore where a screaming voice has meaning and purpose. (Their) lyrics empower and inspire. A gift of perspective, if not of true insight." - Nick Pierce / Shai Hulud fan.Lyrically, Shai Hulud continues to evoke deeper thought, and a range of true human emotions practically unique to the band as the modern underground often shies away from depth for fear of the vulnerability of inner exposure. Shai Hulud affirms "True strength is inviolate" in the song "Monumental Graves," and introspectively queries "Is ours, indeed, a sunless path to waiting graves we prepare for ourselves?" and "Will we bring our hearts back to life?" in the songs "I, Saturnine" and "A Human Failing," respectively, boldly turning their insides out. Regarding "A Human Failing," a song about a generation willing to turn numb in lieu of a life of pain and feeling, guitar player Matt Fox comments "It's become 'cool' to be cold. No pun intended." In the interest of challenging misinterpreted notions of pessimism, the song "Think The Adder Benign" professes "No, I do not believe roses only bloom just to conceal the thorns. I merely accept the thorn pricked finger bleeds" while "To Suffer Fools" maintains the band's active frustration and misanthropy, a trait by which Shai Hulud are notorious: "Pour the salts of acumen straight into the eyes to recondition the mind."In recording Reach Beyond the Sun, Shai Hulud welcomed the vocal talents of accomplished friends from throughout the hardcore community. Fans will note guest vocals from: Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme, Blacklisted) on "A Human Failing, John Vigil (The Ghost Inside) on "If A Mountain be My Obstacle," Louis Hernandez (Alpha & Omega) on "Man Into Demon," all officially recorded former Hulud vocalists Matt Mazalli, Damien Moyal, and Geert van der Velde on "Medicine to the Dead," as well as additional vocals throughout the album from the likes of Justin Krauss (With Life In Mind), Martin Stewart (Donnybrook, Terror), David Wood (Down To Nothing, Terror), among others."Since the release of Misanthropy Pure in 2008, Shai Hulud has toured Europe, Southeast Asia, Canada, the US, and Mexico. Most recently, the band appeared at the Revelation Records 25th Anniversary shows, both in LA and New York. Plans are already beginning to unfold for 2013, beginning with Shai Hulud's trek to Australia for the first time as part of Soundwave 2013, which also features Metallica, Blink 182, The Offspring, Slayer, and many more. More plans are beginning to unfold in support of Reach Beyond the Sun, which will invariably see Hulud performing in front of more fans, new and old, than ever before.Within Reach Beyond The Sun is found the glimmer of hope emerging as a keen perception of reality on a gridlocked battleground of grim pessimism versus unthinking optimism - a conflicting array of swirling thoughts and depth of emotion, honestly illustrating and defining the beauty and tragedy of the human experience. To the backdrop of progressive, metallic Hardcore/Punk, Shai Hulud is thinking and expressing in perpetual forward motion.

Album:

The phrase "You can't go home again" aptly summarizes the attempt of many bands to recapture long-lost glory days. Nowadays reunions of late-90s/early 00s hardcore bands have become increasingly common place, with each group trying to recreate the essence that made them memorable in the first place. All too often these efforts are in vain, with the genuine, unfettered artistic creation of youth replaced with a forced, last-ditch grab at some elusive brass ring. Strictly speaking, Shai Hulud has never broken up. In fact, founding guitarist Matt Fox and long-time bassist Matt Fletcher have put out consistently notable music, despite having to deal with a revolving door of temporary bandmates. Having said this, the group's newest release, Reach Beyond the Sun, very much seems like a reunion album, as former vocalist (and New Found Glory guitarist) Chad Gilbert returned to the fold after 15 years for the first time since 1998's The Fall of Every Man.Fortunately, any doubts about whether Shai Hulud would be able to retain their passion and relevancy with Gilbert back at the helm are quelled as the opening track, "The Mean Spirits, Breathing" bursts with the same intensity that made this band so influential in the first place. While tracks like "I Saturnine" and "Reach Beyond the Sun" hint at the progressive metal elements that were prevalent on albums like Misanthropy Pure, this is far more of a hardcore album than anything the band has released in recent years. Tracks like "Man Into Demon: And Their Faces Are Twisted with the Pain of Living" and "Think the Adder Benign" expertly blend gang vocals and pounding rhythms that produce songs reminiscent of the band's earlier works while still remaining fresh and interesting. What is a stark improvement over the majority of the band's catalogue is the production value of this record. Adding to his singing duties, Chad Gilbert produced this album, and helped to capture the crushing intensity of this group that was often lost in the more rudimentary production of their earliest releases.Another element of this band that has not been lost with the addition of Gilbert on vocals is the near-relentlessness of the pessimism and misanthropy in the lyrics. Tracks like "A Human Failing" and "To Suffer Fools" are soaked in such raw emotions, driven by Gilbert's unrefined and harsh vocal style, that it's sometimes difficult to remember how this band has functioned with so many other frontmen. These tracks are not only album highlights, but also demonstrate the band's ability to blend styles without becoming unfocused or unnecessarily complex.Having said this, the unrelenting nature is one of the only bones of contention with this album. Although this can be chalked up to listener preference, the lack of dynamism or stylistic difference between many tracks causes them to blend and bleed into one another, giving the record unnecessarily monolithic feel at times. Fortunately, this is by no means a fatal flaw on Reach Beyond the Sun. Overall, the band's ability to blend churning guitars, relentless rhythms, and layered melodies, gives this album a dense feeling without completely losing itself to the over-indulgence or self-importance to which so many other emotional hardcore bands have fallen prey.Bottom Line: Shai Hulud has delivered a consistently impressive album that puts them head and shoulders above many of their reformed compatriots. Reach Beyond the Sun will definitely please the band's diehard fans and will likely earn them many new admirers.

Line Up:

Matt Mazzali - Vocals
Andrew Gormley - Drums
Matthew Fletcher - Guitar, Bass
Matt Fox - Guitar

Tracklist:

01. The Mean Spirits, Breathing
02. I, Saturnine
03. Reach Beyond the Sun
04. A Human Failing
05. Man into Demon: And Their Faces Are Twisted with the Pain of Living
06. Medicine to the Death
07. To Suffer Fools
08. Think the Adder Benign
09. Monumental Graves
10. If a Mountain Be My Obstacle
11. At Least a Plausible Case for Pessimism

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