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Now I don’t often come across bands from Croatia,
but today I have come across IGUT, they are a four
piece heavy rock outfit from Zagreb in Croatia and
they formed way back in 2002, they are influenced
by all things heavy such as Opeth, Mastodon and
even the classic Led Zeppelin, they are also influenced
by the country legend that is Johnny Cash. The latest
album release from IGUT is called 'Eternities' and
is being released on Mother Should Know Records
on the 29th September in the UK and you can clearly
tell by listening to the album that the above bands
influence their sound with Mastodon being the key
influence in my opinion.
There is no doubt about it, IGUT have a really
huge should, they are riff-tastic with big tasty
riffs firing at you every 10 seconds, the drumming
is extremely hectic and sounds like the work of
a powerful machine that’s on the go non
stop, the vocals are quite mixed sometimes they
are quite forceful and in your face screams and
at other times they are in a more sing along style,
but then that’s down to Robert Butkovic
and Filip Bartol's totally different style of
vocals.
The album opens up with 'Servants' and it opens
up pretty much how these guys tend to carry on,
within the first 5 seconds of the song, your ears
take a good battering from the thick and fast
guitar riffs that Stjepan Tribuson and Filip Bartol
treat us to, with that and Olicer Marcetic's thunderous
machine like drumming it’s no wonder your
ears feel like they want to bleed in the process
of listening, these guys have got the formula
right, this is how metal music should be, big
heavy and straight to the point, totally no fucking
about.
The album title track 'Eternities', opts for
a softer introduction with a softly sounding guitar
piece running through and then just before the
minute mark everything turns to madness with a
long riffage session which then leads up to Filip
Bartol coming in with a mighty aggressive scream,
Bartol comes across as a man on a mission who
means business and with powerful riffs and vocals
like this I don’t think anyone would dare
stop him in his tracks.
'You Are Blessed' is a really tasty song, once
again instruments are played as fast and loud
as these guys bodies will let them play, the drums
are the main thing running through the song which
stands out the most due to the brutal constant
nature of Oliver Marcetic's drumming style, the
song also features a lot more melody than on most
of the album due to the lengthy time that the
more sing along vocals run throughout the song,
don’t worry too much if you think things
are going to be to chilled for your ears as Filip
Bartol pretty much screams his bollocks off at
one point.
The album finishes with 'The Last One', the song
starts off with all kinds of weird soundscapes
that actually sound quite pleasing on the ear
especially the way that they build up then fade
back down and build up again and again, the vocals
finally come in at the minute point of the song
and the song takes on a kind of Stone Sour 'Bother'
approach with the really clear, powerful and soothing
vocals, the only difference here is IGUT don’t
go for radio friendly melody and stick more to
their soundscapes and vocals that don’t
really reach a peak, well they do get quite shouty
towards the end.
The whole album is tight feeling with a really
heavy sound, it shows that these guys have learnt
a lot in the 6 years that they have been together
and that they have put all their skills together
to come up with a really kick arse loud sound,
they play loud the majority of the time but they
have proved that they are not afraid to play the
odd chilled out number, head to IGUT's myspace
and give them a listen as they are a band well
worth giving a chance. If you hope to see these
guys playing in the UK soon you will be slightly
dissapointed as their UK tour has been cancelled
due to the booking agency not being able to book
enough shows, but don’t worry I’m
sure things will be sorted and these guys will
be over in the new year to support the release
of 'Eternities'.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Filip (Vocals, Guitar)
Stjepan (Guitar)
Robert (Bass, Back vocals)
Oliver (Drums) |
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1. servants
2. eternities
3. you are blessed
4. war to come
5. denial
6. whisperers
7. dark brotherhood
8. serenity
9. the last one |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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