{"id":6710,"date":"2015-12-07T14:27:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sikth-opacities\/"},"modified":"2015-12-07T14:27:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:27:08","slug":"album-review-sikth-opacities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sikth-opacities\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: SikTh &#8211; Opacities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/a4d76b0b6a7a72a1f2f0cb0165d7598c\/tumblr_inline_nyypkxIUna1qgygka_540.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"SikTh - Opacities\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Slaydies and djentlemen, <b>SikTh<\/b> are back after a gargantuan near-decade break, and mini-album <i>\u2018Opacities\u2019<\/i> comes not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n<p>After such a lengthy studio absence, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking <b>SikTh<\/b> had lost their magic touch. A lot can change in a decade, particularly for djent which has matured and almost made itself irrelevant. However, miraculously they\u2019re still as relevant and alive as ever, if not even more so in a 2015 environment of versatility and diversity. <\/p>\n<p>Menacingly groovy from the onset, <i>\u2018Behind The Doors\u2019<\/i> makes its presence acutely known, as duochops Mikee and Justin deliver soaring high notes and pull no punches. Meanwhile, <i>\u2018Philistine Philosophies\u2019<\/i> conjures 5 minutes of pure chaotic beauty, with a dreamy chorus and their signature tempo-bending to boot, showcasing drummer Loord at his devastating finest. Mikee\u2019s hell-bent tones and racing pace speak a thousand words of how much they\u2019ve missed the studio, despite the break\u2019s lessons in how to turn any venue\u2019s roof to dust, as Download\u2019s fourth stage in 2014 soon found out.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If Lucifer\u2019s doorbell was wired up to an amp, the seductive lull of <i>\u2018Under the Weeping Moon\u2019<\/i> would no doubt signal a visitation. It\u2019s edgy, it\u2019s risky and it\u2019s testament to their continued relevance. <i>\u201cDon\u2019t forget to smile,\u201d<\/i> chants the sinister tales of the unexpected throughout <i>\u2018Tokyo Lights\u2019<\/i>. It\u2019s the last thing you\u2019ll want to come on shuffle when you\u2019re making your way home in the dark this winter, but at least you\u2019ll be alert and prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Past the glittering techy opening of <i>\u2018Walking Shadows\u2019<\/i>, the displacement anthem races at a rate of knots, puffing its chest out proudly as if they\u2019ve barely been away five minutes. Tense, tentative and tumultuous, closer <i>\u2018Days Are Dreamed\u2019<\/i> appropriately presents itself as ethereal and dreamy as ever, closing a brief return to leave listeners both satisfied and longing in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>As brief as it may be, any new <b>SikTh<\/b> material is enough to set pulses racing, fuelling the promise of a continued future for the djent giants. <i>\u2018Opacities\u2019<\/i> in itself is a signed, sealed and delivered precious stone \u2013 not quite the full-length gem which was to be expected from so many deprived years.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Opacities\u2019<\/em> by <strong>SikTh<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Peaceville Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SikTh<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/sikth.band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/sikthofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sikthofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ali Cooper (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZombie_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slaydies and djentlemen, SikTh are back after a gargantuan near-decade break, and mini-album \u2018Opacities\u2019 comes not a moment too soon. 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