{"id":67737,"date":"2018-07-26T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=67737"},"modified":"2018-07-25T20:50:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T19:50:52","slug":"review-urne-the-mountain-of-gold-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-urne-the-mountain-of-gold-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: URNE – The Mountain of Gold EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2016, after twelve years, London metal band Hang The Bastard called it a day. Leaving a legacy of two albums, a cluster of EPs, a wealth of side-projects and off-shoots. And there it could have ended, but music is in these guys\u2019 blood. The remaining members formed URNE<\/strong> (pronounced Urn, if you\u2019re wondering whether they\u2019ve just dropped a vowel) who are about to release their debut EP – \u2018The Mountain of Gold\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

With so much experience playing together (drummer Richard Wiltshire is the only non-Hang The Bastard member of the trio, but gels brilliantly with vocalist\/bassist Joe Nally and guitarist Angus Neyra),\u00a0URNE<\/strong> are surefooted\u00a0and confident.<\/p>\n

The four tracks here offer broad strokes on a canvas provided by the Max Cavalera school of riffing. Utilising a guitar tone that\u2019s crunchier than a bag full of cockroaches, Neyra weaves expertly between doom, thrash and stoner rock, even whipping out solos when required; notably on \u2018The March Toward the Sun\u2019.\u00a0<\/em>Whereas Nally provides a varied approach; gruff yells, cleans, whatever fits with the music.<\/p>\n

Each song clocks in around the\u00a0six-minute\u00a0mark, yet the trio utilise the space well. Take opening track, ‘Dust Atlas’,<\/em> for example. A riff-heavy rollercoaster that hints at their versatility that is shown later on, serving as a perfect introduction.<\/p>\n