{"id":87351,"date":"2019-07-30T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=87351"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:26:02","slug":"review-northlane-alien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-northlane-alien\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Northlane \u2013 Alien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-87651 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Northlane-alien.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Australia\u2019s <strong>Northlane<\/strong> have always been keen to experiment. Since adding dynamic vocalist Marcus Bridge to their line-up, he&#8217;s really helped the band explore new territory. Recent albums have seen them moving away from their metalcore roots in a more progressive direction. Yet, they never quite made a brilliant record, until now. They\u2019ve thrown off the metalcore straitjacket and created the committed, confident album you always knew they were capable of.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Alien<\/em>\u2019 couldn\u2019t be a more fitting title. It\u2019s unusual, it\u2019s unexpected and extremely vicious. Taking their DNA, they have melded it with a range of other sounds. Guitars no longer define the band. Instead, they have become brushstrokes on a complex canvas. Each song is built of around layers of synths, without feeling overly glossy or untrue. It creates a flux of ideas, which blends different genres, but each song has its own dominant feel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Northlane - Bloodline [Official Music Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jGba1gDibw4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The harsh opening of \u2018<em>Details Matter\u2019<\/em> is familiar but with a new aggressive spin. Yet, it only hints at the universe they\u2019re about to explore. The glitchy hybrid sound of \u2018<em>Bloodlines<\/em>\u2019 follows but by third song \u2018<em>4D,<\/em>\u2019 the band disappears through a wormhole to an unexplored space. It\u2019s a serpent of synth-scapes and fast drumming, biting you from every angle. \u00a0Not long afterwards they\u2019re unleashing \u2018<em>Eclipse<\/em>\u2019, a dance track full of evil screams. Nothing is off-limits and all it feels so well integrated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a formidable live vocalist, until now Bridge has never quite captured the magic he\u2019s capable of. Everywhere here he\u2019s mixing intense screams with utterly beautiful sung passages, notably on <em>\u2018Freefall\u2019<\/em> but on every track he offers something special. Nic Pettersen\u2019s drums also deserve a mention, keeping things flowing adding real flavour, especially on the gentle drum &amp; bass sounds of \u2018<em>Sleepless<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018<em>Rift<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northlane<\/strong> have given birth to the vicious evolving creature they have always promised. \u2018<em>Alien<\/em>\u2019 drags their sound kicking and screaming into a new era. Purists will hate it, but you knew this monster was growing inside them waiting to burst out.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Alien<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Northlane<\/strong> is released on 2nd August on <strong>UNFD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northlane<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/northlaneband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/northlane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/northlane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northlane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Northlane have created the committed, confident album you always knew they were capable of&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":87651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,6640,15621,562,16980],"class_list":["post-87351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-alien","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-northlane","tag-undf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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