{"id":97509,"date":"2024-11-08T09:30:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=97509"},"modified":"2024-11-08T00:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T00:13:40","slug":"review-sol-invicto-loosely-aware-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sol-invicto-loosely-aware-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sol Invicto – Loosely Aware EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SolWith members from Deftones, Cypress Hill and Sikth involved,\u00a0Sol Invicto<\/strong> is sure to pique some interest, especially if you dive a little further into their backstory. Founded in 2007 by producer and guitarist Richie Londres, Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill and Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, the project initially leaned into lo-fi industrial drum and bass, blending it with Bobo’s Latin-flavoured percussion and Carpenter’s familiar crushing riffs. Yet the band’s sound shifted towards a raw, metal sound leading to the introduction of Sikth drummer Dan Foord.\u00a0While 2017’s privately released ‘Initium’<\/em> consisted of demos and experimental tracks built over time,\u00a0‘Loosely Aware’<\/em> is considered\u00a0Sol Invicto<\/strong>‘s first\u00a0proper<\/em> release.<\/p>\n

Merely a snapshot of a soon-to-be-recorded album, its three tracks serve up a thrilling snapshot of what’s to come.\u00a0Sean Plague from Norwegian\/British noisecore Plague To Pyres rounds out the line-up on vocals, screaming his way through heavy density his bandmates produce.\u00a0‘The Obvious Play’<\/em> is intense, led by the duel percussion work of Bobo and Foord. While there’s a familiar chugging to Carpenter’s guitarwork, providing the opener with a restless energy.\u00a0‘Revelation Of The Method’<\/em> maintains it with colourful and bruising drum work, as it battles with Londres’ sharp guitar and Plague’s growls.\u00a0‘Lost In Translation’<\/em> is as destructive with swirling production conjuring up a bleak, heavy tone. Yet it’s the riveting guitars and percussive assault that come out on top, even when Bobo throws in some Latino flavour in the final minute.<\/p>\n

‘Loosley Aware’<\/em> rolls through in 14 minutes, providing a thunderous introduction to\u00a0Sol Invicto<\/strong>. With an impressive list of personnel involved, it’s no surprise that the three tracks here are the sound of a seasoned band. Effortlessly crossing the fine lines of djent, tech metal, and metallic hardcore, there’s depth and finesse to what\u00a0Sol Invicto\u00a0<\/strong>are capable of. A short, sharper taster of what’s to come.<\/p>\n