{"id":72912,"date":"2018-06-18T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=72912"},"modified":"2018-09-24T20:41:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T20:41:19","slug":"album-review-neorhythm-zetetic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-neorhythm-zetetic\/","title":{"rendered":"NEORHYTHM – Zetetic (2018) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEORHYTHM
Zetetic<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2018)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Somewhat of a cosmic groove metal opus, Neorhythm\u2019s Zetetic<\/em> makes for a rather interesting listen. I know little about this galactic duo from Finland, and wasn\u2019t sure I was going to like what has been described as \u201cmetal from space\u201d. But as debut albums go in 2018, it\u2019s an inventive one.<\/p>\n

Opening track \u2018Molten Mind\u2019 begins with a catchy chug to aid the aggressive vocal spits, although there\u2019s nothing remotely cosmic or dazzling about it. The track hints at an abrasive industrial style along with latter day black metal \/ Moonfog aesthetics with that stark and thorny traipse, but it\u2019s very much agreeable in its stomp. <\/p>\n

\u2018Second Stance\u2019 is a steady juggernaut; again, the guitar and drum chug is communicable while the vocals are a choking, growling menace to contend with. Damn, I could imagine these guys teaming up with Mike Patton (Faith No More) for a few maniacal vocal interpretations. In a sense, that\u2019s where this debut platter sits, Neorhythm creating a jarring but very accessible metal noise that creeps at times with eerie aplomb. Imagine a melting pot of Ministry, Prong, Malhavoc, et al, the structures often bruising in their construction as \u2018Golden Mean\u2019 rattles with threatening behaviour and \u2018Cosmic Genes\u2019 nods towards a spikier, mid-90s Sepultura. <\/p>\n

Some of you old enough to recall may remember that innovative time with metal between 1989 and 1992 when bands ranging from Helmet to Grotus to Faith No More made their name, never quite being commercial gods but somehow flirting with the mainstream with their strange trade. That\u2019s where I\u2019d place Zetetic<\/em>, because this is a very heavy, brooding record whereby tracks such as \u2018Dark Matter\u2019 or \u2018Nanogods\u2019 could easily appeal to Pantera fans, or Fear Factory followers, or anything in-between or around the edge if you catch my drift. And yet strangely, Neorhythm are not as creative or anywhere near as good as the bands mentioned. They do have a certain hostile charm to their aggressive plays, however, although it\u2019s one that also feels rather modern, maybe due to the production of Vladimir Lehtinen, who allows cuts such as \u2018Pictures Of Future\u2019 to hammer and slog so brightly. <\/p>\n

Vocally, throughout, the rasps are volatile spits that don\u2019t exactly stand out but as a whole, Zetetic<\/em> feels like a well-rounded and almost comfortable big groove where tracks such as \u2018Matrix Sleep\u2019 churn and roll with aggression and muscular melody. <\/p>\n

Nope, it\u2019s not as extra-terrestrial sounding as I would have liked, but as \u2018Quintessence\u2019 rumbles with that juddering guitar tone and the vocals foam with rather generic aggression, I\u2019m still thankful of the chance to visit what was not as unfriendly a planet as I expected.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEORHYTHMZetetic Self-released (2018)Rating: 7\/10 Somewhat of a cosmic groove metal opus, Neorhythm\u2019s Zetetic makes for a rather interesting listen. I know little about this galactic duo from Finland, and wasn\u2019t sure I was going to like what has been described as \u201cmetal from space\u201d. But as debut albums go in 2018, it\u2019s an inventive one. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-neorhythm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72913,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912\/revisions\/72913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}