UK three-piece
Coldharbour has just released their debut EP and it’s a pretty nice
installment, I must say. Stylewise, they are a bit hard to pinpoint (which I
like). There’s a bit of metal, a bit of prog, a bit of post-grunge, a bit of
metalcore, a slice of nu-metal and various other bits and pieces thrown into
the mix. To be honest opening track “Blackest Days” didn’t grab me that hard
and I wasn’t entirely impressed, fearing the worst. However, already in the
second track “Hour Of The Wolf” it picks up and some cool and powerful guitar
riffs grab my attention. It’s almost a stoner vibe to this one, which I really
like. Fat riffs, me like! I also like the clean, but quite powerful vocals. Third
track, “Dorje’s Wish” is a powerful, proggy heavy rocker with a hint of Twelve
Foot Ninja. Another great number! “Somewhere To Call Your Own” starts off as a
slow and ballady number, but soon the guitar power chords come crashing in. A
bit too nu-metal for my taste, though, and not really my cup of tea, I must
admit. “Battlestar Spectacular” brings back in some hard and heavy staccato
riffing, almost with a touch of Pantera to it, while the verse goes off in a totally
different direction which is cool. This is definitely one of my favorite
tracks! A powerful stomper, but still with lots of musical twists and turns
that makes it an interesting listen. The closer “Fall Away” is another crusher,
but with a cool dynamic verse that takes it down, builds it up and the throws
in the power gear, but still with a lot of melody. All in all, a really good
effort and a new band to keep a look-out for. The production is good but could
do well with a bit more bottom and power in the sound, which would bring this
up yet another a notch. Great vocals, great band (lacking guitar solos, though)
and the song material is well above average.
Janne Stark
Country: UK
Year: 2019
Label: Self-released
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