Hackberry is a Dutch 5
piece instrumental band with both progressive and metal influences. The band has previously released a digital
EP, Desert Orchid on their bandcamp site.
The album features 4 tracks and starts with Obsidian Strike. It starts
with a slow fade up and quite spacey and then the main guitar line comes in,
followed by the rest of the band. The music gets quite complex with a lot of
rapid changes and some really nice guitar parts and then back to the clean main
riff again, which this time is complimented by a mellow organ. After 2 mins,
the intensity of the guitars builds up. The tracks slows down to just a guitar
riff and you might think it is over but then a faster riff kicks in
complimented by the organ and the 2nd guitar with wah effect but
still maintaining the nice melody. Later
the track gets really spacey with some nice organ and guitar lines mixing and
melding. Brilliant 17min track.
Miragglo starts with a piano solo that lasts for nearly 2 minutes
before the rest of the band joins in and creates some tension to mix with the
beauty. Later a very nice guitar solo,
like you might find on an Armored Saint record! Then the track gets more heavy
and intense.
Aboard starts side A and the band are heavier on this side and this one
is more of a heavy metal fest but with lots of cool changes and nice guitar. Later
the keyboards sneak into dampen down the intensity a bit but then the solo cuts
through like a knife through butter as the main heavy riff keeps the whole
track driving forward and heavy. Great solo. Desert Orchid (hear above) is a track from
their first EP (digital only) and starts spacey with a really nice guitar line
and the synth comes in almost like a voice, rising out of the depths before the
more heavy 2nd guitar kicks in. After some metal riffs and solos,
the track drops back down to two melodic guitar lines before taking off one
more time. The keyboards take the song to a different level at the end section as
the band get to their most intense and heavy side on another great track.
Excellent band. Wow..
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