A co-release
with Osmium and Daredevil records, the Danish stoner rock band is back with
their 3rd full length album and first since 2005! This time, the band is joined by long time
friend, Stefan Krey from Gas Giant on lead guitar. There is a long history of
Gas Giant and Magnified Eye. Stefan has been playing with the band for the last
several years. Anyway, the album
features 9 tracks and it was all recorded live in the studio. The band has
never been so heavy as on this release and I would almost say it is stoner doom
rock now. Battle of Edessa starts things
off with a mid-paced but heavy track some great energy and cool guitar parts.
Trailblazer is the first of several tracks to feature the harmonica, which is
followed by the drums and harmony guitar before the main riff kicks in. Sounds
really cool the way the guitar and harmonica interact throughout the track.
Outside the Omniapparatus speeds things up a bit with a true rocker. I really
like the solo section on the track. Chimp King starts slowly and is a bit doomy
and again features the harmonica. Homeless Shelter is a CD and digtal only
track that starts with a straight guitar (no fuzz) before the main heavy fuzz riff
kicks in. Potent lyrics on this track, which is another faster track but still
with some nice melodic undertones. Legion (you can check out the video below),
the
start reminds me a bit of Gas Giant but with some harmony guitar parts. Heavy
Stuff. Word of Faith, the vocal is almost strained as Torben tries to get his message
across, on this rocker with a very special guitar riff. Moat has some cool
drumming to compliment the guitar riff before the harmonica and vocals kick in
on another mid paced stoner rock groove. This one grooves a bit more than some
of the tracks. Back to the roots. The title track, ends this track and is one
of my favorites. Wish this one was on youtube so you can could hear it! Enjoy the return of the Magnified
Eye!!!!!!!!!
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