Combining the hypnotic mantra-metal of fellow duo Om with thrash and jazz, Iceburn Collective's Gentry Densley rolled out his new band Eagle Twin with this hyperliterate mountain of sound. Taking inspiration from Ted Hughes' pitch black collection of poems "Crow," Densley and drummer Tyler Smith have created a record as complex, powerful and brutal as Hughes' work. Like any great work it requires an investment of time. This is not a collection of singles stacking up to make an easily accessible album, this is a concept album that can only be appreciated in full by listening from start to finish. I realize in this day and age of iPods set to shuffle that is asking a lot, but keep in mind that while this work may not provide instant gratification, the best things in life, and in music, usually don't come that easy.
Listen to "Crow Hymn" here
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