In the Absence of Truth
Isis
Producer: Matt Bayles
Ipecac Records, 2006
1 CD
Catalogue #: 81
EAN: 0689230008125
UPC: 689230008125
You save: 20%
Forward-thinking art/prog metalheads Isis dig deeper and more densely into their musical palette with their fourth album, IN THE ABSENCE OF TRUTH. As with earlier releases, the group's often droney, mixed-back vocals, intricate drumming, and diverse guitar work paint a complex sonic landscape. With an approach that is equal parts trippy and ferocious, Isis continue to spawn imitators even as the band's latest work sets new standards for the heady niche they've carved out. With more visible bands such as Mars Volta and Tool paving the way, Isis appear poised to take their brand of heavy ambient rock to the masses.
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Isis
The Los Angeles-via-Boston-based metal band Isis are one of the most popular outfits working in heavy metal's more avant-garde sectors. While some hard-rock acts would flinch at being saddled with arty descriptors and qualifiers, frontman Aaron Turner has himself referred to what the band plays as "thinking man's metal." Certainly, Isis's highly technical, concept-driven experimental sound doesn't immediately call to mind more familiar genre standard bearers. Still, the band has the requisite musical elements to keep even the most meat-and-potatoes metalheads satisfied.
