STARGAZER – A Merging to the Boundless
- by Matt Coe
- Posted on 23-03-2015
Another Aussie treat, especially for those who like outer world blackened heavy metal- StarGazer have been in existence since the mid 1990’s, yet their third album "A Merging to the Boundless" is my first exposure to the trio. Corralling atmospheric, avant-garde clean moments around galloping riffs, speedy buzz saw trills, and extreme vocal screams gives "An Earth Rides It’s Endless Carousel" the magical journey feel as if Immortal went headfirst into Manilla Road and Iron Maiden. The 11 minute "The Grand Equalizer" contains a lot of high note harmonics and intertwined technical death/black changes against an epic arrangement backdrop, The Great Righteous Destroyer delivering a fluid bass break for the ages at the 3:35-3:58 mark.
7 songs and 39 minutes of energy and darkness, StarGazer prove again that Australia’s metal scene is well worth time and effort to invest in.
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