{"id":17645,"date":"2019-05-11T21:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T04:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17645"},"modified":"2019-05-14T08:50:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:50:48","slug":"new-music-revue-mounties-deliver-the-goods-on-anticipated-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/05\/11\/new-music-revue-mounties-deliver-the-goods-on-anticipated-album\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Mounties deliver the goods on anticipated album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mounties
Heavy Meta<\/em>
(Light Organ Records)
4\/5
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It\u2019s been five years since the release of Thrash Rock Legacy<\/em>, and Canadian supergroup Mounties are back with their highly anticipated second LP, Heavy Meta<\/em>. Combining the creativity of Hawksley Workman, Hot Hot Heat’s Steve Bays, and Age of Electric\/Limblifter’s Ryan Dahle, Mounties possess an embarrassment of talent. Expectations were high. Heavy Meta <\/em>doesn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On first spin there is too much going on to take it all in. The synth is overwhelming at times, but it grew on me. The sounds are subtle yet powerful\u2014simple yet complex. These are elite-level musicians with the freedom to work in the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it sounds great coming from a speaker, check the video for the lead single, \u201cFlags of Convenience.\u201d You have to see it to understand how fucking good Eric Breitenbach\u2014also of Limblifter, and who provides guest drum work on this track\u2014is. His beats are unconventional and all over the place but somehow they fit perfectly. It almost sounds like a sober Keith Moon. Brietenbach just might be the best in the game right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy Meta <\/em>is loaded with great cuts. The title track defies time, coming at us in movements, each of which would stand alone. \u201cLongplay\u201d mixes straight-up rock guitar with staccato synth and great melodies. Mounties\u2019 versatility is showcased on slower tracks like \u201cPython Status\u201d and \u201cBeauty Won\u2019t Fail You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combining frontmen often results in catastrophic failure, but Mounties successfully features three lead singers and their unmistakably distinct styles somehow meld into one. Heavy Meta <\/em>is a great album. Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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