Samus Octology

Irepress | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 29, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Translation Loss
• ASIN: B000PFU9XI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,931 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I defy you to find a better, more solid album than this, May 9, 2006

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Ronald B. Myers "linaeum66" (boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samus Octology (Audio CD)

I saw these guys play with Isis and Zombi in Boston a few days ago. They opened, and I've got to be honest, i didn't want them to go off the stage, and make way for the other bands. I picked up this CD from the band after the show. I believe they aren't signed yet, but i am willing to bet they will be on hydrahead or ipecac in no time at all. Their sound is difficult to describe but pelican and dredg come to mind. There are no vocals on the albulm, however they do have a single, maybe he is only for their new material, not sure. but anyway, this disc is absolutely phenomenal. I have never seen such a brilliant juxtaposition of very delicate and precise melody with downright brutal metal. This band is easily in the same upper echelon of metal as Isis and Pelican are (that says a lot given the fact that this is their first release). I expect to see a lot more material from these guys in the near future and if you like pelican and isis, than pick it up. I have over 5000 cds and this one is easily in my top 5. I have been listening to it incessantly for days. the grooves and breakdowns are just soooo infectious. oh yeah, and apparently if you start the cd and the movie "goonies" at the same time, the CD serves as a perfectly synced soundtrack to the movie, haven't tried yet though

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irepress ~Samus Octology~, September 22, 2007

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RaY RaY Pine "Fan of All Music" (Philly) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samus Octology (Audio CD)

Mesmerizing. Atmospheric. Challenging. Intuitive. Epic.

Those are words I would use to describe Irepress, a highly progressive instrumental metal band from Massachusetts. With thick layers of distortion and intricate guitar leads that tug at your mind while allowing you to slip deeper and deeper into the oblivion of a perceived white noise until you're rudely awakened by the melody of a changing theme, Irepress have managed to walk the line between genius and car crash and come out on the other side with an incredible album in their hands and in our ears.

An album of this magnitude can be overwhelming because the band is challenging the mindset of music in the same way Explosions in the Sky are. Long winding passages of instrumental melody that are attacked with intricate riffing that can leave as quickly as it they've come.

Instead of straight droning Irepress explores the dynamics of the guitar and allows new life to breathe within them--harkening newer Deftones and the explosive, yet temperamental nature of Saturday Night Wrist. The delay riddled leads that fill space along with palm muted triplet riffs underneath create enough metallic edge to keep technical metal heads glued to their seats but the band is quirky. They use dissonance, feedback and ambiance to keep everyone else interested. You can hear the Sigur Ros as much as the Meshuggah, but its Sigur with balls and Meshuggah with a more dynamic, experimental sound. Very California rock.

The songs should be taken in as a whole and listened to the same way you'd listen to a classical piece; with an undivided attention to detail. DiNapoli and Silverberg will get the credit they deserve in ten years when people look back on this disc the same way people now look at Isis as one of the land marks of modern metal. They've crafted a modern work of art here.

The ambient twists and metallic turns of this forty five minute opus should keep any progressive metal head guessing, any technical metal head thinking and any lover of music enthralled.

This is my album of the year right now, no one comes even close.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most soothing, confusing, obliterating music you'll ever hear., June 25, 2007

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Marc Tomko "Absence of evidence is not eviden... (Southington, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samus Octology (Audio CD)

These songs pack a powerful punch. Rhythmically they are a force to be recokned with. The atmosphere of these songs is deep, I feel like I'm in a different place while listening. The ambient guitar rhythms and riffs are amazingly soothing, perfect music to fall asleep to, until.... Metal in its smartest form, off time rhythms, odd time signatures, heavy riff's, breaks, and building. Then back into the calm serenity for a break..

The dynamics on this album are incredible, the musicians at work here are VERY talented, and very creative (its hard to find those in combination these days)

Buy this cd if you like music, you will not be dissapointed.