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Let\u2019s make one thing perfectly clear, Toronto\u2019s Black Absinthe play a type of metal that would comfortably fit in the mid to late eighties.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure the band themselves would admit that as they wear their influences on their sleeves.\u00a0 And I\u2019ll also make one more thing clear; I\u2019m almost never a fan of an intentional throwback sound.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because it usually sounds forced and manufactured.\u00a0 So going into listening to the band\u2019s third studio EP \u201cEarly Signs Of Denial\u201d, I wasn\u2019t sure if the momentum would flow seamlessly and if I would hear a definitive sound that isn\u2019t instantly comparable to one big name band of the glory days of traditional heavy metal.<\/p>\n

Through the six songs presented, I noticed a depth that I wasn\u2019t prepared for.\u00a0 An up-tempo metallic drive, clean and rough vocals done masterfully by Jack Cerre (also handling guitar duties, and a dead-ringer for former Corrosion Of Conformity singer Karl Agell), and a mid-paced and streamlined nostalgic sound which can transition perfectly to moments of pure riffing aggression and thundering bass and drums at a breakneck pace (provided by Kyle Scarlett and Austin Henderson respectively).<\/p>\n

Comparatively speaking, the band can be looked at the same way as a current band like Red Fang, who have made a name on playing a confident and tight retro sound.\u00a0 As far as influences, we can hear hints throughout the EP of Motorhead, Saxon, dirty southern metal and NWOBHM.\u00a0 Yes, that sounds like it could be a disaster waiting to happen with a variety of sounds like those mentioned, but it all works well and blends together rather defiantly and confidently.<\/p>\n

Simply put, their sound takes me back to a time when traditional metal was still somewhat in it\u2019s eighties infancy; big, heavy, uncompromising and dirty with a skill that was becoming more present as the years went on and talent continued to pop up.\u00a0 And to be fair, as mentioned, there\u2019s nothing terribly original about this release.\u00a0 But the band pay tribute to their heroes of the past in a way that sounds genuine and real in a musical world where bands with a interest in delving into older musical styles seem in a lot of ways to lean toward one particular band influence much too heavily.
\nMarketed properly by a label, this could do well outside of North America where the old school sounds are way more accepted than in their home base of Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n

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Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. The Wild
\n02. Is This Life
\n03. Berj Khalifa
\n04. Pigs
\n05.\u00a0 NOW
\n06. Winter<\/p>\n

Playing time:<\/strong> 27:14<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 13 May, 2016<\/p>\n

Label:<\/strong> Independent<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> Black Absinthe Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n