Sikth are progressive tech metallers from the UK that formed back in ’99. This is their second album from 2006. They were way ahead of their time, and influenced a lot of the underground djent bands that incorporated a lot of Sikth’s grooves into their music. At times, they are supremely technical with very heavy grooves and rhythms. The band actually disbanded in 2007, as they thought they had achieved what they set out to do, and various band members would embark on a myriad of projects before reconvening in 2013.
Summer Rain is one of the Sikth tracks I love the most. Switching from clean to scream vocals, the music switches and changes constantly and doesn’t let the listener zone into a single groove. Epic stuff! Sanguine Seas Of Bigotry is a another tune that defies logic. How they pull this off live I do not know. They turn it down a notch or two and let the melody shine through occasionally like on In This Light, which is a beautiful interlude.
If you like your rock and metal straight up then this is not for you. It’s another in the series of “if you want to expand your musical horizons then give it a go”.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
