The word epic, often used by myself whilst doing these reviews, does not even come close in describing this record of gargantuan awesomeness. I came across these guys by fluke whilst surfing around the tinterweb. I came across British label Basick Records website and all matter of djenty goodness was to be found. The jewel in the crown was this. Uneven Structure are from France, and are purveyors of the finest tech metal/math metal/djent or whatever you want to call it – I don’t care what it is if it’s this good.
Awaken instantly removes your brain and gives it a good kicking with its supreme heaviness, before settling into some melodic goodness, and then the middle section with major off time grooves. BOOM!!! Track two, Frost, kicks major posterior, but with lots of melody, atmos, and yes, even more djenty goodness. Vocalist Matthieu Romarin is just incredible the way he switches from the deepest growls to the most melodic of vocals. The pace does not let up with Hail – again some serious off time grooves and epic vocals. The whole band are just amazing, superb musicians all round. Emmersion announces its arrival as if I have been transported into 2001: A Space Odyssey. Normality resumes with track five, Buds, which is an atmospheric slow builder with a killer vocal and maximum djentyness. Next up is Awe, which just wants to melt your face off with its heaviness. The drumming is just off the charts with some serious beats being laid down by Christian Schreil. Awe flows into Quittance with more polyrhythmic goodness. Limbo is a spacey loop that connects into Plenitude, which is just drum rhythms played until the guitars join with the same groove for 4 minutes until the vocals arrive. Epic in it’s simplicity! Which leads us to the final track, Finale, which has a huge cinematic sound – a fitting end to the album.
This is, without a doubt, one of the best albums of its genre and a must have for anyone who like this type of metal. It comes with a Grooveman guarantee.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
