Royal Thunder have rapidly reached a
point in their careers where every new release feels like a
monumental achievement. With every album that they put out you can
get a sense of advanced grace, another step in the burning quest to
find humanity that so many find in this bands music. Their latest
release, the 12 track Wick is
a record that we can't help but to love, it's a record that captures
the imagination and one that burns forward with the sort of
psychedelic magic and passionate perpetual motion that defines only
the best records.
I
think that the bands formidable skills have come to a head on this
record. Not only are the individual performances on Wick
generally on point but the
songwriting has come to a new high. While the band has certainly
advanced their structures I think what really gets me about this
record is the way that the album takes you full circle. There is a
sort of sonic journey that you take every time you listen to Wick
and it leaves you in awe of all
that the guys have created. You get lost in the push and pull, the
gentle motion of the music and the utter beauty of the production.
This is a band who emphasize soundscapes and who remind us time and
time again that we have a right to lose ourselves in this sorrowful
noise.
The
constant advancement of Wick is
magical. This is an album that utterly entrances you and helps you to
remember why the 'vest metal' movement started in the first place.
Royal Thunder place an emphasis on the power of the song here and
their willingness to keep on trucking and expanding is truly
commendable. They have tapped into something that pushes far beyond
what many others bands of their ilk are doing or have done and
instead have driven us to a place where we can find a proper way
forward for a genre that, for lack of bands like these, would
stagnate.
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