gnihilo I can't put my finger on exactly why I pre-ordered the album right away, but "Apis Bull" ticks all my boxes: cavernous yet melodic, abysmal yet radiant, progressive yet very cohesive. Can't wait for April 17!

JDMP now there is a lot of solid stuff happening in this one preview track. but i’ll be damned if this track, Apis Bull, doesn’t achieve a high degree of progressive technicalities that are only accentuated by the excellent vocals found therein. Keep your ears open for this one.

Urso X “Apis Bull” set the anticipation bar sky high for BIAR, and I’m thrilled to report that it doesn’t disappoint! The album’s slightly hazy/smoggy atmosphere in combination with its technical proficiency/progginess is quite simply intoxicating. And in its quieter moments, I’m reminded of Dream Unending, which is never a bad thing :) All in all, a disarming, at times dizzying, always beautiful listening experience!

Thanks to AlexP for the find :) Favorite track: Blind In Abyssal Realms.

Gary Davidson Not since Oceansize has a British band been able to meld genres so well and Drugs sets the foundations to take this band to greatness.

My review for Echoes and Dust: www.echoesanddust.com/2020/04/sugar-horse-drugs/

An interview with the wonderful Mr Tubb:
www.echoesanddust.com/2020/03/ashley-tubb-of-sugar-horse/

GeN2Mo I'm not that well read within this subgenre space. So, speaking from my context this registres as Pop Metal built on a foundation of Sludge. Which I find immensely appealing. There's just a rawness and a feel for the value of empty spaces and pauses that a lot of the more Industrial Metal-derived Pop Metal has lacked for a long time now. There's so much deliberate control over pacing an emphasis here.

jim_fuego Very far from terrible, more like brilliant. Heavy? Melodic? Righteous fury? Check, check and check. Brilliant live the other night as well Favorite track: History's Biggest T-Shirts.

Gary Davidson One of the finest bands this miserable piece of land has produced in a long time. Very excited to see where album number three takes us.