MOVE OF THOUGHT

This album = the debut album from this band from Moldova is a free download and therefore well worth checking out for a metal hungry rusty reviewer.

The metal here is based in both hard core and tech death metal. I would also add thrash metal. It feels more thrash metal than death metal. There is not much all out brutal death metal here. Instead, the music is more refined and sophisticated. Meshuggah like, in fact. The thrash metal here is intertwined with some space rock melody lines too. In other words, the band has used their brain more than the routine thrash riffs you get from bands like this.

Intelligent music, yes. Great music, no. The quality is throughout good, but this album does not captivate me that much. There is a couple of very good songs like the closing track Rebuilt Babylon which at times leans towards Hawkwind. The rest of the album is inoffensive good with the Meshuggah like chugging. I will still recommend this album though as a good effort from a new band. Only time will tell if they return with a follow up. I sincerely hope they do.

3 stars