Philm "Fire From The Evening Sun"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Alternative, Experimental, Psychedelic, Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: UDR
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: September 12, 2014 (DE), September 15, 2014 (UK), September 16, 2014 (USA)
Tracklist: 
01 - Train (04:44)
02 - Fire From The Evening Sun (04:34)
03 - Lady Of The Lake (04:55)
04 - Lion's Pit (06:32)
05 - Silver Queen (03:43)
06 - We Sail At Down (03:06)
07 - Omniscience (03:46)
08 - Fanboy (01:59)
09 - Luxhaven (03:39)
10 - Blue Dragon (02:45)
11 - Turn In The Sky (05:58)
12 - Corner Girl (05:21)

Line-up: 
Dave Lombardo - Drums
Francisco "Pancho" Tomaselli - Bass
Gerry Nestler - Guitars, Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Now, with the release of their follow-up album, "Fire From the Evening Sun," Philm's still showing top-notch instrumental work and keeping things retro, but have brought forth a substantially different batch of songs this time around. There's a Soundgarden essence in the grunge-adorned tracks "Train" and "Fanboy," surf rock-influenced riffs in "We Sail at Dawn" and "Luxhaven," a Black Sabbath sludginess in the chorus of "Lion's Pit," and the old-school stomp of "Fire From the Evening Sun" bursts into an unrelenting crossover thrash section halfway through. In fact, there's more hardcore punk influence felt on the album, most notably in "Lady of the Lake," the narrative-heavy "Omniscience," and the furious strumming of "Blue Dragon" - this actually helps Nestler's voice find a comfortable home, since he bears that abrasive pseudo-singing style akin to Keith Morris or Mike Nuir, that was duly criticized for being a weak point of "Harmonic." However, Nestler's voice also shows some improvement, and adapts surprisingly well in the blues rocker, "Silver Queen," and the slow jazz closer, "Corner Girl," which has Philm pull another trick from their sleeves by switching into a Latin jazz section with a trumpet solo. These low gear moments on "Fire From the Evening Sun" are more scarce in comparison to the numerous slow-burning bouts of ambience found in "Harmonic," but seeing as that element got chilly reception, Philm's choice to include none of that on this album were probably for the best. And with all the different directions taken on the album, what seems to hold it all together is Lombardo's "force of nature" status on the drums, fitting an awe-inspiring drumroll wherever he can with success.

 Read the full review by Sam Mendez at ultimate-guitar.com

Media/Samples 
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Fire From the Evening Sun

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