Giant Squid "Minoans"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Post Metal
Label: Translation Loss Records
Format: CD
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Minoans - 08:27  
2. Thera - 05:14  
3. Sir Arthur Evans - 05:43  
4. Palace of Knossos - 04:05  
5. Sixty Foot Waves - 05:32  
6. Mycenaeans - 05:37  
7. The Pearl and the Parthenon - 04:50  
8. Phaistos Disc - 03:52

Line-up: 
Aaron John Gregory - guitar, vocals
Bryan Beeson - bass
Jackie Perez Gratz - cello, vocals
Andrew Southard - keyboards, vocals
Zack Farwell - drums

Description/Reviews: 

For the many permutations ‘post-metal’ tends to wind up with, progressive oddly isn’t that high on the list. Maybe it’s the post-metal staples of lumbering pace or the need to express darker moods. Whatever the cause, it makes Minoans all the more surprising in how well it’s executed the way it is. While embodying the best elements of the post-metal tag (minus the aimless suck, for aside from the opener most of these songs wrap up in 5 minutes), and meshing it with progressive exaltations. All in all it’s not terribly dissimilar from Ancestors, though again with an extreme focus on economy within each song.

 Read the full review by Matthew Bowling at deadrhetoric.com

Media/Samples 
Mycenaeans

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