Shagohod "Tin, Gold, Lead & Blood"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

01. Old Pistol (or How to Murder a Man and Leave Him Alive) (04:26)

02. Widowmaker (or Tin, Gold and Lead) (05:32)

03. Lightning Rifle (or The Buffalo Deserter) (05:28)

04. Showstoppers (or A Chorus of Vultures) (05:07)

05. Revolver (or Gravedigger Blues) (05:01)

06. Martillo del Dios (or War in the Wake of the River Greed) (06:30)

07. Burning Arrow (or A Footfall on the Floor of the Night) (05:57)

08. Faith (or The Broke and Buried) (05:51)

09. Inquisitor (or To Beat the House) (05:32)

10. Scorpion (or Manifest Cowardice) (10:20)

11. Repeater (or For All is Dark Where Thou Art Not) (06:56)

Line-up

Dave Coffey: Vocals, Drums, Bass (all but 4), Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Rhodes, Percussion

Drew Bligh: Electric Guitars, Vocals, Bass (4), Mandolin, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Synth, Programming/Samples

  With:

Ben Lane - Solos (6, 8, 10), leads (6, 10)

Rick King - Guitar solo (5)

Jeff Boratko - Tenor sax (9), soprano sax (11), bassoon (4)

Keenan Asbridge - Trumpet (1, 10)

Description/Reviews:

What is abundantly clear is while this band set their foot firmly in the progressive metal sphere they made sure that they prioritized writing quality songs. Every single chorus and verse line is carefully constructed to stick in your head so you can sing along with every subsequent listen, such as the lines at the very end of Showstoppers, with multiple voices involved it’s difficult not to be compelled to belt along with the band. Melodic passages and the layered harmonies are superb, filling the sonic space without feeling like an overwhelming wall of noise. Shagohod enjoys messing with different styles to keep the listener on their toes, with songs like Revolver that are basically a straight up blues song with a distortion pedal and Burning Arrow that has a very cinematic vibe with the primary use of synths and pad strings for instrumentation.

Read the full review by Nikita Khrenov at alternativecontrolct.com

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