Shardborne "Living Bridges"

Country: Ireland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: Out On A Limb Records
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: July 10, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Not That Axis
2. Qualia
3. Living Bridges
4. Moving Magnetic North
5. Mind The Gap
6. Looking Down At The Sky From Above
7. Room Within A Room

Line-up: 
Ciaran Culhane – Guitar
Eoin Culhane – Guitar
Cormac O’Farrell – Bass guitar
Ben Wanders – Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Living Bridges is an odd, instrumental hybrid of progressive rock fusion, djent, atmospheric extreme metal, and regular thrash metal.
Like listening to a great riff tape, you hear chops for days, with no concrete destination. The ‘bridge’ seems an enjoyable, but hazy crossing into oblivion. Complex songs are long, interesting, and indulgent. Similar to some jazz and fusion compositions, there are very few repeating themes and very few typical rock hooks. Songs possess multiple ‘heads’, or motives, instead.

 Read the full review by Iris North at planetmosh.com

Media/Samples 
Room Within A Room

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Rest "I Hold The Wolf"

Country: Ireland
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: Out on a Limb Records
Release date: February 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1.Babylon - Constructing the Cosmos 05:25
2.Scaradh 06:31
3.Empyrean 06:17
4.The Waters Withdraw 07:49
5.Sol - Luna - Astra 05:07
6.Iolrú 09:18
7.Descent with Modification 04:57
8.I Hold the Wolf by the Ears 10:19

Line-up: 
Graham Lynch
Steve Barry
Colm O'Shea
Johnny Lynch

Description/Reviews: 

Rest are an instrumental rock group from Cork, Ireland. The group's sound has evolved over the course of their existence to incorporate elements of progressive rock, tech-metal, post-rock, doom, black metal and math rock. The groups sound is characterised by intricate harmonised riffs, complex drum patterns, unconventional song structures, a heavy emphasis on dynamics and alternating time signatures. Just as 2007’s Operation: Impending Doom EP represented a marked departure from the sound of their debut record, I Hold The Wolf again finds the band moving their sound forward in new directions. I Hold The Wolf is a mutant hybrid of intricate technical riffs, classic-rock influenced guitar harmonies, frenetic and propulsive drums, doomed out psych rock, uplifting Yes-style prog passages, analogue synth sounds, Sabbaths’ pummeling down-tuned grooves and Black Metals corrosive, relentless and hypnotic crescendos. Just don’t call it post-rock!

Media/Samples 
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