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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
ok, so i was a little late getting my hands on this CD. i was too busy putting the awesome songs from their other releases on repeat to go ahead and get this one. but holy crap, am i glad i did. torche comes out stronger than ever in the new “EP”, which is good enough to be a full length. The opener shows that the band has taken a queue from melodic hardcore groups, moreso that usually. This may be in fact the punkiest and most melodic album the band has ever put out. Vocal tracks harmonize perfectly, the sludgyness is still around enough for this to be considered sludge metal, and the ride goes by quite quickly. the album sounds something between a Deftones, Mastodon, and Isis CD with sounds of shoegaze and punk mixed in. It’s hard to choose a song that is best from this CD, but my choice would be between the Circus Circus esque UFO or the Deftones nod Face The Wall. For those who prefer the more metal sounding Torche, listen to Arrowhead (heck, you can get the song free with adult swim’s amazing METAL SWIM compilation)
Final Synopsis:
9.25/10- The album proves to be one of the most beautiful musical compositions i’ve heard in my life. but like all the band’s CDs, it’s not long enough. Sure, the last two tracks are double in size than the rest of the CD, but you gotta come out with longer compositions.
