INTRONAUT CHANGED MY LIFE
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 at 12:47pm by Kip Wingerschmidt
Seriously, brah. These guys are amazing. Better than amazing. By far my favorite new band I’ve heard since I discovered the indisputable champions of progressive metal about 6 years ago. And Intronaut is fucking young(ish); I kinda feel like we can expect a pretty healthy career from them, knock on boner. If I found such a symbiotic musical relationship as these guys have, I would fight to keep it going for as long as possible. That said, already in its first year and a half, the band has changed out a member or two, but judging by the new track (from the band’s upcoming The Challenger) recently posted on its myspace page, the focus and direction hasn’t changed a damn bit.
The song below, the first cut off of Intronaut’s full-length Void, is so fierce, and yet so organic; how could you not be thankful for musicians as accomplished as this? I still get completely blown away every time I hear this track, which has easily been a hundred times since last winter. And the way it sets up the next brutal track on the album, which in turn perfectly sets up the following gem….in my humble opinion, the first three songs off of Void ought to be listened to one after the other every single time, but I guess you’re just gonna have to pick up a copy of the record to find out for yourself, and learn exactly what I’m talkin bout. Just remember when yr jaw hits the fucking floor, that Wingerschmidt told ya so!
I just decided right now, while writing this, that the first time I get to see these guys play live, I am going to personally deliver a round of whiskey shots to each member of the band right before they start their set.
-KW
INTRONAUT – “A Monolithic Vulgarity“, off of Void
Because the songs aren’t memorable? I tried, I really did. But this shit just doesn’t stick.
DUDE!! Stop posting about every awesome band that I love. First Baroness, now this? Who do you think you are?
I think its interesting, I don’t know if Organinc, or life changing are words I would use to describe it though…
They are for sure a good band… and I will have to see them live with you… but I will leave myself open for the life changing moments you so confidently speak of for their live show to deliver.
Around the end of last year, someone tried to tell me that “Void” was a better album than “Blood Mountain”, so I went into Intronaut ready to hate them……..I do not hate them. They’re pretty badass.
No fucking way is “Void” better than “Blood Mountain” though.
First off, the track is pretty sweet. Secondly, I wouldn’t call it impressive or life-changing at all. If anything it sounds like a Meshuggah rip off with melody thrown around.
1) C’mon, the songs are definitely memorable–allbeit pretty complicated throughout (and perhaps convoluted in some eyes)–some more than others, but the best tracks are worth an assload, nawmean? Might I suggest smoking a bowl beforehand?
2) DUDE!! I will not stop! I’m Kip mof’n Wingahhhhh!!!
3) My perception of Intronaut is based solely on the recordings (!) — I can’t bloody wait to see them live. My affinity for this band is due to their original sound; I haven’t heard as intricately crafted, perfectly jazzy AND aggressive tunes without getting noodley in quite some time. If you think there are other bands out there that nail this level of musicanship/writing, please….hook a brotha UP!!!!
4) “Void” is probably the third best metal album of 2006, after “Blood Mountain” and “Sacrament”.
5) Intronaut sounds completely different from Meshuggah, in terms of songwriting, playing, and style.
OPEN DIALOGUE: What new bands have you discovered in the last year that you feel are doing something different, masterful, epic, worthwhile, etc.?
I don’t think the full-length is as memorable as the EP, it’s still solid though. But it’s ALL fucking about “Fragments of Character” from the EP. That song is an absolute fucking MASTERPIECE on every level and absolutely decimates every song that Mastodon has ever written, without question. I fully worship that shit. If for some reason you’ve never heard that particular I most definitely recommend correcting that problem like… NOW. Seriously… The part that kicks in around 1:21 makes me want to destroy the fucking planet, and that is a feeling that I VERY rarely achieve anymore. Fucking classic…
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