Stream a New Chimp Spanner Demo Called “Aurora”

MS reader Katie J. sent us a note saying that a track from the new Chimp Spanner album has “leaked.” Upon further investigation is turns out the track was included on a free sampler CD that comes with the newest issue of Metal Hammer and it’s just a demo, not anything finished, nor is there any definitive new album on the horizon. But either way, who’s counting? Po-tay-to, po-tah-to: the end-game is that there’s a new Chimp Spanner track in the world.

I’ve never been super-enthralled by Chimp Spanner although I certainly recognize his talent. I think this new track, though, with more electronic elements than any of his previous stuff, is a step in the right direction; if djent is going to remain a viable genre it’s got to evolve in some way, and getting more and more electronic seems like a pretty good way of doing that. And I dig this track a lot; it’s got a kind of Tron vibe going on!

Check out “Aurora” below.