The lyrics in the show a clear frustration with the current state of our world, but also a hope that humanity could collectively come around to a newer attitude towards reason, growth and maybe even an overall emotional maturation of the human race. Musically and lyrically this is an angry song. A short, distorted synth intro and suddenly a frantic tidal wave of drums and guitars. ”Metaphobia” is another highlight on the album.
“I survive/Immortality Realized” in the chorus reminds us of the resiliency of the tardigrade that has survived millions of years, multiple mass extinctions and other global cataclysms.
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It’s a right treat.Īdd the insane bass from B Michael, time changes from B Park and we have a six-minute song that is so full of so many small, intentional and complex moments that it could be its own death metal film score. (and suddenly realized how desperately this world needs an Allegaeon/Brendon Small collaboration to happen.) McShane’s vocals are all over the shop in this track, showing an exceptional (but not unsurprising) range from death growls to gutturals to delicate clean vocal moment three quarters in.
“Extremophiles(B)” begins a dramatic introduction, an infectious riff and completed by vocalist McShane’s death growl intro with the first line: “I am exposed/to elements known to/in excess, destroy and dethrone.” The harmonizing guitar moments between Burgess and Stancel at the chorus are reminiscent of Brendon Small’s Galaktikon. Water bears rejoice! This is the first track of the album that had me clutching my head wondering how they were able to pack so much into one track! Track three on the record, ”Extremeophiles(B)” is the second single released from the album and the “Tardigrade” song. Enter the guitars of Greg Burgess and Michael Stancel, and in the two minutes-fourteen seconds of this track, it ticks almost all the musical Allegaeon boxes: technical, complicated, intelligently composed music, handled by extremely talented musicians. The science lesson begins with the instrumental introduction to Apoptosis, “Parthenogenisis.” Immediately hit a wave of complicated bass from Brandon Michael and some cymbals from Brandon Park. ‘Apoptosis’ is defined as “the programmed death of some of an organism’s cells as part of its natural growth and development.” Quite the metaphor for the band, whose own growth and development have progressed from the loss of band members and additions of new, leveling out the current line up with the latest member, Brandon Michael who replaced longtime member Cory Archuleta on bass. This review has been deleted and rewritten more than once, in an attempt to showcase just how exceptional ‘Apoptosis’ is and why it’s such a big deal. It was, however, extremely exciting.įast forward to two weeks ago when I received Allegaeon’s finished product, their new album ‘ Apoptosis.’ I volunteered myself for this review thinking it’d be an easy one to push out for team Metal Wani but I have struggled to find the words to do this album justice.
Given Allegaeon’s history of all things science, this wasn’t a surprise to hear. When Allegaeon were in Calgary with Ne Obliviscaris in 2017, vocalist Riley McShane told me they were working on a new album which will feature a song about Tardigrades the microscopic galactic travelers that can survive anywhere, from the impossible vacuum of space to withstanding immense pressure at the bottom of the ocean.
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