365 Days of Metal: Falling from the West

Day 51

Fall In Archaea - Gatherings (EP)

Artist Origin: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genre: Progressive / Technical / Hardcore
Label: Unsigned
Running Time: 23 minutes
Release Date: January 25, 2011

Best Part: I'll take everything you have and bury it - with the dead!

Favorite Tracks: Machines, Gatherings, The Messenger, and High Tides

Grade: 4.5

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Gatherings in 20 words or less:

A great first impression from a west cost Canadian band looking to crush their way onto the tech metal scene.

The Band:

Fall In Archaea is a five piece metal outfit playing out of Victoria BC that focuses on technically proficient instrumentation, progressive riffs and heavy grooves, all wrapped up in a metalcore envelope. The band is currently unsigned but has been touring consistently over the past year with a number of fellow Canadian groups such as Blind Witness, as well as supporting North American tours by groups including The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza and A Plea For Purging.

Jay's Take on Gatherings:

Gatherings is a short introduction to what Fall In Archaea has to offer. Clocking in at just under 25 minutes long, the six track EP covers all of the aspects that make them a band to keep an eye on. The technical and heavy guitar work is prominent across each track, stretching across the boundaries of dissonant grinds to earth shaking drops, melodious solos, and pummeling grooves. Alex Lidstone's vocals are on point, and his screams are crisp and clear, fitting perfectly with the instrumentation of the EP, with some particularly tasty, gut wrenching lows at key points in Gatherings six track offering. The band also offers a great live performance, having seen them locally while on tour in the past year, looking forward to more in the years to come from these guys.

Sample of the Day:



- J