Chon

Lets get something straight this isn't going to make you a better person, do your dishes or even push the boundaries of the the already crowded tech-metal genre. I can say though that this Ep by the extremely young band called Chon is very fun with some memorable breakdowns and melodies.  If not for that then do it because the drummer of this group is 12 years old. Yes like 6 plus 6 equals 12. According to the group he is not with them anymore because he wanted to do other activities like kids his age. It really is astonishing but deff. have a go.


Chon EP

Concentric - Immeasurable

What happens when a bunch of metal heads become bored with metal? Naturally they form an acoustic progressive math rock band right? Yes and it is some well thought out musics at that. The proper conventions such as builds and blast beats remain intact through most of the songs but obviously they have transitioned to an acoustic rock frame work. Portions later on in the album become electric and then you really see that maybe they dont stray too far from metal in the end.  In any event dont miss out.


Immeasurable

Exivious

Fusion Metal (weather channel metal)

Highly Tech. yet also very chilled and flowing, the wonderful fusion metal band Exivious is made up of members of the also amazing Cynic. Complex song structures and instrumentation abounds. The balance of Jazz and Metal is actually surprisingly equal. While having heard this you'd have thought they always belonged together. Extremely amazing.

Exivious   

Intronaut - Valley of Smoke (2010)

 If anyone has been following this group they would know that with each album they have improved by leaps and bounds, Valley of Smoke is no exception. This California Prog-metal/ Jazz/Alt/Awesome runs the gamut of metal styles making it all seem so seamless in the process. Songwriting has gotten tighter as well as the drums somehow getting much more complex. What I would have liked to have heard more of was the commanding bass lines that they used on their last excellent release, Prehistoricisms . Other than this small gripe I can honestly say that this (for me) will be one of the top metal releases of the year.





Intronaut - Valley of Smoke (2010)