Deluminati

Egonaut

Self-described as Sweden's "most premier rock band," EGONAUT is back with a new album to […]
By Matt "Wolverine" Johnson
August 9, 2015
Egonaut - Deluminati album cover

Self-described as Sweden's "most premier rock band," EGONAUT is back with a new album to bang your heads to! "Deluminati" is a demonstration of a band's ability to pioneer its own subgenre, with the name coined by the band, called Doom n' Roll (or Bastard Rock). Released June 4, 2015, this nine-track collection of modern retro Rock music caught me by surprise. The music itself is progressive in terms of structure and sound, but the instruments' tonalities harken to an age of Rock that has come and gone. The ability to cross the two dimensions of old and new (and kick serious butt while doing it) is what helped me find this album extremely listenable.

There are a ton of twists and turns and nuances and fun stuff that EGONAUT engineered into this album. One thing I enjoyed was the organ piping away in the background. It gave a Halloween-esque feel to the music and at times made the music seem darker when the other instruments were on a bit of a melodic riff, and conversely, made the music seem poppier when the song behind it was on the minor scales.
 

At its core, "Deluminati" is a showcase of the creativity the members of the band possess. To take elements from Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, and Rock and add synthesizers and give the music some epicness takes a lot of thought and hard work. There are too many specific things I enjoyed on this album to detail them all here, but the dominating, haunting nature that "Hex" has, the Gothic Metal feel of "Pariah," the solo of "The Beholder," and the breakdown at the end of "Lustitia Infernalis" are a few that really stuck out to me.
 
Imagine a band that has the tempo variations and distortion of KYUSS, the transitory melancholy-ness of TYPE O NEGATIVE, and the pure Rock prowess of BLACK SABBATH. That kind of gives you an idea if you have not heard the music of EGONAUT, but only listening to their music can do it true justice. How they go from Doom Metal in one song to something almost comparable to BOSTON on the next (such as "Threescore and Ten" except for the vocals) is quite remarkable.

Everything meshes from song to song too. Despite the variety of influences, they keep the same musical tone and style over the whole album. The guitar riffs are pretty original and catchy, the drumming is spot-on, and the vocals, though clean for the most part, are capable of hitting those harsh screams when the time comes! And I already mentioned the Seventies-style organ that takes you back to a totally different era! You cannot deny that the guys in EGONAUT are serious about their music and seriously know how to ROCK!

If you have been craving for something different to check out, let this be it! All nine tracks are full of hooks that keep the ears turned the direction of the music, and the energy is palpable right from the start. So forget the light, and embrace the "Deluminati!"

8 / 10

Excellent

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"Deluminati" Track-listing:

1. The Declaration
2. From the Coals
3. Pariah
4. The Beholder
5. Lustitia Infernalis
6. Hex
7. Three Score and Ten
8. Acheron
9. Waypoints

Egonaut Lineup:

Fredrik Jordanius - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Mikael Bielinski - Bass, Backing Vocals
Dennis Zielinski - Ogans, Backing Vocals
Markus Johansson - Drums, Backing Vocals

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