
Gone Is Gone
Echolocation
Rise Records
2017
Gone Is Gone came to life in 2016 by drummer Tony Hajjar (At the Drive-In) and multi-instrumentalist & composer Mike Zarin (Van Leeuwen) after working on music for film trailers as they wanted to try out new things. Along came guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age) and singer & bassist Troy Sanders (Mastodon).
Musically, the band blends alternative metal, stoner rock & sludge metal but with an overall atmospheric & psychedelic base. Parts of the tracks could still be used for movie trailers but with the addition of vocals & guitars they present a kinda atmospheric yet sluggish final outcome. It feels like the band is trying to find its musical identity and that’s obvious. There are moments that things do not work very well and others that they do. Other than that, there are various ordinary and common musical themes here… themes that one is familiar with if he’s into this kind of music in general. You see they stay on safe waters and they prefer to play it safe without trying out anything out of the ordinary or different.
The production is rather good and full but not very rockin’… I guess that was done intensively by the band. Anyhow, the thing that I do not fancy about “Echolocation” is that it sounds somewhat generic & tedious at places. Assuredly, some fans will appreciate this stuff more due to the members’ fame and not due to its music background, but that’s a totally different story…
Musically, the band blends alternative metal, stoner rock & sludge metal but with an overall atmospheric & psychedelic base. Parts of the tracks could still be used for movie trailers but with the addition of vocals & guitars they present a kinda atmospheric yet sluggish final outcome. It feels like the band is trying to find its musical identity and that’s obvious. There are moments that things do not work very well and others that they do. Other than that, there are various ordinary and common musical themes here… themes that one is familiar with if he’s into this kind of music in general. You see they stay on safe waters and they prefer to play it safe without trying out anything out of the ordinary or different.
The production is rather good and full but not very rockin’… I guess that was done intensively by the band. Anyhow, the thing that I do not fancy about “Echolocation” is that it sounds somewhat generic & tedious at places. Assuredly, some fans will appreciate this stuff more due to the members’ fame and not due to its music background, but that’s a totally different story…