Simus
Vox Vult
Scarlet Records
2015
Six years after their formation in 2008, Simus have finally released their debut full-length album. Their debut EP “Human Prison” in 2010 paved the way of what was to follow. Simus are a modern act. Their music can be described as modern, alternative, prog (anyhow) metal, with extreme and experimental (as well as a handful tribal) passages, as it is influenced by bands such as Tool, Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Meshuggah, System Of A Down, A Perfect Circle and so on.
The rather irritating thing with this album is the songwriting part which is “all over the place”! I understand their need to “use their influences” in their own way but without having the apt ability to blend all those features together, the final outcome can become quite inharmonious and untidy. The production is good & modern, even though the guitars could have been a bit heavier and tighter. The album was mastered by Goran Finnberg (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Soilwork) at Mastering Room AB in Göteborg, Sweden.
Simus has a long way to go. They need to work harder and further on their musical ideas if they wanna get themselves out of the genre’s mediocrity. It ain’t easy but honestly the number one priority on such acts should be a decent songwriting and not the “artistic looks and ethos” that much. And by “songwriting” I mean something much deeper and constructive than “borrowing” ideas here and there from your beloved bands…
The rather irritating thing with this album is the songwriting part which is “all over the place”! I understand their need to “use their influences” in their own way but without having the apt ability to blend all those features together, the final outcome can become quite inharmonious and untidy. The production is good & modern, even though the guitars could have been a bit heavier and tighter. The album was mastered by Goran Finnberg (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Soilwork) at Mastering Room AB in Göteborg, Sweden.
Simus has a long way to go. They need to work harder and further on their musical ideas if they wanna get themselves out of the genre’s mediocrity. It ain’t easy but honestly the number one priority on such acts should be a decent songwriting and not the “artistic looks and ethos” that much. And by “songwriting” I mean something much deeper and constructive than “borrowing” ideas here and there from your beloved bands…