Recommendations: Obsidian by Northlane
Added 2024-12-31 01:16:23 +0000 UTCHoly Shift's gonna be happy about this one.
Normally, I like to space out recommendations from artists I've highlighted not too long ago, but I also have to acknowledge this is been the album I've been repeating these last two weeks, with even certain songs just being looped for hours.
While Northlane are in the "Metalcore" sub-genre, Obsidian is a fusion project mixing together Metal, EDM, Ambient, and even Brit-Pop in songs like Nova that rely almost entirely on vocalist Marcus Bridge's singing, who nails everything throughout the album.
Xen's transition into an absolutely gorgeous ambient interlude paced to perfection is when I went from merely enjoying a song or two off the album into loving it.
If you've found yourself unable to get into other Metalcore projects for its over reliance on screaming and unrelenting melodies, Obsidian's melting pot might be the gateway you're looking for.
Comments
Okay, very glad I gave this album a proper listen, holy shit this feels like the first time I listened to Pendulum's Hold Your Colour, in the sense of the pure mashing of genres to create something truly intoxicating and just unmatched, honestly I'll have whatever those Aussie's are smoking
Ben Felgate
2025-01-30 03:22:38 +0000 UTChell yeah this album and Alien are so good
atmur
2024-12-31 22:18:59 +0000 UTCOh fuck yes
Holy Shift
2024-12-31 05:32:06 +0000 UTC
