Abramis Brama - Enkel Biljett (2014)
Abramis Brama's sixth studio album is
also their first without bassist and founding member Dennis Berg, who
parted ways with the band after 15 years of service. Enkel
Biljett translates as 'One-Way
Ticket', suggesting that the band, while still proud of their
previous efforts, intends to keep changing as they move forward.
It's an attitude that's well-reflected over the course of the nine
songs they've assembled, as each one incorporates deft changes of tempo, rhythm,
time signature, and melody, twisting and turning without ever really
seeming to lose their way.
The
tracks on Enkel Biljett, all titled and sung in the group's native Swedish tongue, are
high-energy affairs, with each instrument rattling, shaking, and
shredding for all of its worth. Prog touches are integrated
naturally in the songs, allowing them to keep a rocking continuum
alive throughout the uncountable flips and twists through which they
put the songs, and providing a nice balance between the lean sound of
'70s hard rock and the bombast of prog rock. The album stays firmly
in that fold for its duration, exploring all the nooks, crannies, and
twists that they can find in the overlapping space between the two
genres, and showing off some toothsome material in the course of the
exploration. With such a sure-footed step to the next phase of the
band's existence, Abramis Brama seems poised to handle wherever their
ticket takes them.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Kadavar, Led Zeppelin, Ten Years After, Deep Purple, King
Crimson
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