CD Review: Red Skies – “Iron Sun”
When you hear the phrase Red Skies, plenty of things come
to mind – a colorful sunset, the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse, the plural
version of the best song off Thrice’s Vheissu,
and now you can add one more - Montreal metal - thanks to Iron Sun, the latest release from Canadian metallers Red Skies.
Combining elements of prog-metal ala fellow Canadians Protest the Hero and the
devastating sensibilities of August Burns Red, Iron Sun is sheer destruction incarnate, track upon track of
shattering riffs and immersive atmospheres (“Rough Sleepers,” “Hemlock,”
“Norrin Radd”), cut every now and again with revitalizing clean melodies for an
air of brevity. Gloomy ballad “Sonder” breaks things up in somber fashion,
though the following “Concept Citizen” brings Iron Sun right back into the grime. The closing tandem of “Apostle”
and “Iron Sun” finds Red Skies at their height of devastation, which is surely
saying something when looking at how good the rest of Iron Sun is. This is a damn promising record.
Grade: B+
Go Download: “Rough Sleepers”
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