![]() ![]() Where Necrophagist was all bombast Iapetus play a much more melodic and more tuneful variant of technical death metal. It sounds nothing like Necrophagist and yet there are microbursts in the playing style that remind me of the German shredders. There is something distinctly “tight” about the guitar work on this album. The guitar playing is so good that the lead and rhythm work are seamless and interchangeable at all times. It starts with sparkling clean-tone guitars that shimmer, cascading their notes through the cosmic void leading up to the eventual supernova of their distorted counterparts. “Of Hangmen & Vertebrae” is a delightful intro track and pretty much encapsulates the general feeling you’re going to come across all over this album. The songs are tightly written and played, delivering lots of emotional content outside of the usual mania-inducing brutality found on ninety-five percent of most death metal releases these days. One thing any listener is certain to notice is that the musical adventure is vast and technical, full of delicate moments revealing vulnerabilities not usually explored in the metal world. Taking your first steps on this epic path is completely captivating and fully immersive. The Long Road Home is a wondrous journey of intricate guitar playing, natural sounding drum programming and fluid songcraft. ![]() For not really being a focused project, this record is better than most offerings from full-time, fully fleshed out groups. Together the combined efforts of this creative pool has produced one of the strongest and most sensible metal records that this reviewer has heard in years. Matthew Cerami plays all of the stringed instruments, Jordan Navarro plays various “things” and they are blessed by the talents of Nick Shann on both the recording and drum programming fronts. Iapetus, in actuality, is only a couple of musicians and a collaborator at its core. This is not a difficult album to enjoy it is in fact a pleasure to listen to, both as a reviewer and as a new fan of the band. Honestly, this record floored me the first time I gave it a full spin. There is something really special about Iapetus‘s latest offering, The Long Road Home, a vortex of everything good that exists in technical, progressive metal.
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