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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/gigafauna-eye-to-windward-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gigafauna – Eye to Windward Review</a></p><p><i>By Kenstrosity</i></p><p>Established in 2015, Swedish progressive sludge quartet <strong>Gigafauna</strong> toiled in obscurity, releasing a couple of albums and marching bravely forward into a heavily contested field. This is the first time they’ve graced our little corner of the blogosphere, reaching out to us via our contact form, pushing their third record <em>Eye to Windward</em>. Equipped with a gorgeous cover by the largely unsung <a href="https://www.moonrootart.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Moonroot Art</a>, what otherworldly creatures lie before me in <strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s <em>Eye to Windward</em>? ONWARDS!</p><p><strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s style is one unfettered by frills and fiddly fancies. Instead, it delivers a no-nonsense, stripped-down crunch reminiscent of early <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/yer-metal-is-olde-mastodon-leviathan/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/warcrab-the-howling-silence-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Warcrab</strong></a>. Balancing clean, proggy noodles with deathly chugs and vicious roars, <em>Eye to Windward</em> boasts a well-rounded palette of songwriting elements to give these 44 minutes plenty of ground to cover without exhausting <strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s stock of ideas. Tight writing, clever transitions, and engaging twists and turns make <em>Eye to Windward</em> a thoroughly enjoyable experience overall, while its dry and warm production invokes a certain grit to the affair that adds textural depth.</p><p>Much of <em>Eye to Windward</em> takes full advantage of the full breadth of skills <strong>Gigafauna</strong> possess, but some of its best moments come from when <strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s songwriting is at its most focused. Highlights “Pyre” and “Beneath Sun and Sky” embody this truth with great aplomb; the former pushing the record’s heaviest material with an unearthly musculature, while the latter transcends physical heft for a more sophisticated, progressive lean. In both examples, chunky riffs form each track’s strong backbone, while multifaceted vocals span the gamut between death metal roars and sneering cleans to add variety, and unsettled rhythms contribute a tasteful complexity to keep things interesting. Longer format entries like “Plagued” and “Vessel” take advantage of their more expansive estates to house all permutations of <strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s sound in one unified piece. While “Vessel” is decidedly more successful in this regard—its main riff is one of the best on record, and the noodling leads in the back half contrast brilliantly with a bass counterpoint—both pull off the feat with respectable form.</p><p></p><p>Where <em>Eye to Windward</em> falls a bit short is in excitement and distinctiveness. Opener “Drowning Light” is the most quintessential progressive sludge song ever, reminiscent of <strong>Mastodon</strong> as often as it is of <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/boss-keloid-family-the-smiling-thrush-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Boss Keloid</strong></a>. The problem is that it is <em>too</em> reminiscent of those artists, and thereby fails to establish its own voice as <em>Eye to Windward</em>’s opening act. “Exogenesis” and “Withered Husk” perform admirably inside these boundaries, but once again struggle to break out of those confines and stake a new claim for their own. There are hints of evolution occurring there, especially in the soaring chorus and blackened rasps that pepper “Exogenesis,” but not quite enough to constitute a differentiated variation. By the grace of <strong>Gigafauna</strong>’s universally solid performances across the board, very little of this primary shortcoming negatively impacts the album experience in the moment, as <em>Eye to Windward</em> is thoroughly enjoyable while it plays. It’s only upon closer scrutiny that I recognize that <strong>Gigafauna</strong> needs to push a little harder to find their own voice if they want to stand out in the crowd.</p><p>Overall, <em>Eye to Windward</em> is a solid installment in the progressive sludge pantheon. With hooky choruses, muscular riffing and rippling leads, rumbling bass counterpoint, and varied rhythms, all of the pieces exist to craft a killer record. The biggest roadblock to that goal is distinctiveness in songwriting. <strong>Gigafauna</strong> are on the cusp of finding a voice that stands out, clear and unmistakable, in every song they write. However, they haven’t nailed that level of consistency just yet. You’ll hear it in flashes, and those flashes pop with excitement and vitality. I look to the future with great expectations that <strong>Gigafauna</strong> will release a record that pops that way from start to finish.</p><p></p> <p><strong>Rating:</strong> Good<br><strong>DR:</strong> 8 | <strong>Format Reviewed:</strong> 320 kb/s mp3<br><strong>Label:</strong> Self Released<br><strong>Websites:</strong> <a href="http://gigafauna.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">gigafauna.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/gigafauna" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/gigafauna</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide:</strong> May 16th, 2025</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/30/" target="_blank">#30</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/boss-keloid/" target="_blank">#BossKeloid</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/eye-to-windward/" target="_blank">#EyeToWindward</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/gigafauna/" target="_blank">#Gigafauna</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mastodon/" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/may25/" target="_blank">#May25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-sludge/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveSludge</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveSludgeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/self-released/" target="_blank">#SelfReleased</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge/" target="_blank">#Sludge</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#SludgeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/swedish-metal/" target="_blank">#SwedishMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/warcrab/" target="_blank">#Warcrab</a></p>
El Pregoner del Metall<p>BEWARE OF GODS (Estats Units) presenta nou àlbum: "Upon Whom the Last Light Descends II : Amnesia Island" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BewareOfGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BewareOfGods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProgressiveSludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgressiveSludge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PostMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostMetal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maig2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maig2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EstatsUnits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EstatsUnits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nou%C3%80lbum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NouÀlbum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/M%C3%BAsicaMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MúsicaMetal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalMusic</span></a></p>
Shardik Media<p>Denver sludge trio Vexing launch their debut full-length album, Grand Reproach. Review at FFMB, <a href="https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2023/05/23/vexing-grand-reproach-ordovician-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flyingfiddlesticks.com/2023/05</span><span class="invisible">/23/vexing-grand-reproach-ordovician-2023/</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/heavymetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetal</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sludgemetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludgemetal</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/progressivesludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressivesludge</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OrdovicianRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrdovicianRecords</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vexing</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Denver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denver</span></a></p>
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