There was a preceding and an after Ringer Witch for destruction metal demonstrations. The weapons contest to the longest and most horrendous tunes is finished, the Seattle-based pair won. Composing longer and more slow melodies than they did would simply be discourteous of anybody's time. In this way, it's a higher priority than at any other time for destruction metal groups to comprehend what their identity is and what precisely they bring to the table beyond wrenching the handle of power to eleven. I had no fucking sign who Mainstay of Light were until last week, however they sure know themselves.
Mainstay of Light's most memorable full length record Caldera emerged on December 6 and it punched the metal local area in the balls.
Caldera brings seven tunes and 55 minutes to the table, which is standard concerning quality destruction metal result. The most effective way I can make sense of their sounds is that it's pretty much memorial service destruction metal played on quick forward. It's very exposed, frequently melodic and notwithstanding being artistically close as fuck, a ton of Mainstay of Light's allure comes from their performer Aaron Whitfield's instinctive and energetic exhibitions. My man has only one stunt at his disposal yet, in great burial service destruction design, it never feels exhausting nor monotonous.
Saved is quite possibly of the most artistic melody on the record. It includes probably the catchiest riffs and strong science between their two guitarists Alex Kennedy and Scott Christie who mix power harmonies and spotless, melodic riffing to make a feeling of crisis. I likewise love the manner in which it develops throughout the last part towards a sad consummation of Whitfield yelling "THERE Could be NO OTHER WAAAAAY". It's a particularly sensational and multi-layered melody. The folks are never hesitant to be extreme and profound. It's hard not to feel constrained.
One of the specificities that make Mainstay of Light more intriguing than you ordinary destruction unit is that they tune structures are fairly traditional, however they're unafraid to extend them and investigates what time, reiteration, persistence and accuracy bring to the table for them, from a sonic viewpoint. A tune like Diabolical Look, for instance, seems like a man's long and difficult stroll towards one's own grave and it develops such a lot of power out of such straightforward riffs, it illuminates like a dag nab house fire.
The two openers WOLF TO MAN and LEAVING are significantly more moderate, allowing their riffs to inhale and wait for lengths of eight and six minutes separately to offset the crude distress in Aaron Whitfield's voice. It's so straightforward but, the five individuals from Mainstay of Light are so sensitive to what they're doing and play with such conviction that the impact is destroying. There are intricacies (like components of post-rock in WOLF TO MAN), yet it's so unobtrusive and agile. It never feels over-burden or shoehorned in.