Piah Mater - Under The Shadow Of A Foreign Sun
| Release date: | 5 July 2024 |
| Style: | Progressive death metal |
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01. As Islands Sink
02. Fallow Garden
03. Macaw's Lament
04. In Fringes
05. Terra Dois
06. Canícula
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02. Fallow Garden
03. Macaw's Lament
04. In Fringes
05. Terra Dois
06. Canícula
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ReviewLuiz Felipe Netto - vocals, guitars
Igor Meira - guitars
Session musicians
Pedro Mercier - drums
Luan Moura - bass
Guest musicians
Jassy Mumin Gabriel - vocals
Daniel Albuquerque - vocals
Isadora Melo - vocals
Marta Garrett - vocals
Ayran Nicodemo - violins
Damian Bolotin - violins
Jørgen Munkeby - saxophone
Mafram do Maracanã - percussion
Yuri Vilar - flute
Bruno Serroni - cello
Joe Zeitlin - cello
Additional info
Drums Recorded at Estúdio Mata, Niterói
Additional Guitar Engineering by Zach Wish
Artwork by Rada Niţă Josan
Design and Layout by Moornebheym
Music by Luiz Felipe Netto, except ‘Terra Dois’ by Luiz Felipe Netto & Igor Meira
Lyrics by Luiz Felipe Netto
Recorded, Produced and Mixed by Luiz Felipe Netto at Recanto do Curió Studios.
Mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios
Rating:
8.2
8.2
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Rating: 8.2 |
By this point in time, saying that a new progressive death metal band sounds like Opeth has arguably become such a habitual comparison that reviewers have to take conscious effort to avoid doing so reflexively. However, there are some bands out there that genuinely do sound an awful lot like Opeth, and Piah Mater rank highly among them. Read more ›› |
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Comments
Comments: 12
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| Caio Posts: 52  |
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| Grouch Douglas Enigma Posts: 277  |
This is great! Very Opeth like, with Enslaved like vocals. Their debut album is name your price on Bandcamp so I recommend people check that one first and if you like it, check out their other two.
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| Hrodebert Posts: 69  |
Written by Caio on 05.07.2024 at 16:49 Agreed!
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| Caio Posts: 52 |
Written by Grouch Douglas on 06.07.2024 at 23:22 I went back to the first 2 albums and both are really good! I think this probably will be my AOTY, sounds really fresh. Can`t stop listening.
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3566  |
Usually when I see something like "recommended for fans of Opeth" I listen to a few songs and think "pretty good" and forget all about the band. This one is different. I'm not entirely sure what makes the difference. On first impressions, I feel like the influences are more varied than most bands that get the Opeth-like tag. The non-metal sections are also more interesting and don't feel shoehorned in (sometimes it feels like bands are trying to emulate Opeth without really understanding what makes Opeth great). Nice album, I'll definitely listen to it again.
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Contributor Posts: 5146  |
There's such a high quality level of musicianship on display here, and some very impressive songwriting with wonderful moments throughout, but it's obviously not the easiest to fully digest in one sitting.
---- http://Andy's 2024 album ranking
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| Hrodebert Posts: 69 |
This is such a good album! Nothing more to add than Grouch said... it's very old school Opeth like... anyone wishing they could get a new old school Opeth album should really check this out
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| pythia Posts: 6  |
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| Raddz Posts: 15 |
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| Liafev Posts: 630  |
When I checked bits of the album to decide whether I'd give it a spin, it seemed very promising. Unfortunately I've never liked Opeth too much, and this is too Opeth-y for me. It has good moments, but the Opeth type of accoustic passages always gets on my nerves.
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| Lulucifer Posts: 60  |
Great album overall. My favorite was actually the last two tracks with portuguese lyrics, very magestic. The saxophone, flutes and cellos provide a real mix up to the death metal era Opeth that clearly influences this album.
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| ChrisWinther94 Posts: 157 |
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