URZAH

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"It is a constantly surprising, immensely satisfying listen that somehow manages to combine genre-pushing experimentation with real classic metal sensibilities. Urzah are destined for great things."

"This is one of the great British metal releases this year, with a stunning mix of so many sub-genres that offer something to everyone."

"The Scorching Gaze focuses the noise they created on their EP's and points it skyward towards new horizons. Sculpted on stage and perfected in the studio, Urzah is a byword for rage and refinement."

"The regular surprises, from math flourishes and hardcore belligerence to subtle tranquillity and engrossing atmospheric soundscapes, add so much to that hooky sludge core and elevate what is already a solid foundation into something truly remarkable for a debut album. Urzah combine strong influences together, yet craft something very recognizably their own, and often glorious."

"Urzah’s post-stoner punishment has reached such epic proportions, that we’re now just going to call them Bristol’s Neurosis."

"A band this new shouldn’t sound this advanced. It’s a genuine surprise that this is their debut album. Urzah arrive with a denseness that holds so much enticing detail."

"Urzah twist and turn through their ethereal cosmic shatterings, from crushingly heavy riffs, to heavenly angelic interludes, gigantic in both scale and scope. It’s highly likely Urzah are going to become a mainstay in the UK Sludge scene for years to come."

"Urzah have created an album that dazzles from the first to the last moments and marks them out as an act that shares similar philosophies with the likes of Herod, who create no quarter-given, brutal music, infusing it with a far-reaching, modern sensibility."

"Urzah are a veritable force. They have taken classic sounds that I think many of us were enamoured with, and then distilled them into something greater, poetic and simply fascinating. The Scorching Gaze is a triumph, make no bones about it."

"The electrifying energy, the cathartic intensity, the sheer sonic weight of it all. This is one of the best and most promising debuts of the year."

"There is melody in the madness, Urzah leaving no stone unturned as they ascend like a phoenix from the ashes of the volcano."

"Urzah's album is a well prepared dish, a dish with different ingredients. They join together, merge and explode into smells that I get to touch and experience a healthy and mental ecstasy."

"This is an album you simply cannot ignore and with the record having superb production values throughout, Urzah have delivered the goods with this release. Outstanding. End Of."

"Urzah have crafted a weighty, accessible debut that is equal parts experimentation and gut-punch gratification."

"Nasty, lurching doomy sludge and languid post-metal waves of sound... The Scorching Gaze is a remarkably mature album, and one that makes for really satisfying listening."

"A storming debut that doesn’t put a foot wrong. Every song sits well with the one before and after, and possess an amazing sense of balance between heavy and light."

"Urzah are able to foster aural textures that are about more than just the physicality of the music itself, correspondingly spacious and complex, but never lack immediacy."

"For those willing to embark on this celestial voyage, the album offers an experience that is both profoundly moving and sonically exhilarating. It is a testament to the band’s vision and artistry, which you should definitely seek out and get lost in. Glorious stuff."

"The Scorching Gaze boasts production values that allow for the heavy tonality to thump you right in the chest while still allowing space for the melodic flourishes to break through."

"There’s abundant space to breathe in this music, yet it’s so claustrophobic – that’s the paradox that entices you into its embrace."

"You have to applaud the band’s sense of thinking outside of the box. The album is convoluted, complex, and dark, and unlike anything I have heard this year. If the punishing rhythms don’t get you, the hopeless anger will."

"Urzah are here to rattle your eardrums, and have utterly succeeded with The Scorching Gaze. This band has all the force of an atomic bomb, no matter if it’s faster and frenetic, or strong and epic. Absolutely one of the debuts you need to check out this year."

"Yes! This is what I needed to get my week revving. An explosion of color, energy, and rage. Pure mayhem!"

"The Scorching Gaze is an impressive debut record. Urzah have crafted an album that should hopefully raise their profile significantly, as it’s well worth the time of any fan of heavy music. Don’t miss out on this."

"Like Mountain Caller meets Neurosis, combining modern post-metal with attitude and sick riffs."