Fifth full album from Utah’s proggy, post-hardcore, fill in the genre Eidola that opens up huge in the first half of this album. The first half of Eviscerate is a freight train. Well timed speed changes, great back and forth between singers, the post-hardcore elements all shine. The second half is where the album runs out of steam and it resembles another metalcore album. You’ll hear glimpses of creativity in songs like “Kali Yuga”, but most of the album banks on stock chugs and unchanging volume. This is a band that has plenty of potential and creativity and Eviscerate shows that off in some tracks like “No Weapon Formed Shall Prosper” and “A Bridge Of Iron And Blood”. There is good stuff on Eidola’s latest. The biggest problem is that between filler and material we’ve heard from many other groups, Eidola doesn’t so much Eviscerate throughout the album, but rather barely papercut. 6/10.
Best Tracks:
“No Weapon Formed Shall Prosper”
“A Bridge Of Iron And Blood”
“Eidola, the alternative metal band fronted by Chris Volz of the nu-metal group Flaw, has recently signed with Eclipse Records and announced the release of their new album “Darkness” on January 05th, 2024. The band, which also features bassist Weed, guitarist E.T., and drummer Tosha Jones, originally met with Eclipse Records in 2019 and have been working towards this partnership for several years. The first single from the album, “Whiskey”, is set to be released on October 07th, 2023. Eidola is excited to work with the Eclipse Records team to bring their “alien hard rock music to the masses”. Fans of Flaw and alternative metal can look forward to the release of “Darkness” and the opportunity to hear Chris Volz’s powerful vocals on this new project.” (Perplexity)
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Eidola Eviscerate Album Review
