Sedulous aka Eliazar Sanchez is a bit of a mystery. He apparently was a singer from a notable act that opened from a litany of metal acts. As a solo artist he recently released a five song EP entitled Relentless.
The EP predominantly seems to be influenced by a lot of metal and progressive artists. You can hear from the late 80’s inspired guitar squeals, Eddie Van Halen type lead guitar and plenty of other clues that point to a certain era of rock. That being said he needs some contemporary aesthetics as well which broaden his appeal. The EP opens with the “You Are More” which is built on sturdy rhythm section and delayed guitar. His vocals are unique and reminded me of Geddy Lee from Rush. Once the chorus arrives an additional lead guitar leads the charge all around powerful rush of energy and melody. This song had a nice mix of contemporary and retro influence. “Grow” had a distinct early 90’s metal flavor to my ears. I was thinking early 90’s LA scene types of sounds, The drums sound big and the hammer on lead guitar along with the anthemic chorus kicked ass. “True Identity” has a number of different flavors going on. There is some metronome precise double bass drum which has reminded of Metallica but when the verse hits there’s more of 90’s punk sound. It’s another meld of genre and all around positive message if I do say. I have to wonder who was singing on “Blinding Shadows?” It doesn't sound like the singer from the previous song at least at first. The first verse sounds like Slipknot with the ever popular death metal demon voice. Up next is “Demise” which continues to meld harder 90’s metal with the demon growl voice and the more LA metal. Relentless is a what a what is called a true hybrid EP. If you happen to enjoy all these styles you just found some gold. Take a listen.
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