Symbient is a band located in the city of Sunderland in the UK. Symbient is comprised of Daniel Collings (guitar), Cameron Pugh (guitar), Conor Hanson (drums) and Khynan Hanson (bass guitar).
My first thought after spending some time with these songs is how fast the band likes to play. It’s really impressive but my brain could barely keep up with the BPM they decided to play into. Hanson has some pretty unreal skills as a drummer. That being said the whole band is incredible. They open with “Backstab” and the band starts off at a more standard BPM but quickly increases the tempo. The song is catchy with a lot of energy. It reminded me of the music I used to hear when I played the game Crazy Taxi. The whole feeling is just intense and constant. I thought they might slow things down on “Step Aside” but it was a tease. The first ten seconds are probably around 120 BPM. After that the band just goes into hyperspace. The drumming again was just non-stop with an insane amount of fills. I couldn’t catch my breath. Once I got to the third song I realized starting the songs off at a slower tempo was a shtick in some ways. They do it again on “Train Station.” The band just destroys with guitar solos, bass fills and the complex drumming. “Unsettled” is the closer and yes they do the same thing on this song. The first ten seconds are at a slower BPM before exploding. The band reminded me of fast punk like NOFX and maybe to a lesser degree a band like The Offspring. I thought the songs were all well written and their technical ability by itself kept me interested. On that note, the songs are also emotionally powerful not just fast. Recommended.
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Shannon
12/31/2019 05:49:02 am
That’s my boys. Well done lads. Well proud of yous all
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