{"id":10545,"date":"2018-02-10T12:36:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T17:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:39:37","slug":"album-review-legend-seagullmen-self-titled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/ru\/album-review-legend-seagullmen-self-titled\/","title":{"rendered":"[Album Review] Legend Of The Seagullmen (Self-Titled)"},"content":{"rendered":"

While there are plenty of examples of notable established artists banding together, often leading to exciting results, such as\u00a0Hollywood Vampires<\/strong>,\u00a0\u0418\u0434\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u0438\u00a0Alter Bridge<\/strong>, if the obnoxious, exaggerative term \u2018super-group\u2019 wasn\u2019t already enough of an indication that certain projects such as these perhaps don\u2019t take themselves quite so seriously, then you need look no further than\u00a0Legend Of The Seagullmen<\/strong>. Combining the likes of\u00a0Tool<\/strong>'s\u00a0Danny Carey<\/strong>\u00a0\u0438\u00a0Brent Hinds<\/strong>\u00a0\u0438\u0437\u00a0\u041c\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0442<\/strong>, alongside film director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on additional guitar duties, and ex-Zappa Plays Zappa\u00a0<\/strong>bassist\u00a0Pete Griffin<\/strong>, the group\u2019s expanded arsenal stretches even further to include guitarist\u00a0Tim Dawson<\/strong>,\u00a0Chris DiGiovanni\u00a0<\/strong>on synth and keyboards, and of course on lead vocals, the \u2018visionary\u2019\u00a0David \u2018The Doctor\u2019 Dreyer<\/strong>, as described on the project\u2019s official website. The band\u2019s objective? To \u201csing of ship wrecks and giant mutant squid,\u201d and \u201ccrafting conceptual rock \u2018n\u2019 roll hymns of epic proportions.\u201d And oh boy, do they ever.<\/p>\n

Stylistically, the band\u2019s 2018 debut,\u00a0Legend Of The Seagullmen<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>wastes no time at all in establishing its prerogative; diving into opener \u2018We Are The Seagullmen\u2019, the album\u2019s bombastic, nautical influences are front and center, navy bells tolling ominously while\u00a0David Dreyer<\/strong>\u2019s menacing chants of\u00a0\u201cwe are the seagullmen\u201d\u00a0<\/em>build gradually over moody, prog-rock instrumentals. The atmosphere carries neatly over to following track, \u2018The Fogger\u2019, scorching guitar leads and a \u2018Crazy Train\u2019-esque riff peppering the track, while\u00a0Danny Carey<\/strong>\u2019s signature thunderous percussion keeps things moving and\u00a0David Dreyer<\/strong>\u2019s aggressive lower register once again captains the track into explosive oblivion. Sure, it\u2019s all spectacularly tongue-in-cheek material, but the competency of its performances cannot be denied in the slightest, not to mention simply how evidently on-board all members of \u2018The Seagullmen<\/strong>\u2019 clearly are.<\/p>\n

Indeed, while taking clear inspiration from the likes of 70s to 80s English heavy metal standouts,\u00a0Judas Priest<\/strong>\u00a0\u0438\u00a0\u0416\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0414\u0435\u0432\u0430<\/strong>, alongside flavors of thrash metal titans \u041c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong>, plenty of\u00a0Legend Of The Seagullmen<\/em>\u2019s riffy, solo-heavy instrumental work is abundantly enjoyable throughout the record, such as the blistering introductory \u2018Legend Of The Seagullmen\u2019 riff, or \u2018Shipswreck\u2019s spectacular guitar solo. Alongside these comes even further instances of weird and wonderful experimentation and inspiration, \u2018Shipswreck\u2019s introductory synth reminiscent of 80s\u00a0John Carpenter<\/strong>\u00a0soundtracks, while \u2018Ballad Of The Deep Sea Diver\u2019 takes advantage of a cocky, western over driven riff. As a whole, much of the album\u2019s charm owes itself heavily to a writing process preferring to record ideas on the fly, a method admitted by\u00a0Danny Carey<\/strong>\u00a0while reflecting on his drum work for the record; playing for the simple sake of enjoying playing, and seeing if something good comes out of it.<\/p>\n

Of course, much of the album\u2019s lyrical content holds both the heart of the record, and its most entertaining factor; while briskly navigating plenty of Nordic influences, nautical myths and monsters, and roaring hooks such as\u00a0\u201cx marks the spot\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u0438\u00a0\u201cwe are the seagullmen\u201d<\/em>, the members of the \u201cgenre destroying super-group\u201d are hamming things up to spectacular heights, and loving every glorious minute of it. It\u2019s an album completely geared towards having as much fun as possible and welcoming all along for the ride, although the unprepared listener may require an unexpected hefty pinch of (sea)salt before accepting the sheer ridiculous of the album\u2019s nature.<\/p>\n

There are certainly likely to be those disappointed with the direction taken on the record, perhaps expecting something more akin to\u00a0Danny Carey<\/strong>'s\u00a0Tool\u00a0<\/strong>\u0438\u043b\u0438\u00a0Brent Hinds<\/strong>'\u00a0\u041c\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0442<\/strong>, but if you\u2019re at all surprised by the type of material produced by a group of individuals referring to themselves as the\u00a0Legend Of The Seagullmen<\/strong>, then perhaps things are being taken just a little bit too seriously. Ultimately, the album boasts plenty of consistency instrumentally, while also launching the band wholeheartedly into the kind of lyrical content more commonly expected of\u00a0Alestorm<\/strong>, the only true Achilles heel of the record being rather simple; while impressive, the album\u2019s charming novelty suffers the risk of waning significantly following only a few listens. Despite this, there is plenty enough material to enjoy that will surely make for a killer live set, no doubt with fake pirate beards, inflatable Kraken tentacles attacking the audience, and an overhead projection of Geoffrey Rush\u2019s Captain Barbossa harassing Keira Knightley and stabbing Jack Sparrow on a loop.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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