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I
am pleasantly
surprised with this one. With a name like Panzer I wasn’t sure
what to expect from these boys. If I had taken a guess I would
have said they’d be playing some cheesy ass-wiping power metal,
but the album cover kind of takes a whole different approach
that’s so not that. Let’s just say fans of Hammerfall wouldn’t
fall for an album cover that features sticks and leaves, know
what I’m saying? Still, the surprise factor had me guessing.
More so, considering that even in this digital age it was hard to
come by with substantial information regarding this band. I know
they hail from Tennessee. I know that Panzer formed in 2006 and
that most of the band is in their late teens. And that’s about
it.
Regarding what
matters, Panzer is not very divulging either, as they are an
instrumental band who in this three-song EP debut make for a
pretty-gone-wrong post-rockish metal affair. The first song in
particular “Moon Visor” comes to a somewhat generic start even
after the heavy driven guitars take over the glowing ethereal
effects and the somewhat sparse playing of an acoustic guitar.
It takes time for Panzer to warm up to it. To be exact about
five-minutes-fifty, after which an unending crescendo of
spiraling guitars ascends to an almost orgasmic end. It shows
good taste. And yes, sure, every one and their mothers is
dishing out this buckloads of instrumentality, but I am
championing Panzer’s potential.
Masse Kind
(which in German means ‘earth child’) displays plenty of
character. Which is precisely what informs me of the lurking
potential of this band. The music they are playing lends itself
aplenty to be fucked with, to be explored, expanded and
contracted. They can basically head skywards or crash violently
against dirt. Whatever this band chooses, if done wisely, could
signify an expansion in sound. Let’s hope they keep that bold
spirit.
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