Transcendency – Weight of the World EP Review (Hevy Petal Review)

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Jul
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Metallers Transcendency, apparently ‘approved’ by Rise to Remain, have had a busy year since their formation in Summer 2011. After playing various shows with various other artists, the band entered the studio to record their debut EP, Weight of the World. 

The opener, Perseverance, throws the listener right into Transcendency’s style immediately, which is good because the EP isn’t exactly long and they don’t have a lot of time to let a listener know what they sound like.  So, good points of the sound –Transendency are clearly very talented musicians. There is some very good guitar playing here, with quick riffs, excellent changes in tempo and general ‘feel’ at unexpected places which keeps a listener guessing. The band themselves say that they are very Trivium and Iron Maideninfluenced, and this is very, very easy to see. If it wasn’t for the slight difference in sound on the recordings (less distortion on guitar, etc) and the different sounding vocals,Transcendency could almost be Trivium, from the sound of this EP.

Bad points – the vocals could use some work. The screaming is slightly too deep and sounds a little bit forced. With a little practice, this could easily be improved. The same goes for the occasional actual singing – it needs a little practice and cleaning up in the studio, and they would sound great. Other than that, the only other issue is how much they sound like some other bands. It’s great for a band to be influenced by others, but to almost copy them exactly is getting towards ‘tribute band’ territory, and that’s not great. Transcendency need to come up with something that identifies them and them alone, so the comparison doesn’t become exactly what defines them.

A good release through and through, then. Talented music, excellently produced and recorded and very catchy. It just needs a little bit of refining to give it that polished edge, especially in the vocal department, and it also needs a little ‘spice’ to move away from those influences. Armed with both of those, Transcendency will become a metal force to be reckoned with.

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