Transcendency are a local up and coming band from
Guildford and have just released their debut EP. Having built a fairly big
following around the local area the band are looking to break out with the
release of this EP. With the quality of this E, they may very well be able to
do it.
Featuring local promoter Graham on lead vocals (Check out
his promotions company here), this is a band who knows the local scene like the
back of their collective hands and know what their target audience is looking
for. They hit that nail smack bang on the head with a collection of heavy riffs
and the standard collection of screamed and clean vocals. Whilst this may sound
standard in many of today’s metal bands, this is a band who manages to breathe
a breath of fresh air into the music to make it move and come alive.
My only complaint really is that some of the vocals need
a little bit worked on as some areas where the vocals hit seem a little off to
me, which may be done intentionally or unintentionally. This is most apparent
on Perseverance. Whilst this is only a small complaint, it does tend to become
grating after a while. However on every other track it is done to near
perfection.
Overall I am very impressed with this debut EP and as
they have released it for FREE, it is definitely worth checking out.
8/10
