Last year British quintet Chasing Ghosts made a potent introduction to themselves with the single Everything Changes; a song soon finding itself featured across fifty radio stations in the UK, US, and Canada, including ‘BBC Radio, ‘Total Rock’ and ‘Metal Nation Radio”. Now the Milton Keynes band is poised to unveil their debut EP Fearless; three shadowed strapped and emotionally charged tracks woven from the heavy throes of dark metal and gothic rock.
Formed by in the final days of 2014 by bassist/keyboardist Lee Brueton, a line-up change since the release of the aforementioned single has seen vocalist Nelson Cancini, lead guitarist Maycon Milani De Matos, rhythm guitarist Ashley Clark, and drummer Gary Fuller linking up with Brueton. Earlier this year, the quintet set about recording the Fearless EP at the renowned Lynchmob Studios in London, subsequently creating an encounter which quickly sparks intrigue and an appetite to hear more of the band.
Current single Fallen From Grace is the lead track from Fearless and already following its predecessor in earning strong radio support and play through again linking up with Pluggin Baby. From its initial caress of melody driven guitar, the song works on the imagination. It dips into an evocative smoulder as darkly toned vocals begin to share the track’s emotive heart. Presumably they being Cancini, there is a plain almost dour element to the voice which ignites to much more impressive heights as an emotive roar sweeps through the atmospheric shadows and heavy textures of the song. Growing in character and strength with every minute spent with it, the track is magnetic drama continually making a richer seduction of ears and imagination with its Paradise Lost scented proposal.
Alongside the song are the similarly impacting proposals of Dark Skies and the EP’s title track. The first of the pair is bred from the same template as the single and begins in a very similar way but soon, as keys and guitars weave their poetic webs, reveals its own distinct character and emotionally shadowed adventure. Blending low key almost monotone flavours and colours with rousing flames of sound and energy, the track also blossoms with time and attention, invading ears and imagination with its lingering drama and temptation.
The title track swiftly reveals more urgency and an immediate intensity than its companions, a fire which as the band impressively mixes to greater effect the diversity of vocals, creatively blazes away and steals the show from the other two equally enjoyable songs.
As impressive as that earlier single and confirming the potential it suggested, the Fearless EP sees Chasing Ghosts growing into their sound and its own uniqueness with the promise of more to come while reinforcing their stature as a band to watch.
The Fearless EP is released September 2nd on iTunes and Spotify.
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RingMaster 01/09/2016
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