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Anciients

Somewhere between sheer, apocalyptic heaviness and precise riffing, lays otherworldly Anciients—a Vancouver-basedrockjuggernaut forgingcrushing heavy metal evocative of veterans High on Fire and contemporarysoniccraftsmen,Opeth.Anciients have combined fuck-off-huge chords with mind-altering riffage that takes you on anunfamiliartrip.Theireponymousdebut (available as afree download via bandcamp) reeks of colossal harmonies, shatteringrhythmsectionsanddistinct,powerful vocals.This quartet—made up of: Kenny Cook (Lead Vocals, Guitars), Chris Dyck (Guitar and Vocals),Aaron“Boon”Gustafson(B ...read more

Somewhere between sheer, apocalyptic heaviness and precise riffing, lays otherworldly Anciients—a Vancouver-basedrockjuggernaut forgingcrushing heavy metal evocative of veterans High on Fire and contemporarysoniccraftsmen,Opeth.Anciients have combined fuck-off-huge chords with mind-altering riffage that takes you on anunfamiliartrip.Theireponymousdebut (available as afree download via bandcamp) reeks of colossal harmonies, shatteringrhythmsectionsanddistinct,powerful vocals.This quartet—made up of: Kenny Cook (Lead Vocals, Guitars), Chris Dyck (Guitar and Vocals),Aaron“Boon”Gustafson(Bass)and Mike Hannay(Drums)—started as the brainchild of Cook, hoping to find a more creativeoutlet forhismusic. Fullyrealizedonce Cook and Dyck’s creative effortswere combined, the band’s line-up solidified andAnciientsreleasedits self-titled EPengineered by Shawn Penner and mastered by Stu Mckillop.Fast forward a handful of impressive shows and praises in local music rags, we now find the grouppreparingtheirfulllengthalbum with help ofJesse Gander at the Hive Studios.What to expect from the band’s next release? More of the same hard-hitting, meticulously-crafted riffslacedinpungentmetalglory. The Hashes ofthe Pharaohs continue to burn as Anciients revels in its mysterious power. « hide

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