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Urne - The Mountain Of Gold

 

Release date - 27th July 2018

Track listing

1. Dust Atlas
2. The Lady & the Devil
3. Mountain of Gold
4. The March Towards The Sun


Urne (pronounced 'urn') are a brand new band featuring members from Hang the Bastard who I had  never heard of. I did a quick bit of research and I am not a fan of what I heard. What I am a fan of though is this new release 'The Mountains of Gold'. It may only be 4 track but they all clock in at around 5/6 minutes each so you get a good little metal session with it. I would say this band are for fans of Hatebreed, Slayer and Megadeth. It's production is super tight and crisp. The kind you might associate with Andy Sneap. I know for some in the metal community this is frowned upon as they much prefer a more raw sound but I love it.

First track 'Dust Atlas' takes 2 minutes before you hear any vocals and in that time you are assaulted with riffs. Hardcore riffs, thrash riffs, doom riffs, black metal riffs, it's all in there.  The screaming vocals have a very Jamie Jasta of Hatebreed sound which I like. There are also clean vocals over more Black Sabbath sounding riffs. A good mix of everything heavy metal really.
Singer and bass player Joe Nally says 

"‘Dust Atlas’ was the first track written for our upcoming EP ‘The Mountain Of Gold’ and also the opener to that EP. We feel this song captures a lot of different elements of what URNE is about. We’ve always been passionate about heavy metal but also so many other genres & influences, we feel these are prominent on this track & throughout the EP. We’re really pleased to be getting our music out & playing this material in a live environment."

He is correct. Listen/watch it here.


 
Next track 'The Lady and The Devil' has a more Pantera style groove riff as the basis. It is surrounded by more open sounding dissonant chords covered in haunting clean vocals. It is probably the most melodic track on the E.P. Title track 'Mountain of Gold' doesn't mess about, kicking in with a filthy riff that Kerry King would be proud of. There is a surprising major harmonised solo followed by some sort of prog/thrash finish. This band are all about the riffs. They just keep coming whether you want it or not. The closing track 'The March Towards The Sun' brings the E.P. to a hardcore/doom finish. 

There's a lot going on within these 4 tracks but it doesn't sound out of place at all. It's all seamlessly tied together to create a sound of their own. If you like really heavy metal then chances are you will like Urne.

The E.P. will be self released by the band so follow them on Facebook and/or Twitter to get hold of it.

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