A promising new rock band
What's going on guys? I know it's been a bit since I last posted, but I have here a project that I feel deserves some attention. For any hard rock/metal fan that's looking for some new music, fear not! Rock band Vie Jester might satisfy your tastes.
Vie Jester is a hard rock/progressive rock/alternative metal band hailing from L.A. Etches In Aether is the band's new Ep and is their second project. Containing five tracks and spanning about a half hour, the project itself is a nice, quick listen that isn't demanding at all. Listeners will have no trouble getting through it, and they'll definitely want to hit the replay button when track five finishes.
Stylistically, the band takes a lot of influence from groups like Tool and Mastodon. Tracks on the Ep such as "Hollow Graffiti" demonstrate how Kyle Guererro (the band's guitarist and vocalist) utilizes riffs reminiscent of Adam Jones to help drive the trio's songs. These riffs are matched excellently by the group's rhythm section, and the band is able to create a variety of different but cohesive sections within a song. Thankfully, the band also experiments with some electronic elements (similar to the ones used by 30 Seconds to Mars on their debut album) to help distinguish themselves. While I felt that the effects could have been integrated a bit better into the songs, I appreciated that the band wanted to venture into new territory and take a risk. Combine these elements with some solid vocals and lyrics, and that is essentially the gist of Ethces In Aether.
Overall, Vie Jester's Ethces In Aether is a project that I would strongly recommend be checked out. Anybody believing that rock music is dead should use this Ep to change their mind. The project can be streamed for free on the band's reverbnation page (which I will post a link to at the bottom). Do check it out, and seriously support these dudes. I personally am looking forward to what they will put out next.
Until next post fellow followers. Live peacefully.
-Tha Kameleon
Link to Ethces In Aether:
http://www.reverbnation.com/viejester/album/92329-etches-in-aether