New shortcuts! Europe is calling from three different countries to bring three entirely different genre-releases upon us.
K L P S – K L P S
[These Hands melt]
K L P S come from the European north, Sweden to be precise, to bring Sludge onto the world. Having stumbled upon them in the early days of our blog on twitter I was pleasantly surprised hearing that their debut album was due.
Clocking in around 43 minutes, K L P S serve atmospheric Sludge that has you nodding your head and contemplating about your existence within 5 to 8 minutes, “AUREOLA” or “Tribulation” are prime examples for that.
As massive as concrete or stone, K L P S build their musical vision on sturdy Sludge fundament and take the atmosphere of Post-Metal to construct the monument that is their self-titled album.
SURE. – Destruction of Form
[Frozen Records]
SURE. from the lovely France want to make you sway. Destruction of Form is their second album and an advertisement for an opening slot for bands like Depeche Mode or HEALTH.
Songs you definitely should check out are the opener “Choose Innocence” and the closer “Destruction of Form” (featuring Pency Sloe), the album opens with with an invitation to dance and ends with a beautiful gaze at the end of the world.
Instead of putting their heads underwater like the swan on the cover, SURE. have created an album that should raise their heads up high and bring all the dark and bright flowers of the spring to an early bloom.
Calyces – Fleshy Waves of Probability
[Self-Released]
Our tour ends in Greece. Hailing from Athens Calyces (from the Greek “κύλικες”, if my search-engine skills don’t betray me) offer a mixture of 70s riffs combined with Mastodon complexity.
Just like the cover there is so much going on on Fleshy Waves of Probability. “Swirling Towards the Light” shows the way immediately: ever changing drum patterns, a strong vocalist who can switch between “commanding” and serenading seamlessly and those GUITARS.
Calyces fill their chalices on Fleshy Waves of Probability to the brim with ideas and captivating songs. This should be on any Prog-Metal-Fan’s 2025 list.
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