Newsletter Signup

Call Us: (714) 465-9627 / Email Us: Info@TasteNationLLC.com

Register
 |  Login
REGISTER LOGIN
Music Fan
Bands/Store/Venue
Sending ...
Get social
Get social
Taste Nation
Get social
Get social
  • Home
  • News & Reviews
    • Record shop, labels, venues news
    • Band news
    • News and reviews
  • Record Stores
    • Record Labels
    • Record Stores
    • Music Mail Order Cos.
  • Concert Venues
  • Bands
  • About
  • Contact
  • Forum

IAH “IAH” Album Review + Stream…

Posted on 10/18/2017 at 9:51 am.

Written by admin

Self Titled Album Cover

IAH

IAH – CD // DD

Necio Records – released July 21, 2017

Reviewed by Eric Layhe

 

Line Up:
Juan Pablo Lucco Borlera: Bajo
Mauricio Condon: Guitarra
José Landín: Batería

Hometown: 
Córdoba, Argentina

Tracklist:
Cabalgan Los Cielos                  (7:39)
Ouroboros                                    (5:16)
Stolas                                            (8:42)
Eclipsum                                      (4:36)
La Piedra Que Sujeta El Sol    (5:45)
Nuboj                                            (7:26)

 

                         IAH – Self Titled EP Demo

Post-Metal, especially Instrumental Post-Metal, is somewhat akin to walking a tightrope: if executed correctly, it can be a true wonder to behold. However, even the slightest misstep can spell disaster for the artist in question. One of the latest acts to walk this tightrope is Argentina’s IAH.

Post-Metal’s largest pitfall is that it can be a very difficult genre to perform while maintaining the interest of the listener. All too commonly, the music is tuned out, eventually being delegated to being “background music” after the listener sets their attention to something more gripping. Fortunately, IAH does an excellent job of making sure their music remains interesting in their debut album, adeptly shifting the feel of their music at the exact instant that the musical idea of the time would wear its welcome.

This album often feels like 3 friends jamming in their garage, and that is absolutely a good thing. An air of familiarity and camaraderie permeates this release- it lacks the disconnect between the listener and the artist that so many larger releases have. It really feels like IAH are sharing something with you and that you are simply hanging out with them, and this feeling definitely pans out in their favor.

Live Band Pic

The sections of this album that yield the biggest and best impact are when the band really lets loose: IAH feels, far and away, most comfortable when their amps are turned up to eleven, the overdrive is blaring, the guitar is detuned, and the drummer is holding nothing back. Approximately halfway through album opener “Cabalgan Los Cielos” the fuzz guitar is taken beyond the point of no return and the song opens up into an outright tremendous stomp that characterizes the band at their best: Loud, heavy, and downright punishing. This sensation is taken to its maximum in the first half of album high point “Eclipsum”, a showcase of world class riffs full of fuzz, wah, and bass chords.

Spacey, Post-metal is at its finest when the band lets loose, just as outer space is at its most interesting when one takes a look at the crushing gravitational forces of stars, supernovas, and black holes, and IAH is a band that certainly seems to be perfectly aware of this. Despite being rather new to the scene, IAH weaves a work that deserves plenty of attention in the metal crowd, and if there is any justice in this great big universe, these masters of musical intuition will receive that attention.

Band Logo

<< Return to News

Leave a Reply

Click here to cancel reply.

XHTML: You can use these tags:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

BLOGGER PARTNERS
    • outlawsofthesun
Band news
  • Ethereal Riffian start Crowdfunding Campaign for 3rd Full Length...

    10/11/2018

  • Beesus "A Band Spotlight" Reviews + Stream - Part 1...

    04/25/2018

  • Concert Review - Sons of Apollo @ Music Factory, Battle Creek, Michigan + Videos + Pics...

    03/12/2018

  • Music Video Premier!! Electric Age's "Silent King" Lyric Video...

    01/09/2018

  • Black Space Riders Releases New EP "Amoretum Vol. 1" - New Video + Links!!

    12/15/2017

News and reviews
  • Lockjaw "Annihilove" Album Review

    04/07/2023

  • InOrgAnic "Dark Places" Review + Stream...

    06/06/2019

  • Frozen Planet...1969 "The Heavy Medicinal Grand Exposition" Review + Stream...

    05/02/2019

  • Lord Vapour "Semuta" Album Review + Stream...

    04/24/2019

  • We Hunt Buffalo "Head Smashed In" Review + Stream...

    11/05/2018

Record shop, labels, venues news
  • Special Event with a Shaolin Master in Irvine, California...

    06/06/2019

  • Music From The Labyrinth: Part One - Minotauro Records...

    01/25/2018

  • Matthew Thomas' Top 60 Albums of 2017 + Top 10 EPs + Links to Listen...

    01/03/2018

  • Ric "Suisyko" Dorr's Top 25 Albums of 2017 + Links...

    12/30/2017

  • Andy Beresky's Top 20 Albums of 2017 + Tip of the Cap + Disappointments + Links...

    12/29/2017

Archived posts
  • April 2023
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
irs

Independent Record Store

Sign Up
cv

Concert Venues

Sign Up
lb

Latest Bands

Sign Up

Site Navigation

  • Home
  • News & Reviews
  • Record Stores
  • Concert Venues
  • Bands
  • Partners
  • Contact Us

Latest News / Reviews

  • Lockjaw “Annihilove” Album Review
  • Special Event with a Shaolin Master in Irvine, California…
  • InOrgAnic “Dark Places” Review + Stream…
  • Frozen Planet…1969 “The Heavy Medicinal Grand Exposition” Review + Stream…
  • Lord Vapour “Semuta” Album Review + Stream…
view all latest news / reviews

Our Partners

  • Outlaws of the Sun
  • Pink Tank Records
  • Sulatron Records
  • Argonauta Records
  • Ripple Music
  • HeviSike Records
view all our partners

Sign up to our Newsletter

/ / ( mm / dd / yyyy )

© Taste Nation LLC. All Right Reserved.

Sitemap | Privacy Policy