Hypno5e – Acid Mist Tomorrow (2012)

After excellent debut release “Des deux l'une est l'autre” the expectations for Hypno5e were high, but with “Acid Mist Tomorrow” they set a completely different standard. The band’s brand of experimental Metal has reached new heights with the 9 tracks presented in this very engaging release. Mixing elements from Post-Rock, Ambient, Avant-garde Metal, Instrumental Rock, and traditional Metal, Hypno5e’s sound is very complex yet engaging for even the average listener.

Wasting no time and opening with the highly atmospheric “Acid Mist Tomorrow”, we immediately felt in a movie sound track. The carefully crafted percussions and the ethereal clean guitars make for a great listen, particularly when offset by the excellent distorted guitars. The ethereal atmosphere continues with “Six Fingers in One Hand She Holds the Dawn” parts 1 and 2, with a very chilling vibe and excellent clean vocals. The crazy vocal samples in the back near the fifth minute of the track are pretty cool and give a subtle feeling of insanity.

Opening with some punishing Modern Metal sounding guitars, our favorite track of this release is the multi-faceted “Story of The Eye”. In this song the band goes full-on Metal mode in some sections, while contrasting them with some lush melodic passages. The Post-rock-ish closing to this track makes it even more epic in our opinion. The following three-part epic “Gehenne” is probably the most brutal track of this release (on average) and showcases that band’s ability to seamlessly integrate their aggressive side with some of their clean percussions and ethereal passages.

With the very dark and cinematic “Brume Unique Obscurite” (parts 1 and 2), Hypono5e closes the extreme musical experience that “Acid Mist Tomorrow” is. All 9 tracks presented in this release have plenty of meat for listeners to enjoy after many replays. The band’s musical progression is excellent and with such a complex yet majestic sound, we can’t wait to be able to see them deliver this content in a live setting.

Release: February 24th, 2012

Country: France