EP Review: Ironstone - Prophecy (2020)
Photo Credit: Ironstone Ironstone - Prophecy Release: May 29, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD/Digital Length: 26:30 Genre: Progressive Metal / Modern Metal / Djent Origin: Bendigo, Australia "Prophecy" is the first release by Ironstone who were founded in 2017. The band since then worked on their reputation in their hometown Bendigo as well as in the Melbourne Prog and Metal scene. Now the waiting is over and the quintet presents their first EP. On "Prophecy" the band plays a powerful, chequered and very modern version of Progressive Metal. Choppedly heavy rhythms and distorted riffs build the foundation of the soundscape on "Prophecy". Above Ironstone build manifold levels of interacting melodies and harmonic spheres. Guitars, bass and keyboards impact each other and create wholesome harmonies on which the voices of all five band members narrate deepn and meaningful stories. The lyrics, too, are as versatile as their musi...