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Picture Credit: Isphet Isphet - By your own Hands Release Date: February 23, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 39:23 Genre:  Prog Metal  /  Ambient Origin:  Novo Mesto ,  Slovenia Novo Mesto's Isphet is very productive these days. With the EP " Escape Room " released in January, the follow-up work "By your own Hands" was out only three weeks later. This EP was inspired by the "Alien" franchise created by Ridley Scotts . And since I hardly know anything about this franchise, this review will solely focus on the music created by one-person-band Isphet. I can tell from the description on the Bandcamp site that "By your own Hands" concerns existence, creation, and self destruction - just humankind things. By Your Own Hands by Isphet The five tracks on "By your own Hands" are very atmospheric. The Nu Metal impact from the previous release has mostly vanished. Instead, Isphet is now merging their Prog Metal with meditative ...

Picture Credit: Isphet Isphet - Escape Room Release Date: January 30, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 41:26 Genre: Prog Metal / Nu Metal / Post Metal Origin: Novo Mesto , Slovenia Isphet is a one-person Metal band from Soutern Slovenia. On the debut album "Escape Room", Isphet proves that you do not need vocals to create an impressive soundscape. On seven tracks, the solo artists builds up atmospheric, edgy, and  rough sounds. Isphet creates atmospheric Post Metal backgrounds that will please fans of Six Days of Calm or Noorvik . Rhythms and movements of the album are mostly influenced by Prog Metal. Intelligent and complex drumming creates a massive backbone on which high leads and sweet harmonies float like clouds above a windy sea. And finally, there is that edgy Nu Metal vibe which makes the sound on "Escape Room" so unique. Harsh breaks and synthetic sounds add a certain millenium-era vibe to the album. Isphet's "Escape Room" is...