{"id":2176,"date":"2023-09-07T22:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T05:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sdmetal.org\/msm\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2023-09-11T05:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:41:24","slug":"tideless-eye-of-water-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sdmetal.org\/msm\/tideless-eye-of-water-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tideless – Eye Of Water Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The self-styled “Shoegazing-Death Metal” band, Tideless<\/em><\/strong> have returned. The San Diegan Death-Gazers’ offer up their second full length, “Eye Of Water”<\/em><\/strong>, due out September 15th on Chaos Records<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talents of Kyle Armendariz (Seraphic Disgust<\/em><\/strong>), Carlos Gaitan (ex-Ruminations<\/strong><\/em>), Aaron Clarke (Seraphic Disgust, Necrochamber<\/em><\/strong>), Javier Monreal and Diego Gonzalez combine their efforts to drown you beneath the waves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gazing Into The Abyss…<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

“Eye Of Water” <\/strong><\/em>is holding nothing back, 75 minutes of doom-laden riffage with a smidge of OSDM (Old School Death Metal) sprinkled throughout; just enough to stir the pot and keep it fresh. A great example of this is in the 3rd track, “Oblations For The Sun”.<\/em><\/strong> For the opening two minutes we have The Chasm<\/em><\/strong>-esque riffage and speed, then slowing down to a desolate dream, ala Dream Unending<\/em><\/strong> – and it works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closing track, the 24 minute epic, Lush.Serene.Dissolved<\/em><\/strong>, exemplifies the Death\/Doom genre. While 24-minutes may seem like a long time to spend on a single track, the pacing and well-written and executed passages ensures you are fully engaged for the whole run time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not be afraid of the shoegaze moniker. What makes “Eye Of Water”<\/em><\/strong> truly-shine are these stretches of melancholy, the ebb and flow between the shoegaze, doom and death elements; a full expression of grief and despair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Eye Of Water”<\/em><\/strong> is not without it’s faults, My one, and only, complaint is that there are a couple of moments where a particular passage goes on for a bar or two too long, making what is an excellent groove, seem a bit stale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don’t let that criticism dissuade you, “Eye of Water”<\/em> <\/strong>is well worth the investment. Put on your headphones, sit back in your recliner and let the currents wash you away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For fans of: Dream Unending, early-Katatonia, Mournful Congregation, Bell Witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those in the So-Cal area, you can catch Tideless<\/em><\/strong> live on the following dates and venues below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n