The wait is over! After 2014’s Surpreme Truth and 2016’s Exodus, Russian prog-metal outfit Shokran finally revealed details about their new record. Their third full-length, which will be called Ethereal, is due to be released in early 2019; pre-orders went online yesterday!
It almost seems that Shokran left their progressive elements behind for a more catchier version of themselves, which definitely suits them! Some of the orchestral elements add a very The Faceless-ish vibe to the spoken word part, which is followed by a very Dream Theater-esque guitar solo that might also make you think of Born Of Osiris. All in all, this song comes across as being way more melodic and catchy than heavy. There’s still a good portion of grooves, but the band abstain from using breakdowns (well, except for one at the very ending). This one is rather bombastic and huge, and not actually all-out heavy.