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Vegas
Sagevisule

Last Anthem (2014) Jon E.

Vegas – Sagevisule cover artwork
Vegas – Sagevisule — Last Anthem, 2014

The ever elusive Vegas has returned. While the band have released a scant few songs in the years since their full-length those songs have shown them maitaining a sense of quality. After a lengty wait a new EP containing four songs arrives,  reflecting what Vegas is and where they may be heading.

The whole shebang begins with a dark riff sounding like something from a Siouxsie & The Banshees song before quickly breaking into a neck snapping riff. Couple this with buried echoing vocals and one gets the full darkened effect. Sound effects occupy the calmer areas giving a base degree of uncertainty to the listener before fading into the next rager. The songs while dark and brutal fit within the existing dynamics of the band. They use the echoing vocals to build depth in the overall sound without compromising any intensity.

All of this equals out to a great welcome back from Vegas. And it should be more than capable of enticing those who enjoy metalcore in the Integrity style and don't mind something slightly different than the norm.

8.2 / 10Jon E. • October 20, 2014

Vegas – Sagevisule cover artwork
Vegas – Sagevisule — Last Anthem, 2014

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