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Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Eclectic Metal |
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Page online:
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September 24, 2018
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Last update/review:
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September 24, 2018
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Arriver
Arriver, a decidedly low-profile quartet out of Chicago,
is one of those exceedingly hard-to-describe bands that give
reviewers fits.
Apparently they've been around since 2994 and have a few releases
under their belts, with the most recent, 2016's
Emeritus,
the subject of this review.
There's a true hodge-podge of styles here, from progressive to
alt-rock to flashes of death and more, but if a compact description
is necessary, it might be a hardened, progressive form of alternative
metal.
Five medium-paced tracks, quite different from each other, comprise
the
Emeritus package, with twists and turns and unconventional
time signatures,
with plenty of solid
musicianship though not of the overly flashy/histrionic type.
The vocals are sparse and also varied, from death growls to more
shouty singing, not a lot in the tradition metal sense.
Clearly a band without any aspersions of superstardom or even
moderate notoriety, they are nonetheless a highly recommended listen
to anyone into left-field hard rock/metgl.
Current Members
Rob Sullivan
bass/vocals
Dan MacAdam
guitars/vocals
Dan Sullivan
guitars/vocals
Joe Kaplan
drums
Former Members/Guests
Bill Murphy
drums
Discography
Vanlandingham And Zone
2006
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- Overture
- Captain of the Guard
- A Mighty Fray
- Vanlandingham Sunrise
- Of the Lining of the Long
- Slaughtering the People of the Zone
- Home Mom Only On
- In the Long Day of the One (Armored Train)
- The Verse of Halon Hong - Sighting, the First
- Upon the Fields of Zone
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Rob Sullivan
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Dan MacAdam
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Dan Sullivan
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Bill Murphy
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Simon Mann
EP
2010
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- Simon Mann
- Splodge of Wonga
- This Dark Corner of the Continent
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Rob Sullivan
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Dan MacAdam
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Dan Sullivan
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Joe Kaplan
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Tsushima
2012
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- Winter Palace War Council
- Togo, Son of a Samurai
- Dogger Bank
- Around the Cape
- Dark Clouds Above the Fleet
- Singapore
- Tsushima Trilogy
- Quadrogy
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Rob Sullivan
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Dan MacAdam
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Dan Sullivan
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Joe Kaplan
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Emeritus
2016
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- Liquidators
- The Demon Core
- True Bypass
- URSa
- Emeritus
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Rob Sullivan
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Dan MacAdam
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Dan Sullivan
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Joe Kaplan
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