Prehistoricisms (CD - 2008)

Personnel: Sacha Dunable (vocals, guitar); Steeve Hurdle (guitar); Joe Lester (upright bass, bass guitar); Danny Walker (drums).

Recording information: Castle Oaks Studios (05/2008-06/2008); Clear Lake Audio (05/2008-06/2008); En-Phase, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (05/2008-06/2008); NRG Studios, Los Angeles, CA (05/2008-06/2008); Opera Studios (05/2008-06/2008).

Intronaut titled their new album PREHISTORICISMS for a reason. Their molten, protean metal churns and writhes like something still forming. Often referred to as "post-metal," Intronaut transcends labels with an attack that is both intellectual and grounded in sternum-crushing heaviness. The band has jazz improvisation skills, but at no point do they noodle aimlessly. The ethereal guitar clangs of opener "Primordial Soup" give way to the rolling thunder of "The Literal Black Cloud," and "Prehistoricism" itself screeches and stutters like something newly born and petulant. minimize