Year : 2019
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 103 mb
Bio:
GYGAX is a no-frills, classic rock/heavy metal hybrid, heavily steeped in the imagery of fantasy literature and role playing games, and rooted in the musical stylings of metallic ‘70s rockers Thin Lizzy and Deep Purple, with equal parts metal and boogie-inducing groove. Though their name is attributed to the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, the band has described themselves more simply as “a beacon and an anthem for anyone who’s interests lie in creativity and the powers of imagination.”Hailing from Ventura, California, GYGAX was born out of the ashes of vocalist/bassist Eric Harris’ previous heavy-metal brainchild, Gypsyhawk, whose Patience & Perseverance 2xLP also saw release through Creator-Destructor in 2009. Bryant Throckmorton, who played second guitar in Gypsyhawk also joins Harris in GYGAX on guitar. When Gypsyhawk decided to disband, Harris and Throckmorton took some time alongside friend and fellow guitarist Armand John Lizzy to begin demoing new material, then solidifying their lineup with Justin Dempsey on drums.The debut from GYGAX, Critical Hits boasts nine feverishly triumphant burners backed by huge solos and even more massive choral melodies which come alive with a fuzzed-out and hazy attitude but immortalized with crystal clear production values on Critical Hits, an LP that could accidentally get sucked into your ragin’ uncle Bob’s dust-encrusted classic rock platters and your older brother’s equally grimy classic metal/early doom collection and blend right into either. The first public listen to the GYGAX sounds can be heard in an exclusive premiere of the album’s third fist-pumpin’ number, “Draw Breath,” which now thrives exclusively through a premiere at Decibel Magazine.
Album:
Gygax will forever be known as the group who took their name from the the dude who invented Dungeons & Dragons. Despite this, and it took three albums to get to this point, it’s time to stop looking at the band as a gimmick.The band still indulges in lyrical tributes to RPGs – “Mage Lust” uses the game as flirtatious innuendo (it likely takes a real dungeon master to pull that off) and “Spell Shaker” seems the natural conclusion to “Dice Throwers & Rock n’ Rollers” from last year’s 2nd Edition release. That’s a given because a good author writes about what they know and it is clear they know their roles to play, so to speak.But writing them off as a gimmick sells short the musicianship here, something which is expanded greatly this time out. They still love Thin Lizzy, another thing that will likely never change. “Light Bender” and “Hide Mind” rekindle the classic rock staple’s twin guitar boogie while “Mirror Image” replicates the epic, rollicking “Cowboy Song” side of the group.This time out there’s more than Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham. “Acquisition, Magnus Canis” is an instrumental consisting mostly of noirish horns (much more so than “Song of the Silverhands” from the last album) while “Something So Familiar” as well as the chunky riff and sneaky shuffle of “The Eyes Have It” evokes Van Halen’s party rock, which is fitting fare for this California crew to emulate.The songs are not quite as punchy and immediate as on the predecessor but Gygax somewhat makes up for that with a more diversified sound. More importantly, the band’s infectious enthusiasm makes it very obvious this is not just a game to them anymore.
Line-Up:
Eric Harris - Bass, Vocals (2015-present) - See also: Huntress, ex-Gypsyhawk, ex-Holy Grail, ex-Skeletonwitch
Bryant Throckmorton - Guitars (2015-present) - See also: ex-Gypsyhawk
Ian Martyn - Keyboards (2017-present)
Wes Wilson - Guitars (2018-present)
Tracklist:
01. Light Bender
02. Hide Mind
03. Mage Lust
04. Mirror Image
05. Spell Shaker
06. Something so Familiar
07. The Eyes Have It
08. High Fantasy
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