Artifex Pereo - Time In Place

Artifex Pereo - Time In Place

 

There's a reason I love going to shows. You never know when the opening band is going to blow you away. This is exactly what happened with Artifex Pereo. I recently went to see Norma Jean and Emery touring with Night Verses and Artifex Pereo, the latter I had no prior knowledge of at all. When I heard them I was just completely caught off guard. Anyone who wants to claim the post-hardcore scene is dead or no longer interesting needs to take a listen and shut up. Artifex Pereo are doing their own thing and shaking things up.

Sounding somewhere between Chiodos and Tubring, the band blends smooth vocals with hard rifts, unique time signatures, and truly various styles, even within a single song. Very few bands can mix in electronics and keyboards that actually accentuate the rest of the sounds without falling into the background or over powering everything, but they nailed it. 

This album runs at it's own pace. Most of the songs are fairly mellow with the occasional aggressive vocal growl or hard hitting break down. The juxtaposition of the mellow and the aggressive keeps every sounding unique. You never quite know where they're going with their sound next. Lyrically they keep it abstract, everything is belted out with ferocity rarely seen in a band. The album will keep you coming back looking for additional layers in their sound.

This album is pretty awesome as a whole. Overall it's fairly mellow, yet never boring. Surprises around every corner, maybe something you missed the first time around. I'd recommend to anyone with any interest in progressive music and post-hardcore in particular. As a band I highly suggest seeing them if you can, they put on an amazing show with a ton of energy.