Scale the Summit – Monument
Self Release – 28 May 2007
By Ryan Starr
When I think of music and Texas, only two things come to mind:
Stevie Ray Vaughan and that really annoying theme song they created for themselves. The last thing I would ever expect is top notch progressive metal.
Scale the Summit blend metal with jazz fusion to create some mind boggling music. And the best thing of all is it’s instrumental. No crappy vocalist to get in the way of these amazing riffs. But what makes it so amazing? Solid use of odd time signatures, cool tapping licks, and loads of sweeps and arpeggios. Every song is like a master class, assuming you can keep up.
I have no doubt that we could all learn a thing or two from
Scale the Summit. You don’t need a vocalist that whines about his ex-girlfriend, or a 3 chord chorus to connect with the fans. Music of this quality goes beyond words. The guitar becomes the vocalist, and sings in a way no human voice can. Art in its purest form doesn’t need a description telling you what it’s about, it speaks for itself.
Scale the Summit has figured this out. So go pickup
Monument, you won’t be disappointed.
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