Here's a tribute to a melodious group called aMedivm, pronounced short (a) as in uh-Med (long e)-ium. Medieval looks the name, but Medieval does not sound the music, with an eerie grungy twist in their guitar riffs, and haunting Indie style vocals that remind you of foreign 80s metal taking you to another time and place renaissance not of ancient British gore but of mid eastern royalty and new age dignity.
Body swaying percussion by Paul Napier- drums and percussion, vocals, and enchanting guitar-and Brandon Closser along with his brother Nathan Kearney play guitar, bass and synthesis as well as vocals- that remind slightly of Vinnie Moore and Satriani but a newer progressive sound surround you and becomes your seventh heaven with erotic tones suggesting seductive qualities. Napier does a fantastic performance on the percussion, and Christian Pearson throws in the erroneous and tantalizing piano along the way and Wesley Mease adds into the background on vocals and "primal" beats for an eclectic sound and harmonious mix. AMedivim carries a feel akin to traveling through modern day Bangladesh with nude people wandering all around, and as the opium smoke fills the air you inhale deeply and see the swarming thong with an enlightened eye as you nod your head to the rhythmic sound of Indian rock style chanting with gypsy-progression...no, not really, no opium, that's the music talking and as close to that experience you can get without partaking.
A bit monotonous at times, with some songs more various than others, a bit more consistency of quality and input from the vocals is left to be desired. There are blasts of soft evil roaring and spooky howling that are most welcome with their dark metal passion that many want to feel and taste. The pulsing roar of malevolence you think you only hear in the movies, with great soundtrack potential, give us goosebumps and suspense; it's music for the metal niche, but a kind that entices hearers across a span of genres. Halloween never sounded so creepy with captivating and wicked metal to play in the background at any given party much to the pleasure of a fiendish audience's delight. Enjoy the season, enjoy the winding back of time in the autumn glories and fall backwards into aMedivm, a ever living breathing organism that we call musical talent alas an ever-changing and evolving one with which we play long into the night.
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