The Parallel - Embark

1. Embark

2. Pendulum

3. Shipwrecked

4. Endeavors

The Parallel have released their debut album titled "Embark" This album is four tracks of pure progressive metal. Their sound and style is that which you would expect from a band like this. They have the guitar work and the brutality. They have a similar sound to that of Born Of Osiris or The Contortionist, so if you like those artists, then you could like this album. They have done a pretty good job on this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to a fairly decent standard. This record has a nice sound to it. The instrumentation is done fairly well on this album as well, the band can certainly play and that is noted throughout the whole album. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are decent for the genre, but are a little hard to exactly tell what the singer is saying. He has good screams for the style of music and they fit well. With the lyrics, the band goes for messages about hard times and trying to make things better, They also sing about feeling hopeless. Their songs have a constant theme, but they seem to address making things better as well. This is good to hear others having the same feels. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen, or listen to the whole album as it is only four songs. The Parallel have made their debut album pretty well, it has a nice sound, solid recording and they show off their skills. We really liked this album and we hope to hear more soon. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Progressive Metal/Metal/Djent

Release Date: October 9th, 2015
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Label: None