Skylines - Oneirology

 

1. Oneirology

2. Dreamscapes

3. Serotonin

4. Histamine

5. Acetylcholine

6. DMT

Skylines have released their debut album titled "Oneirology". This album shows the band in a very heavy way. The band seems to be going for a mix of metalcore and deathcore. Theses guys have a similar sound of that like an ERRA or a Periphery, so if you like those bands, you could like this one. They have sone an okay job here.

When looking at the recording quality of the album here, the album has been recorded to an alright level. The album could have been recorded a little crisper and louder, but for a first album, it's not bad.

With the instrumentation, the band certainly shows that they can play, and play pretty well. We feel like the band is highlighted by the guitars and how they play. Their skills are highlighted in the song "Histamine" which is a instrumental song. Nice job here overall.

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are a bit of a low point for this album. The screams are better than the sung parts, but the screams sound pretty forced in parts. Listening to the screams, they sound not bad, but you can tell there needs to be some work with them. Now the sung parts are mostly not great. You can here that they are put in to give some contrast, but also that it's mostly just getting someone who is in the band to do the best they can. It isn't bad, but full screams would of worked way better for now. Props on the attempt and for trying though. Now with the lyrics, the band goes for songs about trying to find meaning in life, and what the thing is you are supposed to do with life. These are subjects that every person is dealt with at some point in their life. This is something that can get a wider audience, and really hits with people that will become fans of this band. good job on these lyrics.

If you are looking for a single to this album, listen to the song "Serotonin" as it is the song they made a lyric video, and it shows off the band in the best light. This song would be considered the single. 

Skylines have made an album that shows off the type of sound and style the band is going for, and gives them a base to work off of, as well as something to start playing shows. We like where the band is headed, and this is a good base. We hope that the band makes some tweeks, works on some things and comes back better. Whatever is next with this band, we look forward to hearing it. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Progressive Metal/Metal/Metalcore

Release Date: July 1st, 2016

Location: London, Ontario

Label: None