Jegulja – Exit Sandman

Jegulja – Exit Sandman

Self released – 2020

Rock, Stoner, Instrumental, Prog, Metal, Psych

Rated: *****

I will of course always miss that original incarnation of that awesome Slovenian band called Carnaval. But it’s demise did spawn another damn great outfit, namely: Jegulja! With their new album Exit Sandman they have produced another fine piece of instrumental heaviness. Seven amazing tracks that seem to go an bit deeper than those that featured on their debut Darkest Light. Seminal track might be that title-track, which indeed seems to be inspired by Metallica’s Enter Sandman. But only to the degree that the main riff comes across as spin-off into a different dimension. It shows that these cats can envision entirely different worlds to every rhythm and riff. Continuing on we get treated to miniscule worldly elements that give this album exactly that right amount of extra spice and layers. In fact, it often contains so much extra in the way of groove or stomp that you sit and simply listen in awe. It’s those elements together with the prog and psych influences that swing and sway through all that heavy rock and add so much extra to the mixture. Yes, we are going over board again with the praise, but we cannot stress enough that the three Jegulja cats have once again come up with something stunning! Exit Sandman, is otherworldly good! And it is an absolute must have, hear and hoard!

(Written by JK)

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