MIEA - Chaos and Perfections

MIEA - Chaos and Perfections

Slovak Metal Army - June 2020

Prog, stoner, melodic, doom

Rated: ****

Hailing from Prague, progressive four piece MIEA deliver their sophomore album Chaos and Perfections, drawing from across the spectrum of heavy to form a complex and arresting sound. Quaking riffs and creeping doom passages trade off with colorful prog and melodic rock, often in the span of a single song. All the more impressive is that it all somehow meshes together without ever feeling disjointed. Tracks "Mammatus" and "Epiphany of dying sun" showcases the group's penchant for anthemic atmospheres while veering from stoner rock chugs to proggy flourishes, always aided by the show-stealing vocals. Able to growl or soar as the music demands, MIEA's catchy singing adds layers of emotion and energy that always fit the instrumentation like a glove. Screams herald the finale of "Under the healing stone", whose haunting steady beat shifts to swirling, spaced out doom, eventually building to an up-tempo chug and wailing solo. Another highlight of the album is epic cut "Your priest can't heal me", a perfect Frankenstein's monster of  doom, melodic metal, and guitar assaults that even border on black metal. Despite the songs' varied sounds, a common thread that runs through it all is the uplifting way the music rises to meet the vocals, pushed along by nimble drumming that never stays still. Chaos and Perfections is a shape shifting release of impressive musicianship, combining a wide range of styles to create a captivating and epic sound as heavy as it is unique.

(Written by Shasta Beast)

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