Beyond The Realm Of Light (Gate)

Trading in lightning-fast tremolo picking for sludgy riffs, every song on this record uses mid-paced to fast tempos, plenty of melody, and tons of upbeat energy. The band's DNA consists of all the usual trappings and song ideas of traditional metal and NWOBHM but they avoid being "vest metal" by creating an aesthetic closer to Baroness and later-Mastodon than Sabbath or Priest.