Radioman
Intake
Mental Records
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Reviewed by -sobeck-
I have to be honest. The first time I listened to this album it didn't reach out and grab me. However I always give bands I'm reviewing at least two spins. Lucky for me that I did. After the second time, I was actually hearing what Radioman was doing. It has since then become a disc in my cd player's regular rotation. Radioman is a 3 piece band from Medford, OR. They play a midpaced groove style of rock. It could be along the confines of Tool, Quicksand, Helmet and the Rollins Band. The tracks are well constructed with layers of loud guitar, bass and drums that roll through the tracks smoothely. The vocals range from clean and melodic to a slightly more abbrasive tone. They create different levels of intensity all throughout the record. Moving around from very melodic hooks into grittier passages. Radioman comes across as a bi-polar rock machine. The songs average around 6 min. Each track is a journey of mood swings that keep a heavy groove all throughout. I think my favorite track is "Set Away". It starts out with a Pink Floyd type trippy guitar then lands into this choppy riff which is carried away into a big chorus type hook. The guitars on this album sound big. Everything moves along at a nice pace. I would recommend you grab this if you are into more melodic metal.
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