As the band itself proclaims, you can’t really just check out a single track of Ahimsa Sunrise’s music and get a full picture of what the band’s sound is. For example, you have to listen 3 songs into the CD before you really begin to appreciate the full range of the AS’ sound. The opening track is a langorous instrumental that gives no hint of where the music will ultimately go. Then the CD flows into a prog/emo tune that is strongly reminiscent of the later work of Coheed and Cambria. It’s emotive, exploratory and poignant. But then you move on to the next track and you are suddenly confronted by a melodic but abrasive bash of screaming emocore/metalcore. At that point, you’re starting to get a grasp of the band’s scope; they pride themselves on not being readily categorizable based on one song and I think they mostly succees. While the band generally hangs within the broad spectrum embraced by the emo umbrella, the listener is given everything from near-ambient instrumental passages all the way up to screaming moshworthy lashings. A strong band.
http://www.ahimsasunrise.net
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Upchuck Undergrind listens to a little bit of a lot of things - just note the eclecticism of his reviews. He also reads voraciously and loves movies. He is a very open-minded Episcopalian (and student of Buddhism and Hinduism) who thinks Slayer is one of the greatest metal bands. Ever. In addition to his work with Corazine - for which he has written since its inception (he is a Fishcomcollective veteran) - he also writes for DJFix.com.