Arcane Roots News: Arcane Roots (Hevy Festival 2011)

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Despite having flown over from Florida that day I was not let down by a fatigue-strained show. Perhaps Four Year Strong should ask them for their secret. The dark pocket of the Rock Sound and Macbeth tent set a perfect scene for a band who construct vast, dark, sprawling soundscapes with startling ease. Their appeal lies not in an overwhelming originality. You can give 'In This Town of Such Weather' a listen and hear flashes of Billy Talent in their rattling spikiness and stylised vocals. There's been comparisons drawn to The Mars Volta, and it might have been the beardiness,...

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