OPUS - New music in progress

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'Sample Aura' Reviews (Full reviews can be read on official site)
Terrorizer Magazine This EP/demo creates subtle soft melodies that crescendo into a whirlwind of self-destructive psychedelia......
Overplay.com Crunching riffs, maniacal chugging rhythms and stacks of effects make for a harder metal sound overall, but with all the menace comes energy, power and a sound like no other. Chances are, youve not heard anything like Sample Aura before. And thats exactly why you should give them a listen......
Spill Magazine Comprised of 2 of the bands previous releases, 'Sample Aura' is a mixture of old and new for Opus, and makes for a seriously cracking album. It is an instrumental metal album primarily, but drifts in and out of mellow Mogwai-esque post-rock and quirky time signatures, which thankfully never sound laboured. There is some serious heads-down riffage on the album too, and perfect execution by all the players. Never tedious, consistently impressive, I bloody love it!
UKmusicsearch.co.uk 'OPUS' is another lengthy blast of instrumental rock separated into different movements, again a case of that whole quiet/loud sonic dynamic stretched out over a half hour of violent drum patterns, complex math rock guitar riffs and generous levels of distortion. .......
Metalstorm.ee Extremely technical with superb structures this album will probably become a must for the ones who like this kind of music.....
Metal-observer.com Starting off with some rather generic Post-Rock noodlings a la MOGWAI, band members James, James and James soon throw themselves into gear with Doom riffs, jazzy drumming and a whole lot of intricate musical goodness. And they even had the decency to not over-produce the thing, leaving "Sample Aura" sounding loose, fresh and organic.....
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Surrey 3 piece OPUS formed in early 2001 and debuted a year later with their 6 track (non-instrumental) EP "Questions". After a year and a half of touring in and around London and supporting bands such as The Datsuns, Kid Galahad and The blueprint OPUS decided to perform an instrumental one off show in their local area Frimley. Much of their set was improvised and the band played their set with total belief in what they were doing that night. From that day OPUS have only ever performed instrumental sets and in 2004 went on to record their self-titled 30 minute, one song EP "OPUS", released by themselves. They have since gone on to develop their distinctive style of heavy, yet melodic instrumentation and have been working to create exciting new material for their latest record "sample aura" . OPUS are very much into heavy music and like to combine this with subtle, softer melodies to create warm and chaotic moods throughout the 30 minute pieces. Their influences can be found in artists such as Tool, Mogwai and King Crimson. "sample aura" is the bands 3rd studio EP and was released on 10th March 2006
Artwork for new Download-only track 'Antipathy'. Go to www.opusband.com for High Quality MP3 & Artwork
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