Posts for ‘ÆGES’


Review Rundown III

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Aeges - The BridgeArtist: ÆGES Album: The Bridge Label: The Mylene Sheath Home Base: Los Angeles Genre: Post Hardcore FFO: No Knife, Helmet, Pelican, Quicksand, Undertow, Tool Available: April 17, 2012 If Helmet kept experimenting with their sound in a positive way after Betty, you may very well have ended up with an album in the vicinity of what ÆGES presents with release of their debut album The Bridge, hitting streets today via The Mylene Sheath. ÆGES implements great use of distortions with melodic movements that will certainly draw comparisons to Quicksand and Helmet. The band embarks upon this musical journey with ...

Review Rundown II

Friday, October 7th, 2011
Aeges - Roaches EPArtist: ÆGES Album: Roaches 7" EP Label: Hawthorne Street Records Home Base: Los Angeles Genre: Post Hardcore FFO: No Knife, Helmet, Pelican, Tusk, Undertow, Shift Available: Now Founded by Mark Holcomb (Undertow, Shift) and Larry Herweg (Pelican, Tusk), ÆGES rounded off their line-up with additions of Kemble Walters (The Rise, The Blank Faces) and bassist Tony Baumeister, before putting together this 7" EP we have before us. The music is dense and melodic, and immediately brings to mind echos of early No Knife and Helmet. With only two songs, you barely have time to wet your lips, ...