Shrine
Bitume, 2024
9/10
An Italian psychedelic prog-rock outfit with a penchant for the unconventional, Onioroshi deliver 3 in depth and meticulous tracks thanks to Manuel Fabbri, Enrico Piraccini and Matteo Sama’s clever instrumentation.
“Pyramid” starts the 54 minutes with Sama’s dreamy guitar alongside Piraccini’s strategic drumming, where waves of post-rock float above the adventurous climate. Piraccini also delivers soaring vocals, which suit the balance of hard hitting yet melodic textures.
The middle belongs to “Laborintus”, where Fabbri’s intricate bass lines are met with firm drumming and swirling guitar for 15+ minutes of exploration that touches on cinematic bouts, too.
The final track, “Egg”, is a bit more rugged, dense even, and welcomes strategic crunch and plenty of variations of rock for its 20+ minutes of hazy and exciting gestures.
A fantastic record that shifts between light and dark, noisy and tuneful. whether you gravitate towards metal, punk, prog, psyche or stoner rock, you’re going to be enamored with every moment here.
Travels well with: Bruno Karnel- Las Ilusiones; Thy Apokalypse- Fragment Troisiéme