Hunting Giants - Mythos (Album Review)

Canada is home to many giants and who better to deal with them than the locals. Based in Vancouver, British Colombia the four-piece giant hunters are bringing out their first self-released LP called “Mythos” on 30 September.

Their producer and family friend, Kirby J. Kaye (who lends vocals on “Vangaurd”) produced the album, John Webster did the mixing and it was mastered by Richard Addison (Trillium Mastering). This is their first LP following on from 2018’s EP “Skyward Eyes”

Who plays the instruments? These guys: Corey Wharton (bass), Daniel Beavington (drums), Stephen Atkey (vocals), and Bradley Trivett (guitar).

They advertise that this will be an album for fans of Muse, Soundgarden, Audioslave and Alice and Chains but I’d venture to say that they are cruising through a more complex sonic territory drawing influences more from classic heavy metal, progressive rock, and grunge. I was thinking bands along the lines of Cyclefly, The Sleeping Sea kings, Rush, and Queens of the Stone Age. They have moulded all these influences into something unique that comes about as a mesmerisingly emphatic style.

This is an album that takes us on a journey that we experience through the adventures of characters of good and evil “as well as the inevitable fates which arise when these values are heinously held and expressed”. We are enthralled by tales of love, battles of honor, and betrayal. Each tale is carefully thought out combining the expression of Stephens lyrics and the the bands solid performance. Not content to use the instruments listed they use other instruments like bells, stringed instruments, and piano to broaden the texture of the sound. In “Among Thieves” we have vocals sung in chorus followed by bells and strings to heighten the might of the feeling. All the instruments had a chance to dance in the lead to add brightness in their own to certain sections of songs without relying only on vocals and rhythm.

To capture the eyes they have the graceful artwork of Kacper Gilka on the cover, a polish artists whose artwork has been used by bands like Sylosis, Whitechapel, and Bleed The Sky, and High On Fire.

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It’s a clean image invoking thoughts of a surreal and ancient time with a tempting appeal to lure you into the obscurity of a different reality behind it all.

Apart from the haunting instrumental track “Whispers”, the lyrics on the rest of the album tell us a diverse range of tales that might verge on the border of reality or cross over at times. If left within a situation they describe you might then ask yourself how it is that you might have dealt with such an event or what steps would you have taken to avoid such a thing. “Vangaurd” tells us the undying love a frontline solider holds for his dearest right to his death in battle in which he fights because he would do anything in order to keep her safe.

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They also tell the tale in “Mantle” of being used by higher powers using us to get things done for them pretending to be weaker and acting as a friend. Spoiler alert: the character unfortunately then ends up worse off.

Albums that last the test of time are those that provide catchy melodies that hook you right from the get go or perhaps might have layers to them that contain so much within that you find little bits of them all the time. While the music is well composed it’s not a one song album.

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It’s value lies in the layers that have been used to create a river of music with hidden gems within it’s bank. All one needs to do is sit down, put on the music and let yourself flow down the river keeping your ears peeled for the gems. Playing live they combine the theatrics of their music with some interesting visualisations to provide a full sensory experience. This is an album that you’ll want to wander through thanks to their technical proficiency and the production value.

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