Furyon - Gravitas CD Review

They Say :-From the outset FURYON have been a force to be reckoned with live. Word of mouth meant they soon became one of the biggest draws in Brighton’s busy rock scene, selling out shows at the iconic Concorde 2 venue, usually reserved for high profile touring bands. The blistering power and passion of a FURYON show is something very special to behold.

What separates FURYON from the crowd is the sheer quality of their musicianship. Boasting two truly world class guitarists in the form of Chris Green, and Pat “The Shred” Heath FURYON have few peers when it comes to the quality of their iconic riffs, and jaw dropping solos. Backing them up is one of the tightest rhythm sections the rock world has to offer with the awesome combination of Lee Farmery, and Nickel. Leading from the front is the outstanding vocal versatility of Matt Mitchell, whose emotion drenched voice effortlessly moves between melodic and crunchingly heavy.

We Say :- When you look at some of the crap that filles the charts, airwaves and stadia these days it is sometimes difficult to stifle a sense of despair. Questionably talented manufactured artist upon questionably talented artist are spat out by the fame machine with depressing regularity. But against this background there is hope. Britain now seems to have more brilliant up and coming bands than ever before, and surely their time is coming....

One such band is Furyon. This Brighton based 5 piece symbolise all that is best in music at the moment. They have an ability, a passion and a work ethic that prepares them completely for making the step up to the next level, and now with their debut album 'Gravitas' they have well and truly signalled their intent.

This is a band who do not chase trends or fashion. They have released a classic British rock album with some southern flavourings reminiscent of the likes of Buckcherry, but there is so much more than that. Gravitas consists of some of the best songwriting I have heard for ages, and don't get me started on the music. Suffice to say there are some incredible hooks in here, as well as possibly one of the best guitar solos I have ever heard.... Go listen and you'll see what I mean.

For such a talented band, Furyon manage to strike that difficult balance where they show off what they can do as musicians (and some of the guitar work on here is stunning) without allowing anything to overshadow the songs.

Furyon are at the vanguard of a new wave of incredibly talented British rock bands who combine top notch musicianship with an amazing ability to write songs that worm their way into your head and stay there. Gravitas is not just a decent debut album, it's a stunning album full stop, and if these guys don't get to the very top on the back of this release there is no justice in the world.

The fact that Furyon are still unsigned is as clear an indication as you could find of what is wrong with the music industry. This band WILL be signed soon, and they WILL be huge. We don't do the marks out of 10 thing here at CackBlabbath, but if we did this album would very probably be this year's first 10.

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