 "The Unravelling definitely gets its graphic message across." - Magnet Magazine "This is a band who can combine the alternative stylings of Tool with the adventurousness, ambition and refusal to compromise of The Dillinger Escape Plan; if there's any justice in the world of music, then '13 Arcane Hymns' is just the beginning of something big for The Unravelling. And if this effort is anything to go by, then the band won't settle for anything less - they will move forward until they are dead." - Philip Sim, Suite101.com "Put simply, Moore is a working man’s thinking man’s metal singer. Moore has met his aural complement in Gustavo De Beauville, the founder and main instrumentalist of The Unravelling. The Barbados expat is a fine guitarist and arranger, but his biggest talent is for synthesis. On The Unravelling’s debut album, 13 Arcane Hymns, Tool’s layered textures and Machine Head’s grooves are streamlined into free-flowing compositional nuggets." Etan Rosenbloom, METALSUCKS.NET "8.2 out of 10 - Canadian duo create a gothy, subterranean world, deftly alternating ghostly, ominous passages with high pressure guitar and drum squall. The weapons-grade riffage and wailing vocals make a serious impact. Fans of NIN, Skinny Puppy and God Lives Underwater will revel in these songs of both alienation and guarded optimism." - Music Connection Magazine "13 ARCANE HYMNS is an extremely dynamic, compositionally interesting and full engaging listen. If you are looking for something more cerebral, dark with class and quality to spare, and that is waaay outside the traditional metal realm (but still heavy as hell) you will need to check out The Unravelling. 4 out of 5." - Metal-Rules.com "This is metal with intelligence that requires the listener to wake up and hear the message." The Ryerson Free Press, Deanna MacNeil "The time it took for them to create also allowed for them to perfect -- a real rarity for most debut albums. 13 Arcane Hymns does not come across as a debut album. The Unravelling is helping us change our mind about metal music." - Mike Cullen, CULTURE MAGAZINE Calgary’s own, The Unravelling, has blessed us with the deepest most meditative album since Pearl Jam’s Ten. 13 Arcane Hymns is thought expanding, mind altering progressive Canadian metal, influenced by Chomsky, Hunter S. Thompson, and Malcolm X. Prepare yourself. The Unravelling will unfold the layers of the mind, getting deep into the psyche; the part we do not explore living in a world where our minds are plugged into a wall (Disconnect-Connect). Deeanna Danger "A 13-track emotional and industrial-infused metal masterpiece" - Pamela Porosky, Pitch Black Magazine "You won't want to miss the ever-talented, ever-rising Calgary progressive metal act The Unravelling." Mark Teo, FFWD Magazine "A nicely odd mixture of a metal album that is both ass-kicking and meditative with “Thirteen Arcane Hymns.” They are the owners of a unique sound best identified as a clouded mixture of Novembre, Dead Can Dance, Nevermore, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Opeth. The Unravelling has made a surprising firebomb of an album here." - Metalunderground.com "It’s hard to believe that only two guys came up with such an amazing album. If you’re a fan of heavy, dark, rock, than 13 Arcane Hymns is an album you should own. With bold and beautiful music, lyrics that make you think, and lead vocals that range the spectrum like not many can, The Unravelling’s 13 Arcane Hymns is a solid album worth listening to over and over again." - The Rock & Roll Guru Music Blog "Get yourself a free download of 13 Arcane Hymns and listen to how Alberta does heavy. Properly." - Jennie Orton, Scene In The Dark "Calgary has its very own musical odd couple, and who would have thought it would be found in the metal genre. The Unraveling may only have two members, but they are making quite the artistic impact, generating impressive responses not only locally, but internationally." - Beatroute Magazine "Dark and loving it, 13 Arcane Hymns exacts in disillusionment and metal." - ReGen Magazine "There’s the tremendous vocal range of Moore, the man can bark with an intimidating enraged-fury and still carry out soaring vocal melodies whenever the songs demands it. Maybe Canadian musicians might consider giving Chris "The Heathen" Valagao a break and look at Moore for future collaborations. Bottom line, “13 Arcane Hymns” is a great record that hopefully will gain The Unravelling a decent record deal." Scratch the Surface Webzine "It’s hard to pin the album down and I enjoy that. I like being put off balance by a band and not knowing what to expect next. It makes me feel like I did the first time I heard Ween and was confused for a week." - Jason Wellwood, Earshot! "Their music is at once modern, catchy, melodic, heavy, and outside of any fashionable current." - Hail & Kill (French Blog) "This is a band to watch out for this year: a new voice to bring metal a fresh sense of purpose and heft for times that are ripe with change, electricity, and revolution." Jennie Orton, Scene In The Dark "The Unravelling has created a cult-like following." - SMN News ""13 Arcane Hymns" is a great debut album, and on this same note a great job in terms of the production and concept." - RISE! Metal Magazine (Uruguay) "The Unravelling are like a breath of fresh, haunting, brutal, skilfully written air. With tactfully diverse music that’s overflowing with a bloodthirsty passion, it’s going to be an album, as well as a career, that’ll please and keep listeners interested all the way through." - Amanda Cuda, Pure Grain Audio "Shocking lyrics backed up by haunting vocals and intense music" - Daniel Berdak, Danger & Dissonance Radio on WMUC "De Beauville and Moore can write anything they want to. They have chosen, though, not to give you a listening experience of safe, cliché, radio friendly music, but rather have chosen a specific direction in their song writing, because they have something to bring to the table that is different and distinct." - Slowdive Music "Why is this a must? “13 Arcane Hymns” is brilliant, infectious, and non-complacent. Not to mention urgent, relevant, and thriving full of energy. In an industry that is marred by counterfeits, musicians buying into shallowly defined genres, and industry whims and trends, The Unravelling compose, recorded, and self-release an album that continues that 2010 trend of pulling that proverbial bar higher. This is more than just any ole metal album; this is evolution, a step towards the future, pioneering new directions for a genre in desperate need of that." - Slowdive Music "Inspired by melancholic feelings of pain, anguish, the occult, the mysterious, the political world, and the boundaries of the soul imprisoned in the human body, The Unravelling's music is an honest portrayal of the human condition that we all experience. I can sum up The Unravelling in one phrase. Move forward until you are dead." - Evolution Rock Metal Radio/Podcast "We expect a bright and surprising future, as they sing themselves: "Move forward until you are dead!"." - Lords of Metal.nl "In 13 Arcane Hymns, Calgary's The Unravelling have created an awesome album which charts the full range of the harder side of music. You will remember this album for a long time to come. Simply excellent." - Digital Gig Magazine "The Unravelling have created an album that shows a lot of promise, and which kept me interested from beginning to end." - Nate, All Metal Resource "The last time a concept album this powerful emerged was in 1994, with Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral." - Lori Hager, Independent Reviewer "No track on this album feels like filler or that it was left unfinished. This is a lesson that many in the industry could stand to learn." - Carson Ball, Music.ballweb.org "Sonically, it sounds like what would happen if Ministry and Tool battled to the death as a means to spawn a new hybrid band to change music as we know it forever." - Dr.Gore, Pitch Black Magazine "13 Arcane Hymns, the debut album from Calgary based metal band The Unravelling meets with such power and unsettling intensity that it will send shivers down your spine and back into the deepest and darkest recesses of the mind and have you crawling back for more. Vocalist Steve Moore and instrumentalist Gustavo De Beauville have put their blood, sweat, and very souls into 13 Arcane Hymns and the effort really shows. All their work towards this debut album has culminated into something far more than probably anybody could have ever expected. It’s raw, disturbing, unsettling, loud, and gruesome, everything that an amazing metal album should be. This has to be one of the most diverse metal albums that I have listened to in a longtime." - AW Music "For a duo they make an unholy noise with all the aggression of a feral pit bull on steroids. With it's recurring theme of being presumed dead and buried alive '13 Arcane Hymns' should come with a warning to agoraphobics." - The Devil Has The Best Tuna "Tons of bands have tried to sound like this; some have succeeded, most haven't. The Unravelling's music sends messages, building on itself as it takes you in and refuses to let go. Their debut album due out later this summer, 13 Arcane Hymns, is one of the most highly addictive albums I've heard and has reinforced my faith in that there is still great prog rock out there. If you are going to buy 5 albums this year, make sure this is one of them. Highly recommended." - Local Vertical Music Blog "A punishing slab of Ministry-like industrial metal with times of haunting melody and pure fucking evil. The band is gaining a ton of positive press as of late and is a band that I think deserves your attention." - Heavy Planet "This stuff doesn't disappoint - it rocks, it's heavy, yet a little nuanced in spots. All this makes for a terrific musical experience that you have to hear to fully appreciate.You'll like it - we do!" - Headcase Radio "I'm one of the lucky people which have had the privellege to be able to hear this before release - and let me tell you, its going to one hell of a beast." - Amplified! "Intimate vocals with a powerful statement. These two make very enthusiastic music!" - Blogger Schizo "The White Stripes can go fuck themselves, this is how you play as a duo! What The Unravelling do is very interesting, they use a mixture of tactically placed anthemic lines, self-induced chaos, atmospheric intimidation and mood manipulation.When lines like "I'm not dead! I did not drink the wine!" and "Are you...Are you scared?" are uttered by Steve Moore then you feel inclined to let yourself be taken in." - Dirty Drew's Rock Revolution "Some of the tracks display quite an interesting depth in arrangements and instrument usage hinting that there is more going on than meets the ear. That said it falls to the vocals to push these compositions over the edge; they’re loud, raw and yet strangely intriguing." - JerryLucky.com "Wicked industrial prog horror music...This music buried me alive!" Roctober Reviews "The best way to describe their music is intense - evil if you will. I was reminded of old Priest or even Ozzy after he parted ways with Sabbath, not the music specifically but the same "Is God going to strike me down the next time I go near a Church since I've been listening to this?" feel. EVERY song on this album is killer." - The Grouchy Gaijin "The influences are obvious, nevertheless there is no copy or fake, you can hear the relations with the musical roots, but the creative power and the ideas of De Beauville & Moore open new perspectives and a wide range of feelings and mysteries. And how Steve Moore expresses himself with his voice from whispers to clear singing or extreme deathmetal-screaming is very impressive. An excellent debut, strong and complex with a lot of attention to the detail, very well recorded and mixed." - STALKER Magazine "Now what do you get that’s different from this progressive rock metal band that you don’t get with other bands? First you get a powerful clear sound from the music, which I haven’t heard before to be honest, and secondly good lyrics delivered by Moore’s powerful voice whether sung quietly as in the rock sense and then the loud in the metal sense." - CLOWN Magazine "The entire offering is very well done and very creative. I should also mention that this is a DUO! It's amazing to think that only 2 people can create this much energy and noise." - DDays-revenge.com "There's some jazz influence, metal, even shades of Pink Floyd in there. Excellent stuff." - Gramie from The Autopsy Report "Heavy enough to get the masses moshing, an undiscovered band perfectly primed to break into the international market appealing to fans of progressive, alternative and good ol'fashioned heavy f'in metal." - Rez Collingwood, Sphere Magazine "The Unravelling’s short, but powerful video "Fire Breather" shows Tibetan monks protesting Chinese oppression via self-immolation. While the video is graphic – and probably should not be viewed by the easily unnerved – it provides a wake up call to the human rights violations going on in much of the world. If more people would stop ignoring injustice and stand up to the horrors of reality, we could end the need for such protests." - Carson Ball, Music Discussions "The Unravelling are dishing out a massive sound for a two-piece. You know you’re going to get to hear a lot more from The Unravelling on the Playlist Mix." - Ken McGuire from The Playlist Mix Podcast "Exciting stuff here from Calgary's The Unravelling. There is an underlying potency and general air of disturbance that make it compelling listening." - Tasty Fanzine "I would be doing a great disservice if I didn’t post what looks to be an incredibly promising new progressive rock band." - Something Chewie Music Blog 'Becoming Chaos' and 'Last Rights Protest' light up the first part of the album, which mocks the audience repeatedly to be completely unpredictable.'Where Will It End', 'Arjuna' and 'Victory Song' are songs that speak for themselves and I have no doubt we will hear soon about them even in the old continent. - Dagheisha.com "”In The Safe House” isn’t exactly metal. It’s catchy and dark at the same time and it’s a really well arranged song. Their other songs on myspace are well written tracks too. These guys probably have awesome live shows with lots of energy and songs that build and really get crowds going." - Audio Absinthe "The mixture of dark atmosphere and chaotic noise must definitely appeal to people who are open-minded when choosing their heavy music." - Asice.net “Chaos surrounds me”, the opening line to The Unravelling’s “Becoming Chaos”, is the proverbial hitting the nail on the head. 13 Arcane Hymns is a chaotic blend of hard rock music and angst filled lyrics." - Rock Gator Radio, Live365 EARSHOT! "13 Arcane Hymns" Review by Jason Wellwood - May 18, 2011 PURE GRAIN AUDIO "Move Forward Until You Are Dead" video feature - Feb 11 2011 Ryerson Free Press "Big Things In Store for The Unravelling's Steve Moore" feature by Deanna Mac-Neil - Feb 2011 Metro News Big Sound 3 Concert coverage - Jan 27, 2011 CULTURE MAGAZINE Feature Article by Mike Cullen - Jan 19, 2011 Hail & Kill Feature - Jan 19, 2011 Scene In the Dark Music Video Feature by Jennie Orton - Jan 19, 2011 METALSUCKS WORLDWIDE VIDEO EXCLUSIVE FOR "MOVE FORWARD UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD" - Jan 17, 2011 Suite 101's "The Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2010" - Jan 6, 2011 The Calgary Herald covers The Unravelling for Big Sound 3 Concert - Dec 30, 2010 Steve Moore's "Top Albums of 2010" Melissa Auf Der Maur Review at Offthedial.ca - Dec 28, 2010 Steve Moore Interview with Deeanna Danger - Dec 23, 2010 Interview with Dagheisha.com - Dec 16, 2010 Ryerson Free Press article on The Unravelling by Deeanna Danger - Dec 14, 2010 METALSUCKS "13 Arcane Hymns" CD Review by Etan Rosenbloom - Dec 6, 2010 Epinions review of TRUCK's CD "Passengers" (featuring The Unravelling's Steve Moore on 3 tracks) - Nov 30, 2010 Heavy Planet "New Band To Burn One To" Feature - Nov 28, 2010 Scratch the Surface Webzine "13 Arcane Hymns" review (Nov 27, 2010) Deeanna Danger "13 Arcane Hymns" review (Nov 13, 2010) Music Discussions "Fire Breather" video review (Nov 2, 2010) Dagheisha "13 Arcane Hymns" review (Oct 28, 2010) Scene In The Dark Review by Jennie Orton - Dicken's Pub Oct 10, 2010 w/The Six-Fingered Foxes, Frightenstein & Versus The Nothing FFWD Piece regarding Helmet/Bison BC/The Unravelling concert The Calgary Herald "disc picks" (Aug 24, 2010) Suite 101 Review (Aug 22, 2010) Metalunderground.com Review (Aug 20, 2010) CJSW Charts for the week of July 27, 2010 - The Unravelling hits number 1 in Metal Alberta Metal Awards 2010 Nominations Lords of Metal.nl Review (July 2010) ReGen Magazine Review (July 18, 2010) Metal-Rules.com Review (July issue) Slowdive Music - The Unravelling answer 5 (July 22) Beatroute Magazine feature article (July issue) Slowdive Music Blog Review (June 5, 2010) Music Reviews Interview w/Carson Ball (May 27, 2010) The Rock N' Roll Guru Blog Review (May 9, 2010) Jerry Lucky Review (May 9, 2010) All Metal Resource review (April 30, 2010) Pitch Black Magazine review (May 1, 2010) Music.ballweb.org review (April 29, 2010) Lori Hager Epinion review (April 28, 2010) Sphere Magazine review by Rez Collingwood (April 19, 2010) Rise Metal Webzine "13 Arcane Hymns" review (March 2010 issue) Fire Breather Viral YouTube presentation (over 38,000 views) "Fire Breather" press release (Feb 1, 2010) by Grit PR SMN News post (Feb 2, 2010) Pure Grain Audio interview (Aug 17, 2009) Pure Grain Audio feature (Sept 23, 2009) Pitch Black Magazine feature (Oct 1, 2009) Music Connection Magazine review (October 2009) Music Connection Magazine "The Unravelling makes the Top 25 New Music Picks of 2009" (December 2009) The Unravelling exclusive interview with Evolution Rock (June 5, 2009) Blazing Minds interview (Dec 7, 2009) Hell On Fire! Portuguese rock website interviews The Unravelling (July 7, 2009) Slowdive Music review (May 7, 2009) Slowdive Music in depth interview "The Unravelling answer 5" D-Days Revenge review (Oct 2009) Off the Dial article "The Unravelling offer their resignation" AWMusic review Local Vertical Review Dirty Drew's Rock Revolution review The Grouchy Gaijin review The Devil Has The Best Tuna feature Interview with Saarhaus Webzine Stalker Magazine review Blogger Schizo! review Digital Gig Magazine review Clown Magazine review Steve Moore's Skinny Puppy review in Offthedial.ca |
