 "The Unravelling definitely gets its graphic message across." - Magnet Magazine "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 "A 13-track emotional and industrial-infused metal masterpiece" - Pamela Porosky, Pitch Black Magazine "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 "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 "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 "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 "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 "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 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 "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 "”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 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 |
