Levels, the fourth solo recording from OPUL — a.k.a. Matt Lupo of East Of The Wall — is now streaming via MetalSucks, as Nefarious Industries releases the layered three-song EP today.
The fourth chapter under the OPUL banner to see release in three years, Levels takes the multi-instrumentalists’ work to new realms, the EP full of guitar-driven, super-melodious, heavy rock riffage that aims for the stratosphere, offering something substantial and infectious, combining elements of progressive/post-hardcore experimentation, modern progressive crossover and soulful folk/indie rock. With all songwriting, instrumentation, vocals, recording and mixing handled by Lupo, and mastering courtesy of Steven Alexander, fans of Quicksand, Sensefield, Shift, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, Dredg, East Of The Wall, Maid Myriad and more will enjoy the layered and ambitious twenty-minute voyage showcasing a variety of beautifully-layered vocal arrangements atop both crunching and crystal clear guitar tones and an incredible range of musical diversity.
MetalSucks today streams Levels, including in their write-up alongside the exclusive premiere, “Fully written, performed, recorded and mixed by Lupo himself, OPUL is a wholly different beast from East of the Wall – the two projects have little in common besides a sense of creative adventurousness sorely missing from music today – but we’re still confident you’re gonna love it. Lupo’s spacey, soulful vocals, psychedelic, dreamy guitars, and surprisingly swing-infused drumming makes for an achingly beautiful, wholly unique aural experience. If the Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey were wearing headphones in that amniotic sac of his while he float through space, he would almost certainly be listening to OPUL‘s Levels.”
Discover all of Levels at MetalSucks RIGHT HERE.
Levels is out today through Nefarious Industries digitally, available for purchase HERE.
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