San Francisco guitarists Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti are Barn Owl and their three song EP Shadowland showcases their unique hybrid of dark ambient drone metal. As unsettling as that combination sounds, Barn Owl brings it all together in a surprisingly cohesive way on opener “Void and Devotion”, the title track (which serves as the middling interlude), and seven minute closer “Infinite Reach.” The guitars are at times hard driving, ominous, and purposely dissonant, and at other times gentle, softly weeping. Shadowland is about balance and tension, exploring the divergent paths of melancholy guitars but never letting one outshine the other. – Written by JFelton
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