February 13th, 2019 - Adventures In Outer Isolation

Good evening evil-doers!  The Meista here today pairing "Outer Isolation", the sophomore album by badass thrashers Vektor and an Adventures In IPA from Talisman Brewing Company!   

Album Info:

• Artist: Vektor
• Title: "Outer Isolation"
• Recorded: 2011 at Villain Recordings in Phoenix, Arizona
• Release date: November 22nd, 2011 (2nd studio album by Vektor)
• Record company: Heavy Artillery Records / Earache Records
• Production: Byron Filson and Vektor
• Albumcover art: Andrie Bouzikov
• ersonnel: Blake Anderson (drums), Frank Chin (bass guitar), David DiSanto (guitars and vocals), and Erik Nelson (guitars)
• Musical style: Technical thrash metal, progressive metal with elements of black metal and death metal
• Sound: Combining elements of old school thrash metal with technical death metal, progressive metal, and a touch of black metal and ambient, Vektor's sound is both unique and brutal!  Without being pretentious, "Outer Isolation" is very complex, experimental, violent, and completely enthralling!   The guitar work is fast, furious, and sometimes chaotic!  The drumming is machine gun fire aggression!  And the bass work is in league with the guitar work... a blistering fast pummeling!
• Major themes: A concept album exploring dystopian sci-fi subject matter, the album's tracks delve into themes of isolation, darkness, death, space travel, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Cosmic Cortex"
2. "Echoless Chamber"
3. "Dying World"
4. "Testrastructural Minds"
5. "Venus Project"
6. "Dark Creations, Dead Creators"
7. "Fast Paced Society"
8. "Outer Isolation"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Talisman Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://www.talismanbrewingco.com/home
• Brew: Adventures In IPA
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 6.0%
• Pour: The Adventures In IPA pours a clear, bronze-amber with a frothy, half-finger off-white head with good retention and lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, citrusy, dank, floral, herbal, and malty.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, orange peel, lemon zest, mango, pineapple, pine resin, herbal tea, summer grass, wild flowers, and caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Adventures In IPA is fruity (tropical and citrusy), herbal, and malty.  There are notes of juicy pink grapefruit, orange, tangerine, mango, a touch of pine, fresh herbs, crackery biscuit, and light toffee.  
• Mouthfeel: Medium in body and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Adventures In IPA is crisp, somewhat slick, and sharp with a dry, slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The Talisman Adventures In IPA is a very crushable, citrusy, and slightly bitter brew... great for the unique thrash onslaught that is Vektor's "Outer Isolation"!!  'Nuff said!

    

Hails!!