Band: *Shels

Artist: *Shels
Album: Laurentian's Atoll
Label: Shelsmusic
Year: 2007






Tracklist
01.Atoll
02.Water (New Full Version)
03.The Ghost Writer
04.City Of The Swan
05.Lights In Laurentian
06.Fireflystarrs
07.Wingsgortheirsmiles
08.m
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Artist: *Shels
Album: Sea of the Dying Dhow
Label: Shelsmusic
Year: 2007





Tracklist
01. The Conference Of The Birds
02. Indian - Part 1
03. The White Umbrella - Part 1
04. The White Umbrella - Part 2
05. Water - Part 1
06. Sea Of The Dying Dhow
07. Atoll
08. The Killing Tent
09. Indian - Part 2
10. Return To Gulu
11. In Dead Palm Fields
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Artist: *Shels
Album: Wingsfortheirsmiles
Label: Shelsmusic
Year: 2004





Tracklist
01.Atoll
02.Fireflystarrs 1
03.Fireflystarrs 2
04.Wingsfortheirsmiles 1
05.Wingsfortheirsmiles 2
06.m
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So, what is *Shels exactly? It is one of the finest attempts to incorporate metalcore aesthetics into a progressive rock setting. Basically, they succeed where other bands have failed. They are able to be progressive without being overtly cheesy (like, say, Between the Buried and Me's "Alaska"), and they are able to be progressive without entering realms of unnecessary pretension (like the middle of Pax Cecilia's "Blessed are the Bonds"). Sure, we could throw out a list of comparisons to groups like Kayo Dot or Isis in hopes that some of their fans might streamline through this review and check them out, but *Shels really doesn't embrace the arty atmosphere of either band. Everything on this album is meticulously arranged, but is also grounded in a solid base genre of metalcore. Essentially, I guess it is the best of both worlds; complete originality and full blown clichés. Whatever is the key to *Shels successful formula, it works and "Sea of the Dying Dhow" effortlessly proves that.

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