The two tunes made with Pariso are the heaviest on the split and venture into Deathcore territory a bit more. They are still finely tuned fury and no doubt pit inducing beasts. 'Ripped Apart' marks the opening of the tracks for Svalbard, and starts things of at a breakneck pace, and despite its top notch heaviness, the charming and almost haunting melodies remain in the right places and in the right amounts.
The song 'Grayscale'. Motherfuckinghell. Its amazing, uplifting and majestic yet still maintains its razor-sharp edge till the bitter end. Soaring out of the speakers quite literally, this fusion of post-rock and hardcore is not a new emergence on the scene, but still effortlessly pulled off to perfection. In fact this marriage of the two genres pervades across this split and all of Svalbard's short existence.
The ethereal nature of this rocking EP allows the listener to easily picture a video for any of the Svalbard songs, even for the less creative minds out there. The slow building tearjerker that is 'Allure' is an example of such powers. With an intro that sounds like post-millennium Propagandhi (not a bad thing!) the track tantalisingly unwinds to a fist pumping finish.
They sound well honed and wise past their years. Their brand of fresh, modern hardcore doesn't flirt with pretension or any whiny soaring, clean vocals that would here be completely unnecessary and marring something special. The sound of this band may be perfectly summed up by the bleak, near uninhabitable environment of the Norwegian Islands which they share their name with, but its still warms my cockles every time I hit the play button.
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