{"id":30296,"date":"2013-06-19T22:02:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T03:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=30296"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:36:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:36:16","slug":"mahogany-head-grenade-return-to-the-point-of-departure-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/mahogany-head-grenade-return-to-the-point-of-departure-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahogany Head Grenade | <em>Return to the Point of Departure<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by Jenn Carbaugh<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Columnist &#8212;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Return-to-the-Point-of-Departure-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Return to the Point of Departure\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Return-to-the-Point-of-Departure-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Return-to-the-Point-of-Departure-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Return-to-the-Point-of-Departure.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>This Texas \u201cinstruMETAL\u201d trio has released their debut album.  Mahogany Head Grenade may be a trio, but the power that they put out sounds so much larger than expected.  They are an instrumental band, and a compelling vocalist would be promising for them, but their sound is already gripping. <\/p>\n<p>The band believes that instruments are what carry the melody and the overall music, and they certainly prove that with this album.  This somewhat short album\/long EP constructs music in a way that captivates listeners.  It almost sounds as if vocals with happen at any second, but the instruments continue without a voice.  <\/p>\n<p>All five of the songs are different and shine in their own way.  The track titled \u201cReturn to the Point of Departure\u201d is such a stimulating tune to imitate the music.  It is a track that is followed by songs that really showcase the guitar and bass abilities of this band.  Vocals are not necessary to illustrate the talent of Mahogany Head Grenade.  \u201cEtude War Machine\u201d has a riff that keeps your attention, but compared to the other tracks, it was the song that fell a little short.  The final song, \u201cVenetian Bricks,\u201d is powerful and heavy.  It is metal at its finest, just without any words.  <\/p>\n<p>The entirety of the album is surprising for an instrumental trio.  There is so much raw talent in terms of composition of the music as well as the overall outcome.  This is definitely a recommended album. <\/p>\n<p>Genre: Progressive Instrumental <\/p>\n<p>Band:<br \/>\nDan Hyer: guitar<br \/>\nMike Pritcheet: drums<br \/>\nJames Falcon: bass<\/p>\n<p>Track Listing:<br \/>\n01.\tReturn to the Point of Departure<br \/>\n02.\tTrouble for Trouble<br \/>\n03.\tVinedresser<br \/>\n04.\tEtude War Machine<br \/>\n05.\tVenetian Bricks<\/p>\n<p>Label: unsigned\/independent<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mahoganyheadgrenade\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mahoganyheadgrenade<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hardrock Haven Rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">by Jenn Carbaugh &#8211; Columnist &#8212; This Texas \u201cinstruMETAL\u201d trio has released their debut album. Mahogany Head Grenade may be a trio, but the power that they put out sounds so much larger than expected. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/mahogany-head-grenade-return-to-the-point-of-departure-cd-review\/\" title=\"Mahogany Head Grenade | Return to the Point of Departure\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":30297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8704],"tags":[336,334],"class_list":{"0":"post-30296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arcrvws2013","8":"tag-cd","9":"tag-review"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}