The Butterfly Effect - Phoenix

Phoenix is a bit slower than the average Butterfly Effect song. Not softer by any means, merely working at a slower pace. The space serves them well, as the drums come in and you can visualise the whole band rocking in unison, as surely their fans will in a live arena. But as the lead single for their forthcoming album, Phoenix is a little disappointing. It’s The Butterfly Effect sure, but it’s the same band we heard on Always and One Second of Insanity. Without the benefit of it being a new direction for (Australian mainstream) heavy music that was the strength of those songs.

A few years ago there was a great swell of hope that The Butterfly Effect and Cog would be able to shift the limits of what was acceptable from a local heavy band while still getting national airplay. Both bands have come someway towards achieving that goal. But with the impact of Cog’s The New Normal, The Butterfly Effect hopefully still have something up their sleeves for IMAGO that is a bit more driving than Phoenix.

Phoenix is being released as a single via download only, so you’ll have to hit The Butterfly Effect website if you want a copy to decide for yourself.

(Originally published on FasterLouder)