I’m proud and thrilled to report that Scale the Summit’s Prosthetic Records debut, Carving Desert Canyons (which I produced, engineered and mixed right here at Nuthouse Recording) was picked by Vince Neilsten of MetalSucks.net as one the best 20 albums of 2009. Here’s what he has to say about it.

While most instru-metal bands are following the Misha Mansoor / Tosin Abasi template (with results not up to par with either of those two), the Houston, TX kids in Scale the Summit go a completely different direction. Instead of channeling 7 (or 8)-string mind-fuck Meshuggah rhythms as their building blocks, Scale the Summit draw from a much lighter prog rock palette in their sparkling Tom Beaujour-produced Prosthetic Records debut. I haven’t spoken with these lads yet, but I’ll bet they’d cite bands like Cynic, Russian Circles, Intronaut, and even Dream Theater as influences. Though Carving Desert Canyons is instrumental, there’s absolutely zero musical masturbation (not that there’s anything wrong with that); it’s all about composition and song-writing for these guys, no small feat for music that’s likely to wear thin the patience of most listeners due to the lack of vocals. Scale the Summit are a young band to keep an eye on.

You can read the complete article with the rest of his picks here.

Thanks Vince!

Tags: Cynic, Dream Theater, instrumental metal, Intronaut, nuthouse recording, Prosthetic Records, scale the summit

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