Fall of Leviathan are a Swiss post-metal band and this is their debut album.
In Waves is a 56-minute journey through instrumental soundscapes that has cinematic scope and an ambitious presence. The promo blurb mentions bands like Neurosis, Mogwai, Mouth of the Architect, Rosetta, and Russian Circles, which sets the scene nicely for Fall of Leviathan’s sound.
To create their music Fall of Leviathan blend together elements of post-metal, post-rock, and post-hardcore. Along with melodic and ambient tones that layer the music with depth and feeling, In Waves is richly evocative.
The music is textured and expressive, delivering light introspection alongside weighty doom heaviness. Fall of Leviathan exist on the darker side of the post-metal/rock spectrum, which lends the music a gloomy, sometimes menacing atmosphere that’s easy to sink deeply into. There’s variation within this though, as sparse intricacy, bleak moodscapes, and thoughtful loneliness all factor into the music too. In truth there are a range of different feelings and emotions unleashed across these six songs, but all of them paint their portraits with darker hues that are rendered clearly.
In Waves is the sort of album that provides a satisfying and engaging experience for the listener straight away, but one that improves and becomes more immersive over time. Fall of Leviathan’s music alternates between soft delicacy and crushing thunder in a way that takes the listener into the depths of atmospheric immersion; In Waves is a record that you should spend some time with if you’re partial to the instrumental post-metal/rock style.