Rest

Cyprus Avenue

Sat 10 Sep 2011 (event has already taken place)
Doors: 9:00 pm
€ 5

Rest are an instrumental rock group from Cork, Ireland. The group's sound has evolved over the course of their existence to incorporate elements of progressive rock, tech-metal, post-rock, doom, black metal and math rock. The groups sound is characterised by intricate harmonised riffs, complex drum patterns, unconventional song structures, a heavy emphasis on dynamics and alternating time signatures.

As well as releasing one album (Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame) and an EP (Operation: Impending Doom) on Limerick independent record label Out On A Limb, the band has also toured Ireland and the United Kingdom, sharing stages with the likes of Isis, Cult of Luna, Oxbow, Baroness, Torche, Zu, Red Sparowes and Explosions in the Sky.

The band is currently writing material for their second LP, which they are hoping to complete during 2011. The material is a further development of the sound characterised on the Operation: Impending Doom EP. Material showcased during live performances has highlighted an increasing tendency to lean towards progressive rock and tech-metal influences as well as black-metal and doom. The group is also utilising more effects pedals as well as synthesizers in the new material.