Album Review: Giraffe Tongue Orchestra - Broken Lines

Being the side project from members of some of the finest heavy acts currently playing, and one that's been dropping tidbits since 2012, it's disappointing to find their debut Broken Lines so lacklustre.

The merging of style from the immensely talented band members sticks well enough with ascending '80s metal melodies, dense prog breakdowns and a groovy slickness throughout. Disappointingly, these elements simply don't translate to any tracks that grab hold and shake you like this record really should. Cuts like Adapt Or Die, Crucifixion or Thieves And Whores can all be singled out as interesting, but ultimately unmemorable.