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The Matterhorn Project - Traveler - Reviewed By Metal Digest! Monday December 27 2021, 9:49 PM

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The Matterhorn Project - Traveler - Reviewed By Metal Digest ! Check it out here at this link: https://metal-digest.com/2021/12/24/the-matterhorn-project-traveler/

Sometimes a promo drops into your email inbox as a reviewer, and although the name is at first unfamiliar, there’s something about it that’s starts a few synapses firing. The Matterhorn Project is a one-man multi-instrumentalist labour of love for Denver Colorado’s Zahari Tzigularov, he played, recorded, and mixed the whole thing; he even did the cover art. A quick Google later (come on, we all do it) and we now also know he’s the guitarist with ORA, and behind the embattled loop station zero that is Nyxomniac.

Busy kind of guy!

The first outing for The Matterhorn Project was 2015’s “The PaulZ Matterhorn Session” EP (still available on Bandcamp) that has Paul Alexander on drums with Zahari doing literally everything else. It’s a surprisingly free-form take on Sludge/Experimental Metal that foreshadows “Traveler” in its blurring of styles and “feel”; and is by no means a lost curio. It’s actually bloody good.

But don’t get drawn to thinking that this is one of those “meandering soundscape” type of records, all atmosphere and tension that ultimately doesn’t really add up to much when it matters; there’s quality song writing and structure in spades. The stocky riffing, and rhythmic interplay between guitar, bass, and percussion belies the “one man band” reality; it sounds far too organic and “together” to not believe there was never a full-band rehearsal or demo to track from. It’s a full experience, immersive even, with the meticulous attention to detail, and the outstanding sound quality nobly assisted with consummate mastering by Brad Smalling at Evergroove Studios. - Metal Digest

Release Date: October 1st, 2021

FFO: Elder, Deftones, Mastodon

The Matterhorn Project is a solo studio project based in Colorado with sludge, progressive, post and stoner rock and metal influences. Its goal is to paint pictures though heavy riffs, relentless beats, existential lyricism, and dark soundscapes.

As per a reviewer:
"Excellent sound and enigmatically existential lyricism conspire to make "Traveler" a highly memorable and deeply immersive experience.”

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