Intronaut burst upon the scene last year with their full-length debut Void, which made an appearance on many best of 2006 lists, including mine. Their music is dense and complex and goes from intense and brutal to technical and precise to progressive and quirky.
Their latest is The Challenger. It includes three new tracks along with several live songs and a remix. The new tracks are excellent, and the band's songwriting keeps getting better. The live tracks have decent sound quality, and show a slightly different vibe. Intronaut's live shows are a little looser and more raw than the CDs, and even more intense. It's a great mix of technicality and brutality.
Intronaut is a talented band, and The Challenger is a solid CD to whet the fans appetites until the next full-length of original material.
