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Brazil is known for its Death and Power Metal, but how much for its Post-Metal? Granted, this is more of a Prog and Post mix, but Loneshore is only two albums into its career and already getting signed by big labels. That’s why Nothing Left to Deconstruct inspires a certain confidence in me. It feels as if all the parts here are too big to fail, but I’ve also seen bands with as much potential crash and burn faster than a kite in a rainstorm. Optimism has never been my strong suit.
Alright, this is awesome. It’s as if you take the technical prowess of Pia Mater and blend it with the emotional depth of The Ocean or Katatonia. There’s that Post-Metal groove and writing style, but the structures and directions the tracks take are totally old school Progressive Metal. You have these long, sequential tracks that always give you something to groove to. So don’t worry—there’s not that much instrumental wanking going on. The songwriting is focused, and every section of a song aims to make you feel something. In this case, absolute desolation, but that’s okay.
Production-wise, I’m pretty happy with Nothing Left to Deconstruct. Sure, it could be more organic, but it’s heavy and clean, which fits the atmosphere perfectly. Nobody is blatantly showing off here. Perhaps the vocals take a more protagonistic role than usual—they’re pretty solid—but aside from that, this is a whole more than the sum of its parts. Interestingly enough, despite how determined the heaviness is here, there’s next to no unrelenting blastbeating. Don’t get me wrong, I love that as much as any of you, but there’s merit in achieving the same harshness without it.
What should you be worried about? Well, the album could have used a stronger wrap-up. Not that it ends in a lame way, but there’s lots and lots of buildup in Deconstruct, and I’m left hoping for a bit more. This is such a small thing, though. The album overall is one sick riff after another. Even when the intro or interlude moments linger longer than I usually like, Loneshore is still capable of keeping everything engaging.
I didn’t know what Loneshore was before this. I was skeptical until track two, but quickly Nothing Left to Deconstruct won me over with its elegant mix of Post and Prog elements that could attract music nerds as much as people who want “feelings” in the music—in other words, people attached to a certain sound due to childhood trauma. It’s subtle but explosive at the same time. So yes, I’m pleased to be surprised. Brazil has another gem on its hands. Don’t sleep on this one.
Label: Willowtip Records
Release date: June 19th, 2026
Website: https://loneshore.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-left-to-deconstruct
Country: Brazil
Score: 4.0/5.0
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