LEGEND OF SKELL’s take on the meaning of life is the most metal thing I can remember hearing on any Ball of Wax; it’s eight-plus minutes of thundering awesomeness – a welcome breath of molten air. First, who – or what – is LEGEND OF SKELL? LEGEND OF SKELL is yet another music project of Seattle-based guitar hero (seriously, he’s amazing) Jason Goessl, one that shows off his prowess in very righteous, epic ways. Goessl’s a tremendously versatile musician, able to deftly go from Jazz standards with Sundae and Mr. Goessl to stylized rock noir with Prom Queen to brain-melting prog in Trimtab. As for Skell’s “The Meaning of Life”? Imagine the tritone opening to Black Sabbath’s “Black Sabbath” (from Black Sabbath) stretched over 8 minutes like a Kyuss mushroom trip. No vocals, no lyrics, no melody – just the tectonic shifting of a massive riff overlaid with insane, Steve Vai-esque lead guitar.
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