“It’s not something you hear on a daily basis. It was too unique…..”
The Milgram boys have been teasing their album for quite a while now. The anticipation for their new material was quite huge among Kolkata Metalheads. For those who do not know, The Milgram Experiment has been one of the most prominent prog bands from the city. “Sisyphean Intervention” , their first single released back in 2019, was such a banger. Ask any metalheads of Kolkata and they will tell you, how spectacular their live shows are!
On 30th, the boys dropped their second single “My Body Is a Time Machine”. Starting off with a mellow clean intro, the song quickly sets up an ethereal vibe to itself. The vocals enter, and you realize, there could not have been any better introduction to this. Souvik Dutta’s vocal texture is so soothing, it perfectly encapsulates the melancholy and pensiveness. You just can’t stop yourself but be on the journey with them!
Lead works include some shreds, but mostly melodies, accompanying the vocals and rhythm guitar. Samrat Sen’s guitar never over-does with shreds, but does as much as the song needs for itself. The drums remind me to Soen’s drum-work of Martin Lopez. The song never rushes to be a heavier track, or exaggerate itself with complex instrumentals. Also, they manage to keep the Opeth-ish vibe of their composition and add their own touch to it, like Sisyphean. The song talks about melancholia and a balance between living the past and the present. It leaves you to wonder if your past would meet your future someday just as you sometimes wish to see two parallel lines meeting somewhere in the unknown. The introductory part of the lyrics has a Keatsian touch when it talks about the benumbed feeling, "Tired to the bone, I twist and turn, Into the void I return, Never got to feel, Never got to touch", it somewhere draws a parallel with how the poet feels in "The Ode To A Nightingale" when he writes, "My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains my sense..."
You need to be invested in the journey to experience what lies ahead at the destination. Definitely the best of The Milgram Experiment so far! Hope that this single fits into the bigger narrative of their concept album.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Websites: The Milgram Experiment
Release Worldwide: January 2nd, 2022
Genre: Progressive Metal
