Quest for fire-s/t

TeePee
2009



When I think of Quest for fire I think of the 1982 caveman epic with Ron Pearlman and the Maiden song from their wonderful "Piece of mind" album in 1983. However this band is certainly removed from Maiden and that movie. Like most of the other recent releases from TeePee records (Black Math Horseman, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound) this is heavy psychedelic rock with elements of space rock and early metal as well. Think of a blending of Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and even the Doors and you get an idea of where this band is coming from. There are plenty long rambling passages of mind numbing sound, but this isn't trippy music because there is a definite dark presence to many of the songs as well. Quest for fire approach their songs with subtle hand, but they are not afraid to go against the grain and pull in unnerving tones and sounds. This is one of the albums that requires you turn off any outside distractions and really focus in all of your senses on what is going on so you don't miss anything. If you do then you will be rewarded because there are many moments where just churn layers of thick, flowing riffs and mesmerizing vocals. There are six tracks with a running time around forty-five minutes, but somehow it seemed a little longer. The one shortcoming about Quest for fire is that as they went I expected them to expand their sound and become more involved. They did to an extent, but I don't they pushed enough or took some chances that would have helped this disc to be even better. Still a powerful effort and another feather in the cap for TeePee records as the fours albums I have heard from them in 2009 have all been very good or even better.