Blarer Of The Month: The Isosceles Project

Showcased by MuchMusic and loved by music fans of all genres, The Isosceles Project are an instrumental metal band that will simply yet uncontrollably rock your socks off…..twice.

The Isosceles Project1Photo Creds: Jeff Parsons

It’s rare nowadays to come across a band that produces music that is unshackled by the chains of definition, boundaries and hipster opinions. The amount of recycled riffs and drum beats floating around our atmosphere seem to be building up a dark shadow of repetition among our “alternative” music scene. That is of course until a pinnacle of light crashes into earth to rejuvenate our deteriorating hope of future music. The pinnacle of light I speak of is none other than Toronto’s The Isosceles Project. With shearing guitar riffs, relentless drum beats, rich bass lines, and a stint on MuchMusic’s talent show Disband, the instrumental three-piece are playing music they love and invite you to open your mind beyond the walls of genres.

“In a certain sense, we didn’t set out to start a metal band,” said drummer Justin Falzon. “We’re getting pretty metal now, but we’re still progressive first and foremost.”

One can agree that there is heaviness to The Isosceles Project, which is made up of Falzon, guitarist Eric Euler, and bassist Scott Tessier. But the time variations, doses of funk, and progressive ideology set them apart from other metal bands. Not only do they shine a light on heavy music, but they are making it their own, without the help of a frontman.

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“Our music is diverse, so we wanted a singer that was just as diverse,” said Falzon. “We’ve auditioned tons of people and heard tons of demos, but we haven’t even come close to finding the right person, and at this point, we’re really moving forward and no longer have time to look for a singer because it’s a lost cause.”

Although their quest in finding a lead singer is pretty much over, their pursuit of creating progressive and thoroughly enjoyable music has barely begun and thanks to MuchMusic, a lot of people know this to be a fact.

Disband was an overwhelmingly positive experience,” said Falzon. “Our episode premiered on December 11th and pretty much helped our online sales and packed our CD release show at Sneaky Dee’s in Toronto.”

While not being as easily accessible as most of the music MuchMusic focuses on, The Isosceles Project quite obviously gained the respect of many new fans. This opportunity sparked a fire that is only spreading. With a two-week tour in the works for this summer in eastern Canada, the trio are aiming to stretch their fan base as far and wide as possible, which won’t be hard after kids get their hands on Oblivion’s Candle, the band’s debut EP.

The common individual can see the band’s love for horror movies through their posters and artwork, but what is Oblivion’s Candle all about? And more importantly, what does The Isosceles Project mean?

“Eric came up with the name The Isosceles Project because the word Isosceles means two equal sides,” said Falzon. “It’s a cool conceptual framework in which to create, so we’re not called the Isosceles Project just because there are three of us in the band!”

The mindset in which the band approaches their music and art in general is quite mature and it will only solidify their healthy future as a band.

“We have realistic goals, but we’re still ambitious,” said the band’s drummer. “If I could just do music in some capacity as my profession, then that would be a dream come true and I’d be set for life.”

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With ambition like they have shown, it’s hard to doubt their goal of playing music as a profession. Listening to their opening track “Doppleganger”, I was drawn in by their originality for the entire 14 minutes, and it’s laughable to say the rest of the world won’t be pulled in by curiosity when the band’s shit hits the fan.

The Isosceles Project is here ladies and gentleman, and they come to open your minds beyond musicians like Akon and All Time Low.

Check out their myspace and some of our photos of their CD release party at Sneaky Dee’s!

4 Comments

  • charles.b says:

    If I get an erection while listening to three dudes play music does that make me gay?

  • Jeff P. says:

    There isn’t enough that can be said about this band. If you get a chance to see them live, DO IT! Even if you don’t like metal or prog, the energy these guys give off is incredible. Thanks for blowing my mind fellas.

  • Eric says:

    thanks for doing an amazing job on the story !

    just amazing pictures. some of the best we’ve ever gotten!

    stay mother fucking awesome!
    if you guys have a banner send it to us and we’ll put it up on our myspace

  • Scott says:

    Thanks for the props Jeff.

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