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TAKIPNIK'S Awakened: Where Alt-Metal Meets the Void (and Wins)
Denver's Takipnik just dropped Awakened, their third full-length and it's the kind of record that doesn't just demand your attention, it earns it.
No press-release fluff, no empty hype: just seven tracks of alt-metal heft, post-rock sprawl, and synth-drenched atmosphere that hit like a slow-motion avalanche.
From the opening crush of Dawn to the sprawling, cinematic closer, Awakened feels like the band finally nailing the balance they've been chasing since This Hypocrisy (2023). There's Deftones-level groove here, sure, but also the kind of Isis-meets-Cult of Luna expansiveness that turns riffs into landscapes.
Bobby Malone and Ethan Kotel (who also handled production and mixing) have a knack for making heaviness breathable. Tracks like Dawn and The Finding (previously teased as singles) prove they're just as comfortable with melancholic post-rock as they are with jugular-ripping alt-metal.
And when the band leans into the instrumental, like on the album's hypnotic midsection, they don't just fill space, they command it.
Awakened is smart, self-assured metal, the work of a band who've stopped trying to sound like anyone else and started sounding like themselves. In a scene drowning in clones, that's worth your time.
Stream it. Get lost in it. Then stream it again.
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CONCLUSION:
Takipnik's Awakened represents the evolution of alt-metal into something more expansive and atmospheric. Blending the groove of Deftones with the post-rock grandeur of Isis and Cult of Luna, this album offers a journey through heavy yet breathable soundscapes. For fans of intelligent, atmospheric metal that refuses to be boxed in, Awakened is a must-listen.
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