Spirit Adrift: Infinite Illumination (Green Vinyl)

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Infinite Illumination finds Spirit Adrift doing what they do best: taking the foundations of traditional heavy metal, doom and classic hard rock and shaping them into something that feels powerful without sounding trapped in the past. Led by Nate Garrett, Spirit Adrift have steadily built a reputation for huge riffs, melodic guitar work and songwriting that owes as much to the great metal records of the 1980s as it does to contemporary heavy music.

At the centre of the record is Garrett’s guitar work. Thick rhythm guitars sit alongside harmonised leads, expressive solos and the kind of instantly memorable riffs that have always separated Spirit Adrift from the crowded world of retro-minded metal. There’s plenty of weight here, but melody remains equally important.

The songwriting carries traces of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and classic doom, yet Spirit Adrift never simply imitate their influences. Garrett understands what made those records work: strong songs, memorable riffs and performances with genuine character. Infinite Illumination draws upon those traditions while maintaining the band’s own increasingly recognisable identity.

There’s also an emotional quality to Spirit Adrift that separates them from straightforward traditional metal. Beneath the towering guitars are songs concerned with mortality, perseverance, uncertainty and finding meaning in difficult circumstances. That combination of heaviness and introspection has become one of Garrett’s greatest strengths as a songwriter.

For listeners who discovered the band through records such as Enlightened in Eternity, Ghost at the Gallows or 20 Centuries Gone, Infinite Illumination feels like another confident progression. For anyone new to Spirit Adrift, it’s a potent introduction to one of the strongest torchbearers for traditional heavy metal currently operating.