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REVIEWS

The Obelisk
"If Olde One Ascending was where the direction was charted and The Sunken Djinn brought new levels of intensity to the proceedings, then Grasping Time is where Vokonis unveil a new level of ambition."

Read here: http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/09/03/vokonis-grasping-time-review-stream/?fbclid=IwAR2TkMNR3CQAs-QMuqwks-hGThMOv9CM3LAR5DdB5kTsfvEzfDT2ZO92MQU

Vinyl Chapter
"The evolution of Vokonis as a band is clear, and it is time to get on board and watch them take off."

Read here: https://www.vinylchapters.com/vokonis-grasping-time-review/?fbclid=IwAR2ZDvIieyisqHKD_GK7OBRte4bC6-0SYnDKJkKpHvvdQOZrAEzmq1aI79k

Slavestate Magazine
"Idag låter Vokonis mer som renodlad progressiv rock än valfritt trött stonerband. Det är en remarkabel platta bandet har släppt nu."

Read here: http://www.slavestate.se/?e=4381&fbclid=IwAR31tfpUGXWKf_w52Y9SGvHNSd0OzYGH92dT9zdB5c42tKbMPYs-FWyxWTg

The Independent Voice
"Specifics don’t come easily when discussing Grasping Time, as one track often leads directly into another. It creates the natural flow of an album that deserves to be experienced in one sitting."

Read here: https://www.theindependentvoice.org/2019/07/26/vokonis-grasping-time/?fbclid=IwAR0n_QqgmUaBfkdFt78G0ALkAs6kO8rWPY8_45A4v9pjms7fH04TG_F5HvI

Outlaws Of The Sun
"The main exciting part of the album is the overall journey the band take you upon and to witness the new evolution of VOKONIS to be major league players in the Doom/Stoner Metal arena."

Read here: https://outlawsofthesun.blogspot.com/2019/09/vokonis-grasping-time-album-review.html

Hymn
"Med ett färgsprakande emotionellt titelspår och en ångestfylld ”I Hear the Siren” lyckas de beröra på djupet samtidigt som de behåller sin tyngd och tåga."

Read here: https://hymn.se/2019/09/05/vokonis-grasping-time/

Last Rites
"With Grasping Time Vokonis have adeptly pivoted from a run-of-the-mill stoner doom band into a much more complex beast full of psychedelic and traditional doom planted throughout."

Read here: https://yourlastrites.com/2019/08/06/vokonis-grasping-time-review/?fbclid=IwAR1v7JZY12OWlIisa066hXa3LCuH2aBErmkvOtNKTM6AC6PNRi-zsOVKuuk

Ave Noctum
"Vokonis have a grasp on not only how to write songs that will cause the listener to lose themselves in their jams, involuntary head nodding the minimum prerequisite, but also peacefully drift off into another dimension"

Read here: http://www.avenoctum.com/2019/09/vokonis-grasping-time-the-sign-records/?fbclid=IwAR2lOR6cz5vlvNvkKmVUvoMw1udCRzZtU4V_UXWRqy2kFEC8412M-HMG9i8

The Metal Mag.
"From the start to the end you will float into this ocean of melodies and it will be hard for you to stop it and get back to a normal life."

Read here: https://www.themetalmag.com/vokonis-grasping-time-cd-lp-digital-6th-september-2019-the-sign-records/?fbclid=IwAR0_hlDmzX4hFs56DXpyOIAXC4sDHkYNVvHx8aB58vHGdTR34wPwW3y0uL8

The Doom Charts

20/25, Aug: https://doomcharts.com/2019/09/04/doom-charts-august-2019/
6/25, Sept: https://doomcharts.com/2019/10/02/doom-charts-september-2019/

ABOUT

The third album by Swedish prog-metal band Vokonis. With sludgey vibes from Baroness and Mastodon to clean passages inspired by Pink Floyd and Elder, Vokonis delivers a defining album full of dynamics and groove.

Progressive rock/metal

1. vokonis.com