Every once in a while, we’re given a work that is no less than transformative in nature. Music is something that has long been able to touch some typically unreachable part of the soul that we seal off for any number of reasons, and it can take quite a bit to draw up those feelings likely seeded in trauma, grief, strife, sorrow, or some terrible event that has caused us to close off a part of our very being. There have been throngs of bands over the years that have sought to tap into those latent emotions with their craft, yet it’s in the modern era that few can ever hope to compare to Kauan. Already a tour de force of what it means to make your metal something so much more in every sense, it’s with their latest creation that Kauan only furthers their undeniable mastery.

Kauan is nothing if not a band that refuses to stay in one place for long. It’s been several years now that Kauan has established itself as an act of a caliber all its own with many achievements under its belt from the gorgeous “Kuu..” to the staggering “Sorni Nai” to the more peaceful but still resonating work of “Kaiho”, and yet it is here with the whole of “Wayhome” that the collective has somehow struck gold yet again. A bold creation that tackles the concepts of true spiritual transformation that can occur in numerous forms, it’s throughout a single 50-minute composition that Kauan once more taps into its deep passion driven by ambition and daring that has long set them apart from the competition. To lose yourself within the all-encompassing depths of “Wayhome” is to find yourself in a state of mind that can only be likened to that of returning home after a long journey that sees your very self changed. That is but one interpretation of what’s offered throughout “Wayhome” as it’s crafted so delicately and intricately that the experience is effortlessly unique from one listener to the next. Kauan left nothing on the table and made damn sure in every instance that this is a record that’s sure to stick with you. Even in its smallest moments, “Wayhome” has such beauty, majesty, and magnificence to call its own that one’s knees cannot help but buckle before such profound emotion driven through utterly gorgeous craftsmanship the likes of which we rarely witness.

For years, Kauan has been nothing to deny. An amorphous entity that has always transcended genre boundaries to constantly make unique experiences that extremely few others can ever hope to hold a candle to, it is in virtually every step of “Wayhome” that we can safely say that Kauan has done it once again. A work of the soul that demands your all in order to truly uncover in full, this is an effort that is deep and rewarding for both its journeys and its destinations.

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