There is a brief respite when the boys daringly enter BlackSabbath territory for a comparatively laid-back rendition of Sabbra Cadabra, with its easy riffs and lazy drums.
Drawing from sources as disparate as BlackSabbath, the indie-instrumentalists in Tortoise and the self-flagellating noise-masters in Swans, Pelican makes instrumental hard rock that whispers as much as it shouts, and teases as much as it pummels.