{"id":28283,"date":"2025-09-03T11:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=28283"},"modified":"2025-09-03T19:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:54:56","slug":"cyclone-prime-against-the-grain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cyclone-prime-against-the-grain\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Prime &#8211; Against The Grain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyclone Prime&#8217;s Against The Grain is a powerful song that combines the raw energy of 1990s heavy rock with modern production modernity. The song begins with driving riffs that \u00a0recall the grunge and alternative metal sounds of the 1990s, with obvious influences from bands such as Tool, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. At the same time, slight Sabbath-inspired tones reference to the 1970s, providing depth without turning the song into a nostalgic throwback; the sound is strong, modern, and punchy. The chorus is especially engaging, producing a catchy hook that contrasts wonderfully with the track&#8217;s harsher sections. At 3:50, the guitar solo stands out, integrating groovy rhythms with expressive phrasing. Throughout the song, Cyclone Prime strikes a balance between energy and melody, creating a sound that is\u00a0familiar to rock and metal listeners and uniquely their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyclone Prime - Against The Grain\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLAPZ3vJQG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Cyclone-Prime-100074641386489\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Cyclone-Prime-100074641386489<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cyclone_prime\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cyclone_prime<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclone Prime&#8217;s Against The Grain is a powerful song that combines the raw energy of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[4291,317,2071],"class_list":["post-28283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-cyclone-prime","tag-hard-rock","tag-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28285,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28283\/revisions\/28285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}