Instrumental metal outfit 5ive mixes a healthy dose of psych into its pounding rock excursions, so that many of the songs on HESPERUS, the band's debut offering, are swirled by a dark, late-'60s psych vibe a la Black Sabbath or Iron Butterfly. But 5ive is no mere retro band: its metal muscle can crush skulls with the best of its brethren from the 2000s. For fans of heavy psych, metal with shoegaze influence, and experimental metal, HESPERUS is definitely worth a listen.