Greylevel seems more than a name for this Canadian band as it also describes their music. If grey is somewhere between the brightness of light and the darkness of black, then Greylevel strides that unpredictable chasm on their second release Hypostatic Union. We associate grey with anything from bleakness to gloom, from solemnity to mourning. The band says the album is 'centered around themes of loss and alienation and the search for meaning in the transcendent', and I believe it, especially the former. You can feel 'loss and alienation' in layers of ethereal to eerie synthesizers and massive riffage that drives most songs. In one sense, this is positive. Musically, Greylevel has accomplished their goal, allowing the music to reflect the lyrical content.