Like most straight-ahead metalcore, it’s one-dimensional, but unlike Hatebreed, at least these troops of doom have a pretty clear idea of who the enemy is.
Hailing from MA, Torque tread where the likes of Staind, Chevelle, or Godsmack have before them, with some decent enough angst-ridden grunge-imbued metal.
Easily the band’s most promising and punishing work to date, and no doubt puts them at the forefront of the genre, up there with Unearth and Lamb of God.
Gritty, nasty, and uncompromising metal-tinged hardcore with nary an opening for melody or hope anywhere in sight. Breakdowns, yelling, and brutality aplenty.
The intensity of straight-up black metal bands like Mayhem and Immortal, but pushes its boundaries, adding elements of classical romanticism and folk music.
A mixing of Swedish-style neo-thrashery and prog-style guitar noodling with stomping grooves and melodies reminiscent of Faith No More circa-Angel Dust.