Weened at the nips of San Francisco thrash and NY crossover, and raised through the hardcore gladiator school, Himsa heaves up fully articulated metalcore.
Funny how normative-rockist-duhish this is. Like the riff from Kiss’ “God of Thunder” or Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” hijacked by Rammstein and Jello-ized.
Their imagery and tones make these miniature skeletonal symphonies to the devil. Bits and pieces of marches and elegies glide through the compositions.
GDFU have that warm, thumpity-thump, deep-dish groove, clear singing, and sonic/structural referencing Kyuss, Sleep, Black Flag, Sabbath, and Monster Magnet.