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Knocked Loose “A Different Shade of Blue” out now
Knocked Loose is the obvious evolution to decades of bands like Integrity, Disembodied, Botch and others- total and complete integration between metal and hardcore into a singular, seamless entity. Since its inception, hardcore has evolved from the germ of “Slayer actually has punk parts” to crossover to the addition of everything from death metal to rap to shoegaze. Knocked Loose is the proverbial fish walking on land- the end of the evolution, and possibly the apex of the metallic hardcore punk movement thus far. Ably combining the teeth-clenching hatred of a hardcore band with the unmitigated technicality and ferocity of metal, Knocked Loose have conceived state of the art hatred- a true melting pot of ideas that combines pit-ready riffs, memorable songwriting and deviously clandestine melody into a boiling-over pot of vitriol.
Watch/Listen to “…And I Still Wander South” here:
While some musical influences are easily identified – Pantera, Hatebreed, Obituary and more – the band’s palette and canvas has expanded by leaps and bounds, incorporating Gothenburg-style death metal (At the Gates, early In Flames), slam metal (Devourment, Dying Fetus), blood-thirsty thrash (Sodom, Kreator), black metal (Craft) and the mind-boggling complexity of latter noisy hardcore like Snapcase and Bloodlet. Clocking in at a lean and mean 37 minutes and featuring guest vocals from Emma Boster of Dying Wish and Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, A Different Shade of Blue grabs the listener by the throat from the jump and slowly tightening that grip for the duration!
Track Listing:
- Belleville
- Trapped In The Grasp Of A Memory
- A Serpent’s Touch (Ft. Emma Boster)
- By The Grave
- In The Walls
- Guided By The Moon
- Mistakes Like Fractures
- Forget Your Name (Ft. Keith Buckley)
- Road 23
- …And Still I Wander South
- Denied By Fate
Pick up “A Different Shade of Blue” here:
