Torche - Harmonicraft [Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Heavy Metal]

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  Artist:      Torche
  Album:       Harmonicraft
  Label:       Volcom
  Playtime:    38:44 min
  Genre:       Hardcore
  URL:         [url]http://www.torchemusic.com[/url]
  Rip date:    2012-04-20
  Street date: 2012-04-24
  Size:        80.40 MB
  Type:        Normal
  Quality:     279 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo

- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -

  "For current fans of 搑ock 'n' roll?(whatever the genre moniker even means
  now), there is very little to get excited about in terms of big, successful
  rock records. Sure, rhe Black Keys?latest album cast a wide swath, but
  bargain bin post-grunge bands like Shinedown and Nickelback still hold down
  regular spots in the Billboard 200. Thank god the first quarter of 2012 has
  seen a wealth of unusually substantial indie rock records, like the angular,
  emotional Attack on Memory from Cloud Nothings, the thick, punk/metal riffing
  of Ceremony抯 Zoo, and of course the snarling, proto-punk/classic rock hybrid
  of the Men抯 Open Your Heart.

  And for listeners hungry for the soaring guitar pyrotechnics and anthemic
  harmonies, Floridian underground metal veterans Torche have returned to the
  fold at a time when underground rock 'n' roll seems to be at its most vibrant.
  The group抯 latest album, Harmonicraft, builds off the unexpectedly
  accessible, but still sludgy metal of 2010抯 stopgap EP Songs For Singles and
  their 2008 breakthrough Meanderthal by not shying away from huge hooks or
  day-glo bursts of triumphant guitar riffage. The tuned-down Melvins-like
  squall from their earlier records is still present and accounted for, but
  Torche have managed to shove their guitar work into unexpected places that
  balance limber melodicism with punishing heft.

  Couple the group抯 guitar sound with Steve Brooks?booming lead vocals, Rick
  Smith抯 virtuoso drum performance, and Jonathan Nunez?steady hand at bass,
  and Harmonicraft feels damn near tangible when its pouring out of speakers at
  full blast. The album contains its share of unrelenting, shit-kicking metal
  tracks (揥alk it Off,?揑n Pieces? and shimmering guitar duets that aim for
  the stratosphere (揝nakes Are Charmed,?揝ky Trails? but its best moments
  come when both of those sonic approaches confront each other in the same song.


  揕etting Go?is assaulting for sure (especially with Smith抯 sturdy drum march
  as the song抯 backbone), but the central guitar lick is subtly dynamic and
  empowering. When the first bridge/chorus hits and the guitars rear back to
  reveal a bright moment of finger tapping glory (while Brooks howls 揑 know
  I抳e/been kept here for long/letting go? it抯 feels appropriately revelatory
  and bombastic without sacrificing any metal intensity. 揔icking,?meanwhile,
  is the unquestioned apex of Harmonicraft. The track incorporates all of
  Torche抯 strengths (gleaming, double-helix guitar work, impenetrable walls of
  metal riffage, and Brooks?thick, melodic yawp) seamlessly into a towering,
  2:30 slab of sun kissed heavy metal. The one-two punch of 揕etting Go?(which
  only clocks in at 2:03) and 揔icking?showcase what Torche is capable of when
  the group doesn抰 limit itself to one phase of their sonic evolution. By
  allowing all those styles and nods (the melodies, the metal, the
  Malmsteen-like guitar work, the galloping percussion, the Foo Fighters) to
  boil down into an intriguing blend of enraptured, heavy, rawk that inspires
  reflexive fist-pumping, the men of Torche flirt with the shameless guitar god
  idolatry of their revered influences."

- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -

  01. Letting Go                                                        ( 2:03)
  02. Kicking                                                           ( 2:35)
  03. Walk It Off                                                       ( 1:25)
  04. Reverse Inverted                                                  ( 3:50)
  05. In Pieces                                                         ( 3:09)
  06. Snakes Are Charmed                                                ( 3:14)
  07. Sky Trials                                                        ( 1:18)
  08. Roaming                                                           ( 3:20)
  09. Skin Moth                                                         ( 3:18)
  10. Kiss Me Dudely                                                    ( 1:48)
  11. Solitary Traveler                                                 ( 2:48)
  12. Harmonicraft                                                      ( 3:15)
  13. Looking On                                                        ( 6:41)

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[b][color=Red]No.7 of AllMusic's 2012 50 Best Albums[/color][/b]


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