Mattowarrior's Metal Madness

Sepsiss are an up and coming female fronted Metal band coming from the distinct woods of the Northeastern United States, that is, Manchester, New Hampshire. The bios of the band members mention everything from Napoleon Hill to Quincy Jones to Motley Crue, Iron Maiden and beyond, so you know you’re bound to get an eclectic mix of elements and attitudes contained in the music. I recently conducted an interview with William Savant, the cofounder, prominent songwriter, and lead guitarist, and this is what he had to say: What does the name signify? (WILLIAM SAVANT : ( composer/guitars / co founder )   The name it self , spelled as it is means nothing in English until it represents something. Being a play off an actual word you might have heard before, certainly helps. We were also keen on the fact if other bands would use the obvious spelling, confusing people, making our version " ownable " google searchable. A title is only as meaningful ...

With a general term such as “Industrial Metal”, it’s risky what the words conjure up when hearing them. A chugfest like Fear Factory? A spastic version of that with Strapping Young Lad? Industrial Black Metal like Mysticum? Slow, Swans style dirges in the vein of Godflesh?  For a subgenre that has been around over 30 years, it’s often an obtuse and sometimes confusing label to give. Of course, having such a varied genre is to it’s benefit, as is in the case of London’s Die Kur. Die Kur are a veteran band that has been around over 20 years and play an often-experimental style of Industrial Metal not cut from the same grain as a lot of the mainstream artists clumped in with that label. Their newest EP, All The Way Down To A New Regime, starts out with an almost Motorheadish (or an even sludgier like mid-period High On Fire) sounding song “The Legacy of the Fox” which also has some Celtic Frost style breakdowns as well. Not too many electronics on this one, but it def...

New Day Revolution are a Michigan outfit, releasing their self-titled EP on June 29th of this year (2019). The first thing I thought from listening to this was something familiar though with some twists. The shouted vocals of frontman Dakota Starr are definitely something that are not common in this style of this style of rock, giving an edge to the proceedings that is refreshing. The music is modern rock with a (seeming) edge of post-grunge and hardcore metal, featuring grungey bludgeoning riffs and some funky solos. There is also a faint sound of Metalcore in there as well, but it’s not overpowering. I can also hear some hardcore style choirs in Protest Song '18, as well as a few dual guitar harmonies.  Back to the vocals though, this is an element that definitely makes the band unique. Reminding one of almost a mix between someone like Roger Miret if he had a touch of Brian Johnson in there, it’s an interesting approach in the least. One would expect considering some of t...