Amidst upcoming new releases by Glass Casket and more, Silent Pendulum Records announces the surprise drop of Winter Two Piece, the new 2-song EP by El Paso's metallic hardcore phenom, Know//Suffer.
Stream Winter Two Piece, here: https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/winter-two-piece
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The West Texas quintet's previous EP, The Great Dying, was released on Silent Pendulum in 2021, showcasing a dark strain of death metal-infused hardcore, thick with shifty rhythms, nasty pick scrapes, and double-bass flurries. At the helm, frontman Toast Williams bucked all expectations of the genre with a vocal approach that was earnest and yearning and rife with poetic lyrics navigating personal and political struggles. Know//Suffer's mix of these two opposing elements – mosh pit terror meets heart-on-sleeve vulnerability – set the band apart from the hordes, as if the brute force of Code Orange and the emotional depth of Burn were united under one Texan roof.
Almost two years later, the band surfaces with Winter Two Piece, consisting of two absolutely blazing, anthemic new tracks that pick right up where The Great Dying left off.
"A lot of life has happened in the past year," states Williams. "We lost some family members and such. I cover a bunch of different topics in the lyrics: survivor's remorse, having to deal with fake people in day-to-day life, and other mental struggles."
"These songs were fun to write," states drummer Jay James. "We wanted to take off the gloves a bit and swing at folks. Mostly we are just trying to induce some feelings through our music."
Winter Two Piece was recorded at xBCx studios by Hector Meza and mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios. The cover art was created by Taylor Bates.
Know//Suffer is at work now on a new full-length album. "Keep spreading the Suffer gospel," says Williams, when asked about the band's plans for 2023.
Tracklist
1) Iron Sharpens Iron
2) Abrasive
Lineup:
Toast Williams - vocals
Eric Vasquez - guitar
Jerry Griffin - guitar
Larry Gonzales - bass
Jay James - drums
Discography:
Summer Two Piece, 2017, self-released
Know//Suffer, 2019, self-released
The Great Dying, 2021, Silent Pendulum Records
Winter Two Piece, 2023, Silent Pendulum Records
Photo of Know//Suffer, by V. Bencomo
The West Texas quintet's previous EP, The Great Dying, was released on Silent Pendulum in 2021, showcasing a dark strain of death metal-infused hardcore, thick with shifty rhythms, nasty pick scrapes, and double-bass flurries. At the helm, frontman Toast Williams bucked all expectations of the genre with a vocal approach that was earnest and yearning and rife with poetic lyrics navigating personal and political struggles. Know//Suffer's mix of these two opposing elements – mosh pit terror meets heart-on-sleeve vulnerability – set the band apart from the hordes, as if the brute force of Code Orange and the emotional depth of Burn were united under one Texan roof.
The Quietus likened Know//Suffer to "Xibalba with Meshuggah’s guitar tone” and The Pit praised the mix of "Gojira guitar dynamics and old-school hardcore unpredictability."
Almost two years later, the band surfaces with Winter Two Piece, consisting of two absolutely blazing, anthemic new tracks that pick right up where The Great Dying left off.
"A lot of life has happened in the past year," states Williams. "We lost some family members and such. I cover a bunch of different topics in the lyrics: survivor's remorse, having to deal with fake people in day-to-day life, and other mental struggles."
"These songs were fun to write," states drummer Jay James. "We wanted to take off the gloves a bit and swing at folks. Mostly we are just trying to induce some feelings through our music."
Winter Two Piece was recorded at xBCx studios by Hector Meza and mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios. The cover art was created by Taylor Bates.
Know//Suffer is at work now on a new full-length album. "Keep spreading the Suffer gospel," says Williams, when asked about the band's plans for 2023.
Tracklist
1) Iron Sharpens Iron
2) Abrasive
Lineup:
Toast Williams - vocals
Eric Vasquez - guitar
Jerry Griffin - guitar
Larry Gonzales - bass
Jay James - drums
Discography:
Summer Two Piece, 2017, self-released
Know//Suffer, 2019, self-released
The Great Dying, 2021, Silent Pendulum Records
Winter Two Piece, 2023, Silent Pendulum Records
Photo of Know//Suffer, by V. Bencomo
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