Torche – Restarter (Relapse)
Torche is all about juxtaposition: their particular brand of metal depends on the tension created by the heavy trudge of dropped tuning and pile-driver rhythm grinding tectonically against melodic vocal harmonies bearing the weight of pop hooks. The intersections of these two seemingly disparate elements, the heavy and the poppy, are in fine form on Restarter and should appeal to fans of both heft and sweetness.
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