“From Here” kicks “Admission” off with the perfect guitar riffing; strong, violent, powerful, and big. The expectation left was what kind of vocal would make a big scene entrance. The expected was a fierceful beastly voiced one if pone thinks about the guitars, but nah, what comes is a gentle and perfectly tuned post-punk vocals. I admit the contradiction fits best here. I have never wondered it would work so fine as it did here in “From Here.” It is true that guitars loose a bit of their punch during the album, but what they lost in punch, they gained in mood as in “Inferno” and “Changes Come” with their moody cadences and atmospheres. Even the most extreme metalhead that hates everything related to post-punk – as I am – will be surprised and amazed by Torche’s “Admission.” True.
It’s true – a very well-hidden one – that every metalhead listens to other music. In general, in the darkest places of their homes. Well, if you are like this Torche and “Admission” are the ones to listen in those places. Be my guest.
Torche “Admission” was released on July 12th via Relapse Records.
Track Listing:
- From Here
- Submission
- Slide
- What Was
- Times Missing
- Admission
- Reminder
- Extremes of Consciousness
- On the Wire
- Inferno
- Changes Come
Watch “Admission” official music video here: