A Thrashing Album from Torment Of Giants

A brand new release from Torment Of Giants just dropped and it comes through as an album packed with not only personality, but a blend of alternative rock, garage-punk, classic punk-rock, and loads more, all rolled into this one fat album that boasts tracks with massive sonic drive but creative songwriting, and the energy of a live performance.

The Lion Heart & Paper Tiger album starts reeling you in with the first track, which wastes little time thrashing out.

The track is called "Darker Colors" and comes in with a classic punk riff and attitude, swagger, and energy. This is an amazing track to introduce the record with simply because it does give you some of the Staples that the rest of the record boasts; however, there are plenty of surprises around the corners, really great arrangement, outstanding performances, and this connectivity between the songs at times.

What I mean is, this isn't the kind of record you just listen to one or two songs from. This is the kind of record you blast nice and loud and listen to from start to finish.

The whole album does have this thriving energy to the point where it feels like they may have recorded the entire thing live on the floor so that everyone involved was feeding off each other the entire time.

There's such a live and breathing essence to this record, and even if I'm wrong about the whole live on the floor aspect, because you know, I wasn't there, listening to the album makes you want to go see them perform it live in your face.

If they can pull off this kind of energy and aesthetic on record, then seeing them live would be a complete face-melter, which is exactly what I would look for from a band like this.

Songs like "Beautiful War" introduce mathy undertones and progressive approaches with an almost grunge feel, giving you the notion that this ensemble comes with a slew of influences under their belts.

Maybe that's why this album is so addictive. There are so many different styles wrapped up into one aesthetic and one atmosphere that you get pulled right into it.

Let's get into the tones. The guitar tone is outstanding. But still has this kind of vintage punk rock aesthetic to it. I love this feeling because although it's raw and powerful, there's something classic about the way it sounds tonally.

The bass guitar isn't just a follow suit type of thing. The bass goes on all kinds of fun adventures, adding not only a fat low end but lots of color to the record.

The drumming is stellar through and through. The drum performance on this record is one of the things that drives it the most, if you ask me.

They are always in the pocket but are alive and give that liveliness a direction.

Songs like "Breathing The Mist", serve as a great example of how powerful the drumming can be when he's just completely slamming and still doing things tastefully.

The kick, snare, and crash are just obliterating everything, but it's still done with a dynamic that is completely balanced somehow.

Who makes me think of bands like Iggy Pop in the Stooges, for example.

The lead vocalist, who's also performing some guitar on the record, is a complete powerhouse.

You can tell by listening to this woman that she was born for the stage.

She's going to get up on that stage and just tear you to pieces, and she's got attitude, charisma, massive presence, and pushes that sort of garage punk tonality through the roof.

The vocalist is one of the biggest attributes of this band's ability to portray personality.

Now, don't get me wrong; everyone in this band does their thing amazingly and they all play with heart, energy, enthusiasm, and massive vibrancy.

This record was a true-to-heart punk-rock sort of record with all kinds of other heavy rock influences that come in and out throughout the unfolding of the album, and it's something that blew me away to an extent.

Not because they're reinventing the wheel or anything like that, because they certainly are not, but more because of how infectious it all was for me.

The way this record got my blood pumping and had me pointing at the speakers for certain sections, made me think of classic punk bands from the '80s, and just gave it so much was something that floored me.

I felt so satiated after listening to this album.

I grew up on lots of punk rock, grunge, heavy rock, amongst other genres like classic jazz and hip-hop, of course, but this record somehow captured this almost vintage punk and grunge aesthetic that branched out into all these different directions, but still stayed true to those genres.

An insanely cool record, definitely dive into this one when you can because it's badass.

Pardon my French, but it's the best way to put it.

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