The Sound Of Animals Fighting - The Heretic
I was lucky enough to see this SoCal super group twice last year during their West Coast House Of Blues tour. Comprised mostly of members from Rx Bandits, Circa Survive, and Finch, TSOAF are an experimental bunch. In addition to mid-show (and sometimes mid-song) personnel changes, they include choreographed dancing and some wild freestyle ‘art’ off to either side of the stage. Combining elements of poetry, spoken word, and Eastern culture, the songs are extremely phrenetic and often out of control. If you’ve been following my posts, note that while this song does not stray from my preferences, the band itself does.
The tune is an aberration from their fundamental sound - thrash, screamo, punk, & prog. It becomes grandiose, for sure, but it is definitely more accessible to East-coasters and Midwesterners who, like me, feel strongly about screaming in music. Read: They hate it.
…seriously…
