Album: Restarter
Year: 2015
Rating: 80/100
There's always been a triumphant and uplifting edge to the music of Torche. It's been a staple part of the band's sound since they rumbled into life after the break up of Floor, vocalist Steve Brooks' former band. "Restarter" is the band's fourth full-length effort, and looks to continue what has thus far been a successful formula for Torche,
Opener "Annihilation Affair" hits the listener with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, with all the right ingredients for a strong Torche song in its rightful place: solid, powerful drumming, stop-start time signatures, MASSIVE guitar riffs and Brooks' trademark melodious shout. The musical content doesn't deviate a great deal from this formula, but then it doesn't need to. This is Torche we are talking about here, after all. Each track is a veritable slab of stoner rock, some blasts shorter and succinct than others ("Bishop in Arms", "Loose Men", "Undone" and the aptly titled "Blasted" to name but four). The eight minute long title track is the only song where Torche see fit to change it up a little, and is slightly faster than the rest of the tracks as a result.
"Restarter" is not a ground breaking album. It is more the sound of a band firmly in their comfort zone, knowing full well what works for them and what doesn't. And in this case, that's a good thing indeed. It's a good place to start with Torche for newcomers to the band, and it's another consistent album for people who are already Torche fans.
Track list
- Annihilation Affair
- Bishop In Arms
- Minions
- Loose Men
- Undone
- Blasted
- No Servants
- Believe It
- Barrier Hammer
- Restarter
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