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Bringers
12+ albums
industrial metalmetalhardcore punkOakland
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"We want to be able to play with literally anyone; darkwave, industrial, hardcore, metal, power violence, etc., as long as it’s loud as fuck and the people playing it are giving it their all," says Anthony Crupi, vocalist/guitarist of Bringers. The Oakland-based punk outfit first came to my attention thanks to photographer Allix Johnson. A few weeks back, Allix linked me to Bringers' Bandcamp page and I was immediately impressed with what I heard, so I wanted to help spread the word about the group and their forthcoming debut album, Death Preparations. Tony gave me the lowdown on their origin story: "Bringers started in Oakland in 2015 when I moved in with [guitarist] Clark [Harney]. We’ve been playing music together since we were 16, we’re from the same town. We wrote Death Preparations with just two guitars. We then sent the demos to Clark’s brother, Garrett, who programmed and wrote the drums, and here we are 2 1/2 years later about to drop the record." I hear everything from Killing Joke to Integrity to Helmet in Bringers' sonic spirit, and when I let Tony know that, he let me know I wasn't crazy. "Killing Joke is definitely an influence we wear heavily on our sleeves, but we are just fans of music. We listen to everything from Tibetan throat singing to John Lee Hooker to Integrity to Skinny Puppy, anything and everything in between. When we write, that’s all we do, and since we write our songs with just guitar, it’s no telling how the song is going to turn out until Ga
