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Lower Forty-Eight
12+ albums
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Biography Lower Forty-Eight was formed in May 2000 with the intent of playing music that has the heaviness of metal, the divergent structure of progressive rock and the intensity of punk and hardcore. Following their debut EP, ‘Gentle Tyranny‘ and a full-length album, ‘Halfback’, both released on their own King of Sticks recording cooperative, the San Francisco trio unleash their European debut, ‘Skin Failure’ – a dynamic, passionate album characterised by the powerful angular guitar and intense vocals of Andrew Lund and the precise, complex rhythms of Phil Becker (drums) and Grady Mutzel (bass). San Francisco trio Lower Forty-Eight’s previous album, ‘Skin Failure’ (2003), was hailed in the press as a powerful, dynamic and complex album that combined the best elements of hardcore, mathrock, punk and emo. With their latest album, ‘Apertures’, the band have further solidified their identity, creating their most accomplished album to date. ‘Apertures’ is a personal and sometimes harrowing account of human conflict and moral struggle, set to music that is heavy and intense, but also beautiful and melodic; a skillful fusion of metal, hardcore and indie-rock that highlights the band’s superb grasp of composition and structure. The culmination of two years of intensive writing and touring, ‘Apertures’ is a knife-edged album that is epic in its scale and cinematic in its passion. Formed in 2000 and hailing from the bands Spackle, LandShark, Model, and The Rail Gun Ensemble, Lower
