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Artist
Netherward
5+ albums
Melodic Death MetalEdmontoncanadian black metalmetalthrash metal
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Drawing from diverse inspirations, Netherward is an amalgamation of melodic death metal, thrash tempos, hardcore time switches, soaring guitarmonies, baritone growls, and jazz-funk bass grooves all built on a DIY punk-rock foundation. Although their musical backgrounds and careers are manifold, in Netherward there is no question that the sum of the members’ disparate influences is distilled into pure, raw, unadulterated metal. Having shared the stage with bands such as Bison BC and Sojourner (Tacoma), Netherward forges a new direction with due diligence given to bands like Mastodon, Baroness, Kylesa, and The Absence; but the band remains conscious and committed to sounding like no one but themselves. Fastidious workhorses, Netherward’s ethos is “nothing's learned doing anything easy”. Whether writing or performing, the band is constantly pushing each other’s compositional, musical, technical and physical limits. If it’s been done before the band finds little value in doing it again. Netherward hopes to grow and ultimately defy genre, transcend classification and embrace a future constructed from a new sound. Their metal is fast, aggressive, technical, and melodic, but their integrity comes from it being uniquely their own. Forgoing the static nature of the stereotypical live metal band, Netherward engages the crowd in a manner that can’t be ignored. Headbanging gives way to erratic movements and lunges more akin to the stage antics of Dillinger Escape Plan, or At The
