Loading details…
Artist
Sounds Like Violence
12+ albums
indieindie rockpost-hardcoreemoswedish
about
SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE convey their white-hot, angsty music with a crushing sense of urgency. A melting pot of emotive sensibilities, they roar, wail and gush melody with the greatest of skill. Their raw, tactile edge is utterly devoid of any kind of preened finish, leaving it stripped to the core and downright gritty, gripping and real. The band have their own way of softening the brash sound they immerse you in, adding a spoonful of sugar to their bitterly performed rocktastic stomp. Their compelling melodies draw you in with ease, limbs flailing and self-control subsiding as SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE's bounding energy shows little sign of being defeated. Guitar lines whip up storms of nostalgia, nodding their heads in the direction of early nineties American rock, but the band's own take on the brash melodies set them aside from similar acts gracing our airwaves and being unwillingly forced down our throats. Citing their influences as the likes of The Posies to The Afghan Whigs to Kyuss, it's still fair to say that SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE have their own thing going on. The jagged music, jarred tones and messy-together sound they produce gratefully infects your very consciousness. The difficulty they found in pursuing their musical dreams in and around the small town of Ängelholm, Sweden made them ever stronger, solidified their friendship and led to their pushing themselves and their music harder and harder. Rather than fleeing to the brighter lights and wider opportunities availa
top songs
albums
With Blood On My Hands
The Pistol
The Devil On Nobel Street
The Pistol EP
▥
Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil 2
Deep Elm Sampler No. 5 - This Is How I Kill My Tears
▥
Emo is Awesome, Emo is Evil 2
The Emperor's New Clothes
the emo diaries - chapter 10: the hope i hide inside
▥
This Is How I Kill My Tears - Deep Elm Sampler No. 5
▥
Deep Elm Records - Sampler No. 7 "Defending The Kingdom"
▥
The Hope I Hide Inside (Emo Di