What would you get if you crossed over the electronic vibe from Nine Inch Nails, poured in the melodic instrumentals of In Flames, and topped it off with the clean vocals of Lajon Witherspoon (of Sevendust)? You'd get Every Hour Kills. The four member group is comprised of all musicians who have previous experience on the music scene. There's guitarist and the brains behind the programming Sacha Laskow (formerly of Divinity). On bass is Brent Stutsky (formerly of Breach of Trust as well as Death Valley Dolls). The drummer Rob Shawcross (formerly of Out Of Your Mouth, Autobody, and Kobra and The Lotus). Then there is the band's newest vocalist Jerrod Maxwell-Lyster (currently of Walk As Chaos and formerly of Out of Your Mouth, Autobody, and the R.A.C.E.) Together they become Every Hour Kills. An extremely unique name inspired from the anonymous literary quote "Every hour wounds, but the last one kills." Modern day music seems to have the same sound to it. But I'm glad to actually be shown a band that takes modern day electronic influences and incorporate them into their album. The band's first single off the EP entitled "Almost Human" takes that into consideration. With strong glitch like riffs put into the background of djent breakdowns... it's just fantastic. Not every band can execute that as perfectly as Every Hour Kills has done. Another stand out track was "Chosen". It kicks off with a beastly riff from their synth and goes into an heavy riff. Talk about build-up! It actually has some screams which surprised me because a lot of the EP has a more mellow vibe. The breakdown leads into a soothing melodic guitar solo from Sacha which sort of tops off the song. Each song on the EP has it's own unique electronic backing track which I found to be pretty awesome. The downside though is that at times the vocals were a tad bit too melodic. It's as though each verse sounded similar despite having different lyrics. Don't get me wrong, I love the harmony but it kind of gets repetitive. There were also some instrumentals on the EP which gave you just the melodic side. I haven't heard of many bands doing that but I enjoyed them. It was as though the band wanted you to hear what their new vocalist brought to the table when they added him. A before and after if you will. Very intriguing. One EP down and the band has high hopes to tour throughout the rest of the year (hopefully coming around Connecticut). I've got high expectations for a full length LP in the future and would LOVE to see these guys opening for more national acts further along down the line.
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J.simpsonLead photographer over at Hardcore Shots Archives
June 2017
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