Tag Archive: Loom

Fear Before Officially On Hiatus

Jul.04, 2011

Adam Fisher of Fear Before (formerly Fear Before The March Of Flames [last.fm consistency be damned]) has made a series of announcements through the band’s Facebook page regarding the state of affairs in the Fear Before camp. Essentially, if you’re waiting for a new record from them: don’t.

[Edited for grammar because it bugs the hell out of me... -Ed.]

“Guys. I’m sorry if you have been left with the feeling that we (Fear Before The March Of Flames) have been leading you on making you think were working on music. We are not. As of april 2010, Goose, David, Mike and I have not been in the same room together with our instruments.”

“However, until april 2010 I had written quite a few songs for a new Fear Before The March Of Flames record with the help of Goose. Whether or not we will ever release another record is up in the air right now. There is no immediate plan to write/record/ or tour. This has nothing to do with ORBS, Loom, All Human, or any other project Goose or I may be a part of. It’s just the way things went.”

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Tags: Adam Fisher, All Human, Fear Before, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Loom, Orbs

Ladder Devils – Forget English

Filed Under: Reviews

Nov.19, 2010

Ladder Devils

Forget English

01. Get OK
02. Divorce Drugs
03. Common Dogs
04. Pyramid
05. Leavers

It’s going to be hard in my mind not to compare Ladder Devils to the efforts of their past. If you’ve been paying attetion to anything I’ve written in the last few weeks or so, you will have noticed me going on about The Minor Times, a now-defunct hardcore band from Pennsylvania – the ex-guitarist and bassist sibling-duo of which now form half of post-hardcore outfit Ladder Devils. I’m going to do my best not to though, because to do so would be do them a discredit.

They channel a distinctly Loom-like style of vocals and their post-hardcore leanings are strongly in evidence. The riffs and chunky and hard-hitting – nothing fancy, but meaty and enjoyable all the same. The production is spot-on for the genre – not too big, but there is depth enough for conveying the guitar work.

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Tags: Forget English, Ladder Devils, Loom, The Minor Times

Get Your Sunday Started Off Right With An Acoustic Jam From HBIH Favorites LOOM

Filed Under: Video

Feb.07, 2010

“Prizes” from Selva Molhada: Live in Charleston, SC

Loom are great.

Loom are also a post-hardcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Loom are catchy as hell.

You should listen to Loom.

See you tomorrow.

- JR

Tags: Loom

Loom's "Selva Molhada" is a beautiful chaos.

Filed Under: Audio, Reviews

May.18, 2009

I’ve known of Salt Lake City based progressive rock/hardcore/post-punk band Loom for quite a while. In fact, they even sent a few tracks from their new album to me via email last year. I thought it was good, but never really got into them much until recently. I must say, this is probably some of the most original music I’ve heard in a while. Maybe I’m just not used to hardcore music with violin and melodies as catchy as this. I don’t know. I just know that I dig it. A lot.

Selva Molhada is Loom’s first full length album. I’m not too good with describing things so I may be a tad off-base, but I could imagine getting Loom if you combined the sounds of Baroness, Dysrhythmia, and threw in a violin. This album sees a combination of sludgy riffs, dissonant guitar lines, violin harmonies, and occasionally shifting tempos and time signatures.

Vocals on this album are fantastic. Screamed raspy vocals are the main course here, but throughout the album, cleaner melodic singing and vocal harmonies make things stand out more. As I’ve said before, the vocals can get wonderfully catchy, but they are by no means poppy.

While reviewing this album, I’ve listened to it twice. It’s definitely a grower, begging multiple listens to pick up on things that may have flown by you without notice. Selva Molhada is on sale now for $10 at Loom’s webstore. I highly recommend it. This one will be one of the better releases for 2009, for sure.