However, one of my latest ‘discoveries’ is sludge metal, and will distract me. This discovery beeing Armed For Apocalypse a four-piece from with an ex-Will Haven member hailing from “tropic-for-my-standards” California.

Why this album “Defeat” ? Because it isn’t simply Sludge metal, the opening track “We Fell From The Bottom“ a great example of whats to come on the rest of the album, starts out with dark, slow and heavy riffing you’ll find on a doom-sludge metal record, supporting a range of gritty growls and grunts. Nothing special, until the end of the track, where after slowing down till a snails pace it suddenly pick ups the pace a many notches and transforms into metalcore riffing. Simply ace!

And it even gets better! the other 7 songs on this debut album, are switching back and forth between sludge, metalcore and even more techy riffs. Vocally it’s all over the place, more grunting, more growling, influences of “mathcore” and harmonies.

Think of this band as a mish-mash of Down, Shrinebuilder, Will Haven, Lamb Of God and Baroness. And it just works… all the pieces just simply fall into place.