It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since Torche put out their last full-length, 2008’s Meanderthal, an album I now consider one of my all time favourites. You can imagine my excitement, then, when I got my grubby little hands all over the band’s new record, their third: Harmonicraft. I’m listening to it for the first time right […]
February 15, 2012
So 2012 is in full swing, and I know I probably should’ve posted this before New Year’s, but better late than never I suppose. We’ve already seen extremely rad releases from Walls, Shlohmo, Pyramids + Horseback, Burial, Porcelain Raft, Alcest and more, but these albums are the ones I expect to kick my mind all […]
January 23, 2012
Decibel magazine is the best metal/extreme music publication there is; Torche is one of the best bands in existence (regardless of genre). So yeah, it doesn’t get much radder than a combination of the two, the result of which is available as part of Decibel’s esteemed and consistently excellent 7″ flexi-disc series, which is, unfortunately, […]
November 14, 2011
Torche are undoubtedly one of my favourite bands; any release of theirs is enough to get my panties in a twist, so I was pretty psyched to hear about their split with likeminded UK noise rock lads Part Chimp. I’ve got to say I was a little disappointed when it turned out that Torche would […]
September 20, 2011
Download the full EP HERE Few things make me more excited than an upcoming Torche release, so you can imagine my delight when it was announced yesterday that everyone’s favourite doom-pop band is releasing a split covers EP with English noisemongers Part Chimp, on November 5th. Torche is using the release to highlight their apparent […]
August 26, 2011
As if drumming in sludge-pop masterminds Torche (one of my favourite bands) and grindcore bros Shitstorm isn’t enough, Rick Smith also has an awesome taste in music. We asked him to tell us a little about ten songs he’s really into right now, and he was more than happy to oblige. To top it all […]
April 19, 2012
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