Lista de Bandas Experimental Metal Torrential Downpour Truth Knowledge Vision

I’m gonna be honest, this is one of the biggest surprises of the year. It’s far too often that we see bands labeled as simply “noise,” and all too rare do we find bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, who manage to take that spastic and ravenous “noise” and make music out of it. Love it or hate it, it’s a vicious music to love and be a part of, either in the bands or in the pit.
So just bear with me when I say New Jersey’s Torrential Downpour has the potential to be the next evolution of that idea, presenting just a little more focus and scale on their part. The band clearly has a lot of influences, ranging from all over the metal spectrum and definitely out of it, but they manage to compress it all into 51 minutes and do it so tastefully. Truth Knowledge Vision is an achievement by the band and following the stellar Connected Through release three years prior, they have a lot of room to grow. And with how enjoyable Truth is, that should excite you.
Following the intro, “TKV” sums up Torrential Downpour in 7 minutes, giving you all sorts of shifts and vicious onslaughts of sound. In sacrifice of being compositional in the traditional sense, Torrential Downpour are throwing you a twisted, contorted version of a composition that lets you know what they’re about. Chaotic and fresh, “TKV” gives away eventually to lead to “Satan, Whatever…”, where the band decides to throw in a black metal influence to their sound.
This is where the album begins to get interesting. “Satan, Whatever…” goes through different changes throughout, all the while retaining that slight black metal influence, while constantly shifting and changing their sound. Imagine it being like your best friend who is going through different changes in his appearance, but it’s always obvious to you that he’s still the same person. And hopefully he isn’t constantly spastic and insane (For your own sake) because that’s possibly the best comparison I can give for this sound. It’s constantly shifting and introducing new sounds, but still stays true to the band’s core sound.
Later on the album, “Bring the Stars Down” focuses around a mid-tempo groove all the while still being technical. It’s a strong track that manages to hold out before the outro takes over, but it shows how the band can, once again, be versatile while retaining their distinct qualities
Vocalist Prkr is a savage with the mic, and his abilities as a vocalist are very underrated. Hopefully in the near future, he will get the recognition he deserves. The same goes for the remaining members, Jason Volpe on guitar, Peter Costa on drums, and Matt Cece on bass. A quick Youtube search of the band’s Saint Vitus performances will show just how spot on they are as musicians and how they simply cannot be stopped while on stage. With another search, you can find Volpe’s playthrough of “Bring the Stars Down” and his talent won’t be denied. One could also listen to “Basilisk,” where they sacrifice aggression for a more conventional composition that serves as a great transition between the first and last half of the album.
However, the second half of the album does come rather quickly, and features more parts where it’s easy to lose focus on what’s going on. Not because it’s boring or anything, but because it seems the majority of the highlights are positioned on the front of the album and with the closing tracks as well. Despite this, they are still good songs, but it’s somewhat of a lull in the middle.
At the end of it all, though, Torrential Downpour have a lot to offer and they deserve far more recognition than they are given. Despite any accusations that they may be called “noise,” Truth Knowledge Vision aims to change any perspective like that and offer a violent take on the standard form of compositions. Without a doubt worthy of both your time and money.