Florida’s rock quartet Torche has made a name for themselves in the alternative music community for bravely taking attributes of aggresive genres including Sludge metal, Stoner Rock, Doom metal, etc. and adding a poppy layer to the mix.
The band has continued this year’s ongoing theme of applying a “less is more” tactic to their sound with their fourth LP titled Restarter. This release contains the band’s most straightforward songs in their catalogue such as “Minion” and “Bishop in Arms”, but also contains some of the group’s heaviest moments as heard in the head-bang anthem “Barrier Hammer.”
Restarter has it all: Groove, sludge, and melody. Fans worrying that Torche was beginning to stray from their heaviness and become a radio friendly shell of their former selves need not to worry. While the group’s approach to writing is more simplistic, it just as authentic and fun as any of their previous efforts.