16 Thursday May 2013
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Spin.com premiered an upbeat, rockin’ tune from the poppy sludgy rock gods in Torche. The song is entitled “Keep Up” and is apart of the Volcom Vinyl Club and will see a 7″ release sometime in July. Keep in mind that the band are also working on a new full length as well. You can stream the single below if you wish to rock out.
27 Wednesday Mar 2013
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Sludgy rockers Floor (Torche, etc) have announced their return to their classic doomy ways. The band have recently signed with Season of Mist records and are planning to head to the studio in the near future. On their reactivation, bassist Anthony Vialon said:
16 Saturday Mar 2013
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Torche have announced a very extensive Spring North American tour that will begin rocking cities all over in May. The band have yet to announce who they are touring with however. Here is how the trek will run:
UPDATED: KEN Mode and Lo-Pan to support on select dates. European dates added below as well.
22 Friday Feb 2013
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According to a recent Facebook update, the sludgy riff masters in Torche have begun to write new material. I am anxious to see what these dudes do this time around. Their last record, Harmonicraft, was excellent and their Harmonslaught 7″ release was thick and heavy; which leads me to expect the new Torche material to mirror that heaviness. Check back often for more Torche news and check out the thunderous “Harmonslaught” below.
18 Friday Jan 2013
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It’s Friday again and since Rebecca Black is no longer providing the world with original content, I figure we here at AA should fill the void. As most of you should know by now, everyone at American Aftermath has an erection of massive proportions when it comes to all things Converge. Well on their recent tour outing with Torche and Kvelertak, I snuck a video camera into their stop at Club Dada in Dallas, Texas and here is what ensued - Continue reading »
13 Thursday Dec 2012
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Torche dropped a brand spankin’ new 7″ on us today. What a nice surprise! The Harmonslaught 7″ hit stores today through Amnesian Records and can be purchased online at this location. The 7″ features the title track on side A and a song called “Rock N’ Roll Mantasy” as the B-Side. The band is currently streaming the crushing, sludgy “Harmonslaught” online, which turns out to be the new song they have been performing live. Do yourself a favor and stream that bad boy below.
15 Thursday Nov 2012
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This year at Fun Fun Fun fest in Austin, TX, I was able to catch Torche’s awesome set where they broke out a brand new song. The song was extremely heavy, groove based, and had massive amounts of distortion and low end. It was one of the heaviest songs I have heard this band create. Luckily, someone filmed this event and uploaded it online. You can check that out below. Also, the band played another heavy, ball busted in Meza, AZ last month and fan filmed footage caught that as well. It looks like the next Torche album may be the heaviest thing they have ever written. Check out both of those new songs below.
30 Tuesday Oct 2012
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The instrumental heavy metallers Stallone are currently streaming their new six song EP, American Baby, exclusively at Revolver. This basket of badass riffs is heavy, catchy and an all around good time. It’s one of those releases you cannot hate no matter how much you try. Check it out now and headbang like the dumbass you are.
American Baby is available now!
-Lane Oliver
24 Wednesday Oct 2012
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Stallone (ex-Torche) are streaming another new song from their upcoming album American Baby. The funk metal instrumental entitled “Beyond” can be streamed over at bassist C.J. Ridings’ Facebook page. Just like the track Stallone released before it, “Beyond” is ridiculously catchy and extremely fun to listen to. Check it out now!
American Baby will be released next week on October 30th.
-Lane Oliver
17 Wednesday Oct 2012
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Footage of Stallone (Torche, etc) performing their track thrash heavy track “La Cobra” in studio, has premiered over at indieATL. The instrumental metal band seem to have an awesome time performing and in turn perform an awesome show. Check out the video of the performance below and remember that their new EP, American Baby, releases on October 22nd.
-Lane Oliver
06 Thursday Sep 2012
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Juan Montoya (ex Torche, MonstrO) and crew, under the name Stallone, have released a new track entitled “Ancient Infant”. The track will be featured on the group’s upcoming six track offering, American Baby, which will be released on October 30th via Limited Fanfare Records. Check out the instrumental psychedelic, reefer stained stoner jam above and check out the track listing for the upcoming offering below.
American Baby track listing:
21 Tuesday Aug 2012
Posted in Band Spotlight, Crust, Fastcore, Hardcore, Mathcore, Metal, Metalcore, News, Stoner Metal, Tour Dates, Upcoming Shit
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converge, deathwish inc, kvelertak, nails, Torche, Whips/Chains
Holy fuck. This. Tour. Rules. I mean, putting Kvelertak and Converge on a bill together is crazy enough. Adding in Torche? Whoa! That completely changes the game. And now you’re telling me that select dates will feature NAILS and/or Whips/Chains? You have got to be fucking kidding me. This is the kind of thing that dream tours are made of. If you miss this tour, you will forever be shunned. Please, do yourself a favor and catch these amazing bands if they are going to come through (and most likely destroy) your town. Check out the dates after the jump. Continue reading »
25 Wednesday Jul 2012
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Oh Torche, you put out some of the best videos and your video for “Kicking” is no exception. The heavy catchy rock anthem is set to an awkward adult kickball game (oooh clever) in which one player gets knocked unconscious and proceeds to have psychedelic, kaleidoscopic hallucinations which include head switching, a spoof of a very infamous scene from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and the monster from the “UFO” video tongue raping the protagonist. In short, it’s hilarious. Watch it below.
15 Tuesday May 2012
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By Lane Oliver
Pop rock and sludge metal are two genres one would not think of lumping together. But the Florida rock band Torche said “fuck that” and combined the two and has since created some of the catchiest heavy jams the world has ever seen. Their new Kurt Ballou produced album Harmonicraft, is a fine example of how catchy this band can be.
18 Wednesday Apr 2012
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Torche’s Harmonicraft will be released next week on the 24th. I know you’re all excited for it, right? Well if you can’t wait that long, Spin.com has got you covered with an exclusive stream and track by track rundown from bassist Jonathan Nuñez’. This record, like all of Torche’s records, is extremely catchy. Poppy melodies and crushing riffs combine to create a really fun listening experience. Yes, I said fun. Go check it out!
-Lane Oliver
