METAL BLADE
Edition of 500 copies on white & black marble vinyl <\/p>\n
Despite\u00a0<\/span>Harm\u2019s Way<\/b>\u2018s reputation for unrelenting brutality,\u00a0<\/span>Common Suffering<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>surprises at several turns with quieter moments of well thought out songwriting that emphasize light and shade. It\u2019s their understanding of how to effectively orchestrate these dynamics that makes an already ironclad record feel infinitely more merciless. This is\u00a0<\/span>Harm\u2019s Way<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>at the top of their game \u2013 the ambitious sound of a band traversing new ideas. \u201cWe really tried not to settle on parts<\/i>,\u201d recalls guitarist Nick Gauthier. \u201cSometimes a direction that we could have taken in a song felt too obvious\u2026 We would just troubleshoot that until we felt creatively satisfied with the direction we were taking<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n The key to the success may be a shift to recording at Studio 4 in Pennsylvania with producer Will Yip (Turnstile<\/b>,\u00a0Nothing<\/b>). Going into the recording, the goal was to improve some of the band\u2019s processes, examine vocal cadences and experiment during production to gain the best idea from each track. The first change dealt with refocusing members on their specific wheelhouses. While Pligge had previously assisted with riffs, on this effort, his main objective was to ensure the perfect vocal attack- leaning into Yip for advice and letting the remainder of the band take the wheel with their respective parts. The result is each player pushing to the far reaches and creating material that has previously never been colonized by any band, or hardcore writ large, before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The title\u00a0<\/span>Common Suffering<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>is a clear nod to the collective experiences of the past three years of chaos, misanthropy, paranoia, disorder, confusion and anxiety, with the band exploring themes ranging from personal struggles with mental health, relationships, political upheaval, corruption, and political power. Pligge digs deep into these subjects such as the track \u201cCyanide<\/i>,\u201d which examines the expansion of media outlets, the correlative rise of disinformation, and the pervasive impact it has on people\u2019s lives and systems of power. Additional tracks include \u201cDevour<\/i>,\u201d which examines the impact of toxic people in one\u2019s life, the highly personal \u201cHollow Cry,<\/i>\u201d where Pligge explores his own humanity and relationships, and the somewhat improbable \u201cUndertow<\/i>,\u201d which features the haunting vocals or Kristina Esfandiari\u2013AKA\u00a0<\/span>King Woman<\/b>\u2013who adds a whole new dimension to the record and helps exhibit the band\u2019s willingness to push into uncharted territory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pr0tf6CTvCg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1087,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[56,102,801],"product_tag":[115,81,373,134,274],"berocket_brand":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1086","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-12-lp-vinyl","7":"product_cat-coloured-vinyl","8":"product_cat-nosale","9":"product_tag-115","10":"product_tag-hardcore","11":"product_tag-harms-way","12":"product_tag-heavy-hardcore","13":"product_tag-metal-blade","14":"product_shipping_class-12-vinyl","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"taxable","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"berocket_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironcorpse.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/berocket_brand?post=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}