Antesaint - Hold On EP
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| Antesaint - Hold On |
This four piece from Barnsley
have a cracking list of influences including Deftones, Incubus, Foo Fighters,
QOTSA and Nirvana. What's more, the opening track of this EP, 'Hold On', is a
volley of huge sounding guitars, booming drums and grinding bass. But I'm
looking at a picture of the band and front-woman-cum-bassist Hayley Smith cuts
a diminutive figure so I'm more than a little concerned that she'll be able to
keep up with the power the rest of the band creates. Then she takes a deep
breath and lets rip and I really should never have worried as Smith has smooth
but powerful vocal style that can more than keep up with the heavy guitars and
furious pace. 'Falling' is more of a ballad but that impressive voice is still
ever-present and the band show restraint not to over play their parts as the
music builds to a sumptuous crescendo. Final track 'Downfall' has the choppy
riffs and big beats of a Foo Fighters song but, for all the fantastic
influences, Antesaint have a something a bit different and these days that's
half the battle. Given the right guidance and a tune with a big enough hook,
big things could happen for these four rockers.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/antesaint