Comprised of Duncan Rich (drums), Justin Forrest (bass) and Will Benoit (guitar, synth, vocals), the post-metal shoegaze trio SOM may arguably be one of the most accomplished bands in the contemporary post-metal and shoegaze scenes, as the band features founding members of Boston space rock act Constants, and former touring members and full-time members of acts like Adai, Junius, Rosetta, and Caspian. Interestingly, the members of SOM along with engineer Daryl Rabidoux, who has worked with Doomsday Student and Drowningman recorded their forthcoming full-length debut The Fall on November 9. 2018 and the album’s first single “Open Wounds” is centered by thunderous drumming, w all of sound, fuzzy and distortion pedal-fed guitars, Benoit’s plaintive and yearning vocals and arena rock friendly hooks — and they do so in a way that recalls Silversun Pickups, Thrice and others but with an aching and bitter lament at its core.
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