At a point where all the best elements of various genres meet – the weight of classic metal, the groove of alternative rock, the creativity of more progressive music and the genre-hopping and boundary-testing of nu-metal – you find Amongst Liars.
And Vice, their latest single, is a brilliant showcase of their fresh but familiar sound. Synth lines wash and weave through more robust, growling guitars, depth-charge basses drop sonic bombs, and thunderous drum patterns propel everything relentlessly forward. Yet the dynamic they create and the deftness with which they move are breathtaking.
Rock music that is both big AND clever! Whatever next?