Deathcore is a pretty broad topic, but yet, somehow, certain
bands seam to sum it up almost perfectly. Beneath the Break is one of these
rare few. The only thing not to like about this band, is that their five track
EP leaves the listener desperately wanting more.
Probably my favorite thing about this band is their
dedication and the quality of their music. Everything about their record “destroyer”
shows how dedicated they are to producing top quality music.
Unfortunately, I’ve found that a lot of times, when people think
of “underground” music, their first thought are of basement tracks, off key instruments,
and shitty vocals. This is a record that defies that stereotype on every level.
From the first look at the album, their album cover is professional, cool, and
all-around high quality. From there it only gets better. As far as music
construction goes, it’s amazing, and extremely complex. Listen really carefully
for just a few seconds of any of their songs and it becomes instantly apparent how
much really goes into these records. Yet, its organized so perfectly that the band seemingly
comes together as one entity. When casually listening, it’s easy to forget that
the band is actually a six piece.
I would easily compare Beneath The Break to bands
like Rings of Saturn, Slaughter To Prevail, Thy Art Is Murder, or other "mainstream" deathcore bands.
This Atlantic city band definitely knows how to get people up
and on their feet with demonic screams that range from super high to deathly
low in a matter of seconds, inhumanly fast drums, and several extremely talented
guitarists. Lyrically, the band focuses on issues like depression and suicide,
attempting to show the listener how serious an issue it is, with the hopes that
people will go out and help each other.
Unfortunately, the band broke up when lives got busy, and had
only come back together for a short time when guitarist Bill Anderson passed away.
The band will be releasing a single later this year in his honor.
Their ep Destroyer is currently available for download and streaming on Bandcamp.com (see the player below) or you can check them out on Youtube Here