10 Heavy Metal Bands Genuinely Progressing The Genre
9. The Armed
More of a collective than a band in the traditional sense, The Armed have been described over the years as Metalcore, Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore and Experimental Hardcore, but none of these monikers seems to really do justice to the explosions of sound that each album unleashes on the world.
Razor sharp electronics fire off in every direction whilst roars and barks take up as much of the vocal soundscape as smooth cleans.
The revolving door of personnel who make up The Armed means you’re never quite sure what sort of curveball is going to be thrown at your face from one song to the other, let alone between albums.
Ironically named 2021 effort ULTRAPOP (Yes it is in capitals) is a dizzying thrill of all these elements, adamantly refusing to compromise across 12 tracks that have something for everyone, yet everything for only the truly ready.