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Miami, Florida, United States (2004 – present)

Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, United States. They play a distinctive style of stoner/ sludge metal that they categorize as ‘’’‘.

The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks (ex-Floor), Juan Montoya (ex-Cavity, ex-Ed Matus’ Struggle), Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith (who also play in the band Shitstorm). According to MTracks.com: “Their music has a unique, hard-hitting sound that provokes a wide range of emotions, and they have a large fan base throughout the world.” They have toured with Mogwai, Isis, Pelican, Black Cobra, Baroness, Jesu, The Sword, Stinking Lizaveta, Harvey Milk and Boris. Steve Brooks, however, has said that they don’t consider themselves a metal band. In describing the band’s sound, Smith said in an interview: “To me it’s mostly a combination of everything we listen to collectively as a band. We take what we like from what we grew up on and use it as creatively as we can. I think the meshing of different sounds comes naturally just because we all have different musical backgrounds yet have a ton of common interests.” In terms of touring, Brooks said Torche is getting more of a young crowd.

On April 8, 2008, the band released their second full-length, entitled Meanderthal. It was produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Genghis Tron). It was met with critical acclaim, including that from Decibel Magazine who ranked Meanderthal #1 on their list of the Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008 as well as an 8.2/10 by Pitchfork Media. In an interview, Brooks said the band themselves came up with the album’s concept in terms of artwork and packaging. Brooks has also said that in terms of writing material, the band focuses on what they like, rather than worrying about a “backlash” from their fans.
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  • doomwaves

    Harmonicraft is a freaking cool album.. Me likey.

    11 hours ago

  • GiaNXGX

    harmonicraft>minecraft

    Saturday evening

  • Clockstopper

    Kinda sounds like Foo Fighters (2) but in a good way

    Friday evening

  • Kevbo428

    I can't believe I missed them in March. I'm considering driving five hours to Michigan to see them next month.

    Friday afternoon

  • Akiba61

    But let's talk about Harmonicraft. Good album, good vibes.

    Thursday afternoon

  • Akiba61

    I fail to see Slayer worship in Jane Doe. Petitioning the Empty Sky, though? My God...

    Thursday afternoon

  • Piratesquid

    also Harmonicraft is my favorite metal album of the year so far with maybe that Mjord album not too far behind.

    last week

  • Piratesquid

    @Derek-H: ...you have Jane Doe as an avatar. That album is literally like a quarter Slayer-worship.

    last week
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TORCHE MEANDERTHAL DEMOS 10" PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW

10 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/torche

"Most diehard Torche fans may be familiar with these recordings by now which were released by RCP Tapes on cassette in 2009. Due to popular demand, …

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