Torche
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Miami, Florida, United States (2004 – present)
The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks (ex-Floor), Juan Montoya (ex-Floor, ex-Cavity, ex-Ed Matus’ Struggle), Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith (who also played in the grindcore bands Shitstorm and Tyranny of Shaw, and the screamo band Tunes for Bears to Dance To). 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.
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mathcore16 wrote:
not really digging the Boris split tbh..... hope the next album maintains Meanderthal level tunes
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rajivg wrote:
Mentoooooooooorrrrrrrrr!!!
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bad_scene wrote:
haha "thunder pop"
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Sakum wrote:
Love, love love love love. I love them.
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Ausloschen wrote:
God damn I love this band.
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dareisaya wrote:
Everyone tag them as 'thunder pop'.
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hiimleslieee wrote:
i know, i only ever listen to Meanderthal.. i need to start listening to their others more. In Return is great
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Nate999 wrote:
I love that the top 13 songs are the 13 songs off Meanderthal.
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mathcore16 wrote:
we need a new album already
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mefurgly wrote:
Austin performance was flawless.
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fleadilla wrote:
proof that pop music can actually be awesome.
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awffle wrote:
eh
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amuhammad wrote:
I WILL BE YOUR MEEEENNNNNTTOOOORRRR
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Check out the new Baroness record...even Pitchfork likes it!! http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13603-blue-record/
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brandnewshoe wrote:
torche > you
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ColourHaze wrote:
Floor, Cavity & Dove > Torche
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Ackibear wrote:
Second.
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MintyFreshFire wrote:
yeah, pretty much.
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GodOfWhales wrote:
samesies
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surlysteve wrote:
Anytime you fellas want to put out a new album....we'll all be here like crackheads waiting for another hit.
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Mar
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Harvest of Hope Fest
St. Johns County Fairgrounds, Saint Augustine, Jacksonville, United States
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Torche
Bottletree, Birmingham AL, United States
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