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Formed in Miami, Florida, US, Torche rose out of the ashes of Floor, a previous doom outfit, revitalising their sound in 2005 under the moniker of Torche. Fronted by vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks, the rest of Torche was made up of Juan Montoya (guitars), Rick Smith (drums) and Jonathan Nuñez. The band brought new life into the sound of their past efforts, brewing an expansive, gargantuan sound that was uplifted through lush melodies and an upbeat tone.
In 2005, they released their self-titled debut on Robotic Empire, immediately offering a refreshing sound to a scene that was all too often stuck in a bleak dirge. The low-end riffs and drones still remained but melodic pop sensibilities were thrown in for good measure, creating an entirely different triumphant beast. Extensive touring followed the record’s release, which saw them share stages with The Sword, Isis, Jesu and Mogwai.
In 2007, Torche returned with new music in the shape of the EP, “In Return,’ with the band members announcing shortly after that they had finished working on their second effort, “Neanderthal,” which appeared the following year. Juan Montoya decided to part ways with Torche after the album’s release, with Torche continuing as a trio, still gaining high profile support slots with Harvey Milk and Cohered and Cambria.
Another EP arrived in 2010, this time released on Hydrahead Records. Ramping up the number of grooves and catchy hooks, “Harmonicraft” pushed their sound to more anthemic levels in 2010, placing high in a number of ‘end-of-year’ lists. 2015’s “Restarter” continued this progression, whilst offering a more refined sound to their growing number of fans.
Live-Bewertungen
Torche’s sound is raw and mighty. Their music has been characterised as stoner metal, but the band have stated that they wouldn’t even consider themselves fully part of the metal genre due to their liberal use of sounds and styles from other musical genres within their work. Regardless of whether Torche fit fully into the metal category or not, they are a band with much talent, which has been demonstrated again and again on their various albums and single releases.
A Torche gig draws a solid set of regulars who have followed them since their 2004 birth and are always pumped to hear them play. That being said, don’t be surprised when you see a host of younger faces in the crowd. The more Torche tours, the more young followers they attract. Hopefully these younger followers will ensure the band’s longevity.
At their recent gig in Florida, Torche opened with “Kicking,” a strong and powerful way to the get the night started. Rather than let this opening energy fade away, the band quickly followed up with “Piraña” which really set the tone for the night. Every person at the show was rocking out hard with the band, and everyone was sure as hell not ready to see them leave when they closed with “Mentor.” I think it’s safe to say that everyone in that room was already planning the next time they could see Torche perform; I’d recommend you get your ticket now before they sell out!
lauratunbridge
The doom filled low resonance rumbling of the tunes that Torche creates resonates through your whole body, if you find yourself fortunate enough to see them live. The groovy rhythm of the guitar and the drums creates this sort of percussive world type of feel in the songs, and it makes the songs sound very psychedelic and cool. I felt a lot of raw passion and energy as the guys around me thrashed about like animals. The bass slammed fastly, and the drums crashed loudly. So loudly that I really couldn't hear anything around me. The grooves from the guitar and bass melodies were so sinister and ethereal sounding. The vocals were also incredibly wild. When the songs would become loud and intense, the audience would begin to slam around, and the whole tone of the room would get so chaotic and abrasive. Every second of the show was like magic The band was so well rehearsed and brought a really unique package to the table. It was really fresh sounding, and finally nice to hear something good for once. In combination with the really amazing audience experience, Torche's live show might be one of my new favorite things in music!
Torche are better than you. Torche are also better than your band. Torche sound better than you, and also sound better than your band. When Torche write a song, it is better than you....and then they record the song better than your band.
Go and see Torche...they will be better than if you went to see your own band.
pencesaln
The gentlemen have positively torched the venue. Go see them live if you can. And get some of their nice merch, they're not a big-ass stadium band, you know. I'm adding some words at the end of this, because apparently writing "AWESOME!" 29 times is not good enough for Songkick. How unhipstery.
vesper_dbs
What a big let down.
The singer and his guitar was way to low in volume, so they were completely owerpowered by the others, leaving a very bad sound.
And they only played 1 hour, which normaly is a joke, but with the bad sound was a blessing in disguise
tacconi
Torche killed it. Amazing show at a good venue. I am old and have been to countless shows and Torche was incredible. Have to make this 30 words long so here it is.
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