Thursday, July 07, 2016

Band Review: Phantoms


Phantoms is a post-metalcore band from Baltimore. At least part of the band was once Camisado.

Songs can be aggressive, using percussion that creates a feeling of unease. They show a more delicate touch on the intro to "You May Suffer", an intricate and complex song which makes effective use of piano. My favorite track was "Let This Die" for the guitar.

At this point the Facebook page seems to be the main source of information. I could not even find a Twitter account for the band, though I have included that of frontman Joe Deak, who first drew my attention to them. (There is a duo going by Phantoms as well, so don't be fooled.)

Some may be put off by the genre, but while Phantoms does their fair amount of shouting and growling they are also doing some really interesting things instrumentally. Don't write them off.



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