Remember those days when you were all gung-ho about bands like Norma Jean, The Chariot, or even Converge??? I certainly do; the pure brutal break downs, the just barely discernible lyrics, the distorted to death guitars. Well I've found that once again! We all know what happened to just about all those bands I named - into the shitter, right? Well Octaves is just about everything you wanted from all those bands to keep on doing. I first head Octaves at the Talking Head in Baltimore about a month ago - ironically Baltimore, MD is actually where they are from. My first thought was that they were going to be some post-hardcore crap fast like drop dead gorgeous or something of the like. So I walked outside for some air and I heard this really familiar sound. I came back in when they were playing "I've Got A Box Full Of Pepe!" and was pleasantly surprised with the versatility of their music from then on out. I definitely urge you to give their demo a listen and check them out if they're ever playing near you. They're actually recording a full length right now in GA which should be done sometime in the next month or so; make you sure you check back in for that when I get it. Till then here's their demo and links to their myspace, etc.
Octaves - Demo (2009)
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