Take, for example, the small intermission in “ Imminent Power Looming”. Distortion is everywhere, but there are moments that are stripped back to help cleanse the listener’s palette. Everything is turned up, then turned up again just for good measure. This is further emphasized by the terrifically overpowering nature of the production, carried out by Jordan Chase at Oodelally Recordings. They pummel and pulverize with intense rhythms and patterns, and combined with Breen’s vocals, the listener is constantly put under critical pressure. A sinister bass line at the hands of Tony Chan rumbles across the listener’s brain, and with Jay Breen’s vulgar vocals, the rest of Trench strike, hard. In this moment the band feels omnipresent, being able to strike the listener at any time from any angle. “ Imminent Power Looming” follows, and the listener is dropped into a technological void without warning. It feels like a powerful and brazen statement from the band which could be as simple and terrifying as the phrase “you’re not ready for this…” Those who enjoy bands such as Knocked Loose, END, and Nails will absolutely love the similarities that Trench put forward in the first 45 seconds of the EP. In less than a minute, gravity becomes stronger, pulling the listener’s stomach down as a cacophony of blast beats, demonic chugs and intense vocals shroud the soundscape like a looming shadow. Title track “ Encased In Chrome” is where the listener begins their new Trench experience. With each release, Trench constantly reinvents themselves from a solid foundation that is true to their core, and because of this, each offering is most certainly a Trench record, but offered from a new perspective. This eclectic combination of sounds and styles is both something new from the band, as well as something expected from them. In the relatively short time span that this EP wrecks you, you’ll be led through moments of melody, electronica, rap and multiple sub-genres of death and core. Don’t let this umbrella term mislead you, however. “ Encased In Chrome” is an intense mix of violence that can be best (albeit loosely) summed up as metallic hardcore. Honestly, I haven’t felt this intimidated since the Nails album “ Abandon All Life” was shown to me. It’s still pure chaos, but chaos in a focused delivery, and because of this it’s memorable and exciting to engage with. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s not predictable in its refined state, at all. Furthermore, they haven’t gotten softer, they’ve remained just as animalistic but have refined that animosity in a way that only maturity can manifest. The Calgary quintet have been unleashing carnage since 2016, and they haven’t stopped since. If you thought their 2020 album “ Blossom” was something great, then you’re going to love “ Encased In Chrome”. It’s a superbly heavy and entertaining release, spanning 11 minutes, and in those minutes the listener is taken to some pretty cool and unexpected places. Did you hear about that massive earthquake in Canada recently? It was caused by Trench dropping their latest EP “ Encased In Chrome”.
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