BAND BIO
Who are they? Jake Wolf – Vocals, Patrick Somoulay – Guitar, Charles Caswell – Guitar, Francis Xayana – Bass, Bo Allen Blood – Drums
Where do they hail from? Minnesota, USA
Record Label Unsigned
With music boasting hooks as angular and monstrous as any, Reflections are a young band whose musical ferocity and technical prowess will ensure that they’ll shine in an industry of metal fanboys and hardcore aspirants.
Hailing from the less fair side of the Atlantic *ahem*, this youthful quintet popped up on my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago and immediately shredded their way into my heart. Having only been established since 2010 and boasting a handful of songs, they’re certainly one of the more refreshingly original new acts I’ve heard in a long time. Self-professed djentlemen (for explanation, see here), they’re music is immediately stand-out, for although they possess the traits of metalcore-cum-experimental metal, the music sears with chaotic, technical brilliance.
Just listen to An Artifact, the standout song from their collection; after five intense-as-fook minutes, you’ll find yourself picking up shards of skull from the floor. The jagged-riffed Picture Perfect also leaves no part of you unshaken. This band provides an unforgettably distorted and heavy ride through musicdom; it is certainly not comfortable, nor is it for the faint-hearted, but in a world where everybody’s trying to be the next KSE, this is a glorious plunge into ice-cold water.
Reflections even stick in a Katy Perry cover, just to fuck you up, and manage to get it right as well. The energy and exuberance of this outfit is tangible, evident through their seemingly tireless self-publicity on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
With what looks to be a massive show with Carnifex on April 6th, this is a time when I’m definitely envious of our cousins across the Atlantic. However with the potential that Reflections are showing from the few songs that they have to offer, I don’t doubt that they’ll be gracing our shores in the near future. The future looks to be theirs. Check out the free downloads in the link below.
Djentlemen, the bar has been set. Now it’s your turn.
Always looking in,
The Outsider
Find them on:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ReflectionsMN
Download An Artifact: http://www.mediafire.com/?tvvdv9vaiina8dg
Download Picture Perfect: http://www.mediafire.com/?7yek11xwc11l47e
yes yes yes! Good shit!
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