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Lament EPITAPH Los Angeles’ impassioned post-hardcore crew expand their scope WHETHER OR NOT to your taste, it would be tough to challenge this Californian post-hardcore quintet’s distinctive talent and emotive storytelling ability. Over time, they’ve moved from more aggressive but less intricate hardcore punk beginnings to a more deliberate, evocative blend of rousing melodic fretwork, crafty song structures, impassioned raspy screams and occasionally cleaner or spoken-word vocal sections. 2016’s Stage Four, which laid bare frontman Jeremy Bolm’s struggle to cope with the loss of his mother to cancer, was more vulnerable and less heavy than previous efforts but particularly powerful as a result. Lament has much in common with that but, although the lyrics are still raw, the music has evolved to sound more hopeful and even triumphant at times.…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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