Summoning the most brutal elements of Floridian death metal and combining it with the coldest permafrost of Scandinavian black metal, emerging Canadian deathcore outfit Angelmaker are making huge waves on the international metal scene.
By confronting listeners with furious, focused, and violent extremity, Angelmaker create deathcore of the highest order - injected with blackened thrash, a smattering of power violence, and the urgent ferocity of underground hardcore. They are a band who let their music do all the talking, raw, confronting and in your face.
With new vocalist Ian Bearer strengthening the band, Angelmaker are poised for the debut Australian tour earlier next year, supporting Sylosis for a run of shows in February. To find out what all the fuss is about, HEAVY sat down with Bearer and Angelmaker's other vocalist Casey Tyson-Pearce to find out more.
We start by asking why the band have neglected us here in Australia for so long.
"We've been trying," Casey laughed. "(but) Nothing has really aligned for us. We just did our first European tour a year and a half ago, so we've been working our way into more international markets. For us, we're Canadian so it makes a lot more sense for us to just tour in North America, but now we've got a good foothold to actually make our way over there. We got this opportunity, and it was like, there's no way we're saying no. We need to see koalas. We need to see kangaroos."
In the full interview, Angelmaker discussed their upcoming tour in Australia, starting in Perth on February 11 and ending in Brisbane on February 16. They expressed excitement about the tour and their anticipation of experiencing Australian culture. The band also mentioned their new song, Relinquish, and their plans to play a mix of old and new songs during the tour.
We discussed the band's unique sound and their approach to songwriting, explaining that the band members write their own parts, which are then integrated together to create a cohesive sound. They also discussed the addition of a new vocalist, Ian, who has brought a powerful presence to the band and the dynamics at play with dual vocalists and more.