- Portland's dark rock trio returns with their most refined and heavy record yet - witchy hooks, cyclical riffs, and bottom-heavy menace.
- For fans of: Unto Others, Windhand, Blood Ceremony, Jex Thoth, Acid King
Portland, Oregon dark rock trio HOAXED return with their stunning new album Death Knocks. Three years in the making, the group - featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April Dimmick - have honed their stygian craft to perfection.
"We've added another element to the writing and collaboration process," says the band. "April comes from a classic heavy metal background, and her influence is in these songs. We've also had experiences on tour that have helped shape these songs. You can hear influence from the bands we toured with and learned from. We played together for three years as we wrote this album, and we learned a lot about our styles, and our sound evolved naturally together on stage. So, when we sat down to write this album, it didn't feel like a departure or a change."
Anchored by the witchy spell of opener "Where the Seas Fall Silent," the rock-hardened groove of "Kill Switch," and the dimly lit power pop of "The Family," HOAXED upped the tempo, sawed the edges, and strengthened their ties to the golden gods of heavy metal. Cyclical riffs, dynamic rhythms, and bottom-heavy bass propel Death Knocks through its filmic, hard-nosed gloom, but Keo's sorcerous vocal hooks seal the deal.
HOAXED recorded Death Knocks at Falcon Recording Studios with producer/engineer Gabe Johnston (Unto Others, Vintersea) and enlisted Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Kreator) for mixing and mastering.
