Paper Tiger will host a live performance by acclaimed post-metal supergroup SUMAC this Wednesday. Austin black metallic band Portrayal of Guilt and Portland-based darkish electronic-noise Set off Object will open the evening.
SUMAC’s three members hail from a few of North America’s best-regarded outfits of adventurous, heavy rock. Vocalist and guitarist Aaron Turner previously performed in lauded post-metal band ISIS, which disbanded in 2010. The rhythm part is comprised of drummer Nick Yacyshyn of Baptists and bassist Brian Prepare dinner of Russian Circles, Botch and These Arms Are Snakes.
In promotion supplies, SUMAC has described its sound as “fluctuating between excessive self-discipline and feral power.” This dichotomy is a part of the attraction for followers of the group. The trio’s sound has moments of frenetic precision that launch into the unmoored stress and uncooked viscera of post-metal, full with Turner’s guttural vocals.
SUMAC performed its first present in 2014 opening for Deafheaven in Vancouver. Their six-song debut album The Deal was recorded the next yr by engineer Mell Dettmer, who’s additionally labored on quite a few albums for SunnO))) and Earth. The Deal was mastered by Kurt Ballou of Converge, who’s credited with initially bringing Yacyshyn and Turner collectively.