BEARTOOTH
Caleb Shomo’s internal metalcore odyssey hits an astounding rough patch
Beartooth undergo another cleansing experience
PRESS
OVER THE LAST seven years, Beartooth have provided an oftenuncomfortable glimpse into Caleb Shomo’s lowest personal depths. Initially, the multi-instrumentalist, producer and former Attack Attack! vocalist had intended the band to be a personal, private project –a way for him to work through the depression that had been a constant presence in his life since he was 11 years old. So no one was more surprised when, on release of Beartooth’s debut, Disgusting, it was met with unanimous acclaim. A messy, difficult but cathartic listen, he spilled his guts and heart into songs that raged against a backdrop of hardcore punk, gritted-teeth rock’n’roll and energetic metalcore.
Since then, subsequent albums, 2016’s
Aggressive and 2018’s Disease, have pushed the band further up the festival stages, although musically, neither album managed to capture that same, going-off-thedeep-end volatility as their initial onslaught. The fourth album, Below, doesn’t suffer those same shortcomings.