Armed for Apocaylypse
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Armed For Apocalypse, as documented readily on their debut full-length, Defeat, released in the Autumn of 2009, is not out to any new speed record for sweep arpeggios or double-bass blast beats. In fact, they can be found trolling the sea of heaviness at one of two speeds, slow, and slower.
Not that they don't have their uptempo moments; when the need arises, Armed For Apocalypse - consisting of guitarist and frontman Kirk Williams, guitarist Cayle Hunter, bassist Cor Vaspra, and drummer Nick Harris - can shred with the best of them. But if you're looking for guitar aerobics or drum clinics, try the DVD section at Guitar Centre, because Armed For Apocalypse has nothing for you.
Likewise, if you're looking for dude dressed up like Viking warriors, with long, flowing locks and leather pants, then Armed For Apocalypse REALLY has nothing for you.
However, if you're looking for a band of unassuming dudes who seek only pen enough brutal riffs, slow-burning breakdowns and doom-inspired sludgy-ness to re-insert the "heavy" in front of metal, or if you're the kind of person who likes your guitars tuned to Z-flat and your drums to sound like cannons raining fire and death upon a seaside village, then Armed For Apocalypse is your new favourite band. Says guitarist Cayle Hunter, "We don't want to be faster or tougher than anybody else. We just want to make heavy music that is undeniable when you hear it."
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