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Osiva
Equilibrium
Album: MUSICBLITZ Exclusive
Genres: Metal
No one would dare deny it -- Osiva's pummeling beats, blistering vocals, and fistfuls of down-tuned guitar riffs add up to the equivalent of an aural apocalypse! Come taste the fury! NOW! |
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East coast hardcore gets a kick in the ass from Osiva – brutalizing purveyors of fine grind combined with digital production chaos and ghettoized rhythms. Vocalist/guitarist Jut, bassist/vocalist Mike and guitarist/digital wizard Quincy have been playing together in various bands since they were fifteen, and joined by drummer Roc they have delivered a sonic sledgehammer with “Equilibrium,” a song they recorded exclusively for MUSICBLITZ. This 5:26-long track will mess your mind with its stuttering layers of breakbeats, guitars, and gutteral vocals -- all of which are compounded exponentially by complex time signatures and a series of raw and menacing raps. A quiet, almost reflective breakdown (which features something that sounds suspiciously like an electric sitar) heightens the dynamic intensity of the track’s more explosive moments.
Osiva have been building a solid underground following since selling thousands of copies of their 1997 demo Clear. The band’s growth has been fueled by scores of live performances with the likes of hardcore heavyweights HateBreed, Candaria, and Dissolve. From their home base in Upstate New York, they have continued to fuse diverse musical influences in a punishing brew all their own – evidenced by their 1999 full-length debut Riot Level. Professed themes of self-mastery, purification, and hypocrisy tinge lyrics and music that create a Voi Vod-like vision of futuristic futility. The hip hop influence often lurking within Osiva’s material is an outgrowth of numerous live and studio collaborations with Po-Town hip-hoppers Planet L Squad. Osiva has tapped into a new vein of genre-blending and innovation in hardcore metal – equal parts death and def. Proceed at your own risk.
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Dan Epstein |
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Dan Epstein is a Los Angeles-based journalist and pop-culture historian whose work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, BAM, Raygun, Guitar World and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. His first book, Twentieth Century Pop Culture, was published in 1999 by Carlton Books.
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i havent heard anything like this before which is good its pretty fucking cool
necropedophile
Osiva has the thrill and driving punctuation that not to many bands have today. The twists of genre that Osiva offers is not only innovative, but also seems to be perfectly planned and dareingly initiated. You're entranced by the airy textures hidden inside the beats. And then you're cunningly assaulted by an abrupt change in time signature or complete silence. In my opinion, Osiva has what it takes. Diversity, pure genius and most of all, teamwork are are gripingly evident in Osiva's current triumph. I wish you guys luck!!
Adam
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Colleen
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