ocean-grove-–-oddworld-(album-review)

Ocean Grove – ODDWORLD (Album Review)

Ocean Grove – ODDWORLD Released: November 22, 2024Line UpDale Tanner // VocalsTwiggy Hunter // Bass & VocalsSam Bassal // DrumsOnlineInstagramFacebook There aren’t too many more divisive sub genres than Nu-Metal. The combination of rap/hip hop influences with downtuned guitars doesn’t always sit right with frowning metalheads. For a band that has pushed boundaries and experimented on their previous albums, Ocean Grove’s fourth LP sees them return to their roots with a lot of rapping. ODDWORLD is aptly titled as it draws on not only early 2000s nu-metal, but arena rock and hardcore in ways that ensure most songs feel different to one another without sounding out of place. As an intro track, ‘OG Forever’ is certainly a throwback to the sonic experiments that bands like Slipknot and Korn indulged in, setting an appropriate tone that segues into ‘Cell Division’. It’s a bruising mosh-happy tune using clean vocals over an industrial rhythm. ‘Fly Away’ then is our first dip into nostalgia with some fast flowing rhymes, scratches and a gang mentality that makes the clean chorus infectious. ‘Stunner’ starts in an entirely different direction, with a sweet bass line and crooning vocals that are more Pharrell Williams than Fred Durst. It’s one of [...]

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