LIGHTWORKER

Fury By Failure SOLID STATE

Wide-ranging metalcore manoeuvres from the Bay Area

These Sanfran noisemakers’ debut album picks up where their 2017 Resilience EP left off, as the quintet navigate around life’s adversities. The hulking breakdowns and post-hardcore-inflected riffs will give black-hearted listeners whiplash. Soaring choruses alongside clean/ harsh vocals give The

Willing Martyr a radiofriendly polish while an impassioned 10/18 borrows heavily from Killswitch Engage, unfurling amidst a slew of melodic grooves.

Fury By Failure doesn’t defy genre conventions, but it still qualifies as a statement of intent. ■■■■■■■■■■

FOR FANS OF: Killswitch Engage, Underoath, Gideon SOPHIE MAUGHAN