Fallen Temples - 'Reborn Every Dawn'

A power trio with energy to spare, every track here betters the last, which is quite a feat if you’ve heard opening track Broken. A breathless blast of crashing drums and swaggering guitar, it’s irresistibly catchy and really moves. As Long As I Can Stand boasts a similarly accessible vocal, juxtaposed with punchy, distorted guitar. 

Starting with hypnotic, marching drums before grooving on a riff reminiscent of Sabbath’s best; Phoenix bursts into flame. It’s a belter of a track, and when the lads throw in another colossal riff, because one clearly isn’t enough, it’s apparent that this is something special. 

Just when you think it can’t get much better, Blood From Stone proves you wrong. A monolithic track that sounds like the soundtrack to the apocalypse, the slowed down riff conjures doom, and yet, there is a cathartic joy in the crunchy grooves. The clever dynamics, quiet for the woahs and bludgeoning as frontman Adam asserts ‘I am the reaper’, make head-banging obligatory. 

Reborn Every Dawn is out now, and needs to be heard.