156/Silence / VCTMS

“On the more frenetic side of the spectrum, Pittsburgh’s 156/Silence are an unhinged force to be reckoned with. The band’s latest, Undercover Scumbag , is gauntlet of swinging riffs, primal drums, and howled lyrics about the dark side of everyday existence. Above all, vocalist Jack Murray’s reckless and pained shrieks add an air of believable angst to their sound, and will remind listeners of artsy hardcore bands like Scarlet and Zao. Though one hears more hardcore than any other genre in the band’s smear of influences, it’s 156/Silence’s ability to experiment with and draw inspiration from genres like noise and thrash that sets them apart from the crowd-killing pack.” 
 -Kerrang’s ‘6 UNDERGROUND METALCORE BANDS REDEFINING THE SCENE RIGHT NOW’ featuring: Vein, Vatican, Thirty Nights of Violence, Orthodox, 156/Silence, Chamber

FILLED WITH BITTER, DEPRESSIVE AND BROODING SELF-HATRED ATOP A CANVAS OF INSTRUMENTATION THAT OSCILLATES EXPERTLY BETWEEN TECHNICALLY-TINTED AND INTENSE TO CATCHY AND CRUSHING, VCTMS NU-INFUSED HEAVINESS DRAWS THE LISTENER IN, DEEPER AND DEEPER LIKE A DRUG THAT LEAVES THE LISTENER BROKEN AND TATTERED—UNABLE TO FEEL, BUT WANTING NOTHING BUT MORE SICKNESS.