As one of the most abrasive hardcore outfits of recent times, Knocked Loose certainly weren't an act tipped to break through to the mainstream.
While genre peers Turnstile and Show Me The Body channel elements of indie, punk and alt-rock into their sound, giving them widespread appeal to listeners who wouldn’t normally dabble into the chaotic and aggressive realm of hardcore, Knocked Loose keep it 100 at all times.
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So naturally it came as a bit of a surprise when the beatdown hardcore heroes ended up being the ones to topple Taylor Swift off the number 1 spot on the charts – but we couldn’t be more here for it.
True to the group’s form, album number three, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, doesn’t waste any time easing listeners in. ‘Piece by Piece’ quickly delivers chaotic off-kilter mathcore riffs, wobbly rhythms evoking feelings of unease and collapse, and Bryan Garris’ famously snarled high-pitch vocals. ‘Suffocate’ slams you with reggaeton breakdowns, bouncy riffs, and sinister guest features from pop-turned-goth superstar Poppy, while ‘Sit & Mourn’ goes down the rabbit hole of nü metal, channelling melodic elements akin to System of a Down in its use of harmonic builds and dissonance.
Although, what’s most impressive, is that Knocked Loose have seemingly managed to make their old music sound soft. Impossible, I know. But on You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose triples-down, delivering their most exciting, unhinged and unrestrained body of work yet.
You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To by Knocked Loose is out now via Noise Records and can be streamed here.
