"A beautiful sacrifice on the altar of decline
The poor crawling naked outside of god's shrine
Mouths eating mouths eating mouths
Another doe-eyed witness stuttering
An unwelcome analysis on the state of things
Take this as An Offering"
Inner Surge is a an aggressive, thought-provoking band from Canada.
The band's music is crafted to reward music listeners who demand more
than the mundane, watered down offerings of the modern music industry.
Inner Surge has been described as "one of the best imports that
Canada has to offer" by RWS Magazine. Reviewer Magazine calls them
"the sound of the future." With an eclectic approach, the
band fuses metal, rock, punk, hardcore and progressive influences. As
opposed to conforming to the 'meathead' mentality of heavy music today,
Inner Surge is focused on breaking those stereotypes down, and pushing
boundaries, both lyrically and musically.
The band was formed in 2001 by Steve Moore, who wrote and recorded the
debut album "Solus Verum". The next album "Matrika",
was released to excellent reviews. Space Junkies Magazine gave it 10+
out of 10, while Bands United described it as "Disturbingly fresh".
Inner Surge's 3rd CD "Signals Screaming, received top reviews from
around the world. Canadanoise.com says "Signals Screaming is a
battering-ram of an album that is impressive and powerful, both in sound
and in message. The force of its lyrics is impossible to shut out."
Inner Surge was featured in the new book by Garry Sharpe-Young "New
Wave of American Heavy Metal" alongside Dillinger Escape Plan,
Mastodon, and Norma Jean. Additionally the band will be featured on
the official movie soundtrack for the upcoming feature film "Cabras".
The director, Fredy Polania, describes Inner Surge as "the next
Rage against the Machine". Inner Surge's music will also appear
on the soundtrack for the psychological thriller "Amok!",
and the Paladin Pictures film score for "Rebellion of Thought".
Inner Surge's music video for "Retribution Song", directed
by Polania, explores the band's political views and was partially inspired
by the Zapatista's(EZLN), a group of Chiapas revolutionaries whom Inner
Surge are supporters of. The band's second music video for "Wolves"
was directed by Shaun Friesen of Free Zen Design. A radical departure
from the "Retribution Song" music video, the video focuses
on artwork to send a political message, with the band taking a backseat.
The subject matter of the song and video deals with the events leading
to and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when militia groups and ordinary
civilians were encouraged to "cut the tall trees" and murder
Tutsis and moderate Hutu's. The video for "Wolves" can be
downloaded at the "Wolves" official site at www.freezen.ca/Wolves
or www.innersurge.com.
Inner Surge's newest album, "An Offering" is their most controversial
and thought provoking thus far. Taking on religious crimes, holocaust
revisionalism, genocidal militias, corrupt governments and corporations,
indigenous rights, personal politics, and the decayed state of modern
music, the band is determined to be heard. "An Offering" is
set for release through Cyclone Records and Overthrow Promotions January
26, 2008.
Inner Surge - Retribution Song
Music:
Heavy Metal Meltdown 11.27.05
New Music Lab #39
Headbangers Lab 02.25.06
Rock Auf Dem Vulkan #25
The Little Show 03.20.06
New Music Lab #46 (Album Premiere, Live Interview)
CanCon Radio #5
Reaching For Lucidity #182
Headbangers Lab 05.13.06
The Big Break #10
Views From The Cave #21
Eye of the Storm #1
Eye of the Storm #2 (Interview)
Digital Grafitti #8
Canada Noise #6
Bad Dawg Radio #56
Politipunk #36
Audio Pandemic #20
Reaching For Lucidity #257
Unsigned Rock Podcast #26
Riverbend Podcast #28
K-Team Online #44
AudibleRecon #12
Metal Tonite #11
Mad Pod
Platform #4
Sleeperberth Cast #95
CindyCenter.com 09.11.06 (Interview)
Global Domination #199
PSM Hitmakers Podcast #6
Eye of the Storm #8
Kill Radio 11.13.06
The Everyday Show #15
Lost Socks Insanity #105
BoxxOnline Heavy Metal Show #3
The Weekly Showcase - 07-02-2007
Metal Tonite #13
PSM Hit Makers #20
Preying Lizard Hot Sheet Mon 06-17-07
Views From the Cave #24
KMNR (Interview)
: : PRESS : :
Inner Surge was interviewed as part of a featured spotlight on "The
Greatest Underground Show On Earth: Vol.2" on the Vinland Radio
Podcast. Also interviewed on the show were Caveat and Strings of Mass Destruction as well as playing 9 tracks
from the album. You can hear the full show here.
Our friends at Sock
Puppets From Hell Podcast has posted a feature article about Inner
Surge summarizing the various news, accolades and reviews surrounding
the band lately. You can read it all here.
JensMetalPage
says Inner Surge "have a pretty good sound to them, not muddy, drums
are clear and the vocals are not overpowered by the music." Steve Moore
has "soft almost singing type of vocals, then just explodes in their
choruses."
Inner Surge's Steve Moore and Bryan Sandau were recently interviewed
by Trendcrusher e-Zine. You can read the full transcript here.
"Signals Screaming" was rated an 8 out of 10 by MetalNetRadio.com.
Inner Surge was recently interviewed by TheSportsCritics.com. You
can check out the "e-nterview" here.
Absolute
Underground newspaper says that Signals Screaming is "a mishmash
of heavy rock, punk, hardcore, and rock. All in all they are different
and not pigeon holed into one genre and that's something refreshing."
Reviewer
Magazine says that Signals Screaming is "a hell of a heavy metal
juggernaut that grabs you by the throat at the beginning and takes you
away on a rockin' metal journey beyond the fires of Hell."
Metal Core Fan Zine says "I was ready to dismiss this as another
one of those groove metal bands, but this band has so much more to offer.
Sure there is some groove to it, but the music is so emotional and the
vocal sucked me in and I really began to get into this. The music will
set you on a rollercoaster ride of metal and melody not to be missed."
You can find the review here.
BallBusterMusic.com
calls Signals Screaming "a rollercoaster ride of musical emotion.
Damn, this is an interesting release. It's sure to shake up your metal
collection if you can figure out where to put it. It goes from one extreme
to another and back again...it's amazing. It's got a great sound, excellent
musicianship and it's well worth checking out, especially if you're
in the mood for something different."
Alternative
Nation says "Inner Surge are certainly a lot more interesting than
any similar British act I've ever heard, with a fire in their bellies
that carries ragers like The Outcome off of the plastic and into your
skull where it beats your brain repeatedly again the bone of your head
space. A big thrashing racket with genuinely thoughtful lyrics about
the modern world-an unexpected treat."
CanadaNoise.com
says "Signals Screaming promises to be an essential contribution to
Canadian metal this year, the impact of its message and aggressive style
being sure to turn heads. Inner Surge's music is a voice that screams
out to be heard, and a voice I would recommend listening to."
East
Coast Romper says "This wholly intense metal offering is in
an ever-changing process of gritty anger, jazzy street beats, deep grooves
and vocal experimentations. Unlike many bands of this fabric, they didn’t
inject a screaming vocal as a way to increase the angst level either.
Instead, the gravely vocals accentuated the anxiety ridden vibe of the
music and helped to compress everything into a consumable, yet edgy
aural onslaught. This was by far one of the better releases to hit the
streets in 2006."
Mike Bell of The
Calgary Sun speaks with Steve Moore about Inner Surge, Signals Screaming
and politics in general.
Beatroute's
Chris Andrade speaks with Steve Moore of Inner Surge in its April 2006
issue.
Full
Frontal Recordings says Signals Screaming "is a top release
from this Canadian Metal band. They´re a socially aware band and
this comes across in the lyrics though they aren´t predictable.
Production wise this is well wicked and packing is tops too. Inner Surge
are one of the best bands that are doing the rounds in Canada."
The Calgary Herald's Heath McCoy says "there is much on the horizon
for Inner Surge" in his 31 March 2006 interview with Steve Moore.
FFWD
Weekly says "pushing the boundaries and taking the fine art of headbanging
to a higher artistic plane...is a testament to Inner Surge's collective
determination to end the "blind eye" syndrome that afflicts our privileged
society. Signals Screaming delivers a genre-smashing one-two punch that
carries over brilliantly to Inner Surge's dynamic live performances."
Music News Weekly is doing a 3 part installment of Inner Surge. Part
1 focuses on the band itself, its origins and motivation. Part
2 features a review of Signals Screaming. And finally, Part
3 covers Inner Surge's live show at the CD release party including
photographs taken of the show.
Steve Moore of Inner Surge was interviewed live on epidsode #46 of
the Altanta-based podcast, "The New Music Lab." Also premiering on the
show were tracks from their upcoming Signals Screaming. You can replay
the show here.
BackstageWinnipeg.com calls Signals Screaming "modern day metal with
an alternative metal edge in eleven tracks that will blow you away.
Their style is quite different, yet satisfyingly familiar." Inner Surge
is "great musicianship that will leave listeners intrigued, and ultimately
satisfied." Check out the review here.
IndependentClauses.com says "Political rockers Inner Surge have
put out yet another hard hitting political rock album.... Signals Screaming
puts out great music where it counts and will earn Inner Surge quite
a bit of recognition well outside their home country of Canada."
Check out the full review here.
Running With Scissors Magazine calls Signals Screaming "a disc full
of superb music, which will both captivate the listener and bludgeon
him with intense, well written audio assaults. Possibly among one of
the best exports that Canada has to offer." You can read the full review
here.
Martin McNeilly says "Inner Surge is one of the hardest working bands
I know, and Signals Screaming is a huge statement. It is saying that
Inner Surge is here, and they are here to stay." Read the full review
here.
SoundStreet believes that Signals Screaming will "undoubtedly reach
top Canadian music charts from coast to coast " and we couldn't agree
more. Read the full review here.
Canwest
Metal reviews Signals Screaming and gives it an 88/100 by "one of
Canada's most promising and most modern-sounding metal bands out there
today".
Xtreme Productions calls Signals Screaming "one of the most essential
metal albums of the year... a highly recommended listen" from one
of the "few metal bands from Canada that will reach worldwide notoriety."
You can read the full review here.
Blabbermouth.net
press release re: Cabras Movie soundtrack/videos featuring Inner Surge
All music on this page © 2001-2008 or earlier by Inner Surge.
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Underground Show On Earth:
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An Offering
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Signals Screaming
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