Rob Bown
Billed for fans of Strapping Young Lad and Gojira, Baby On A Rampage has some living up to do, and their new EP Forgive My Figure does just that. Furious walls of sound combine with huge meaty grooves, with the only regret being it’s only twenty minutes long. With a sonically cohesive maturity that has evolved from the BOAR’s first release, Fall With Disgrace, and some really well mixed production, you have yourself a really high quality EP that’s crushing and beautiful in a way only 00s metalcore could be.
The first full track, ‘Immaculate Teeth’ immediately launches into the crushing harmonic ridden madness as vocal layers upon each other bring forth screaming fury and crooning beauty; it’s a fiery combination and one that really works with the sparse but impactful lead guitar work and the heavy rhythms.
And it doesn’t stop there; BOAR just keeps coming at you with the hammering riffs, pounding drums and hellbound vocals. The only knock that could be said is some of the songs tend to fizzle out a little bit as they go on, not the worst thing in the world, and probably down to the fact that ALL the songs on Forgive My Figure start out so well and are so blistering that it’s just downright difficult to keep that up for 3-5 minutes at a time.
Either way, this is a band to keep a close eye on; if they continue at this pace, producing their specific brand of proggy metalcore they’ll go far. They definitely stand out among the crowd, something that is more and more difficult to do these days, in a world awash with a constant stream of new music pulling our attention in so many directions. The comparisons at the start of the article are more than apt, especially the influence of Gojira, which is written large all over the EP, and the wall of sound production would have an angry late 90s Devin Townsend scrambling for his guitar and production table. BOAR has hit the nail on the head pretty comprehensively here, and Forgive My Figure just leaves you wanting more.
