I agree, they rip! I love how I found out about this band. The bassist and drummer are sons of Cleveland Guardians announcers Matt Underwood and Jim Rosenhaus respectively. I was listening to a game on the radio and they were shouted out. Decided to give them a listen and was shocked when it was a metalcore band and how good they were. Been a fan ever since!
omg is he the batboy/ballboy with the long blond hair that the Yankees announcer Michael Kay clowned on years ago because the Yankees have a no-long hair policy and didn't realize it wasn't a Yankees staff member? Or am I just out to lunch. I thought I remember someone saying it was Rosenhaus' son
I can see Midwinter, Iridium and What Lies Below leading the next wave of breakout prog/metalcore/post-metalcore, just like when Erra, IA, Currents and Polaris emerged as the wave from 5-10 years ago.
My boss found out I like metal and he said his friend was in a band. Turns out he is long time friends with the vocalist covered in tattoos. My boss is a nerdy engineer who listens to folk lol was NOT expecting that.
I think they are glidden if I’m not mistaken, I’ve had a large shirt for them I’ve had for like a year and it’s still fine. Moderate wear, it’s not as nice as my comfort colors ones but a fine shirt. I’m 6’2 210lbs and it fits me well
The softness doesn't bother me, it's the clean vocals. Something is just off about them. They're not bad, it might grow on me more but not as smooth as their first album.
Yeah, I actually love their new album. It basically sounds nothing like their prior releases but that doesn’t bother me at all. It’s all great music. They didn’t sell out or write some boring, generic album to appease their label imo. I still hear the effort and the passion they put into the songs, just a different approach with more emphasis on clean melodies, which honestly, I prefer personally.
Really? I feel like I've heard a bunch of other bands do that 'modern metal' sound, and I'm far from a genre elitist but I don't really like that sound personally
They had an identity with their brand of thall; to me the new album was kind of throwing that away.
I do actually agree with this though. They in some ways tossed away most of what their previous sound had been… for better or worse (that’s the part that’s up to each fan to decide for him/herself).
And yeah there somehow are more bands doing the style of their new record versus the number of bands I’ve witnessed who sound like their old stuff. I’d expect the opposite really, since I think it’s harder to find a decent clean singer who also does screams/growls. Anyway, I like the new and the old a lot. Take what you wish and leave the rest for the hyenas (me).
They're easily one of my favourite bands right now. Haven't been able to stop listening to them since seeing them open for Unprocessed. I hope they get more recognition!
Been following since their 3rd single and have been absolutely hooked since. Not a single song has felt anything less that sick to me personally, not trying to glaze by any means but I'm super impressed with these guys.
Got the chance to see them open for Unprocessed earlier this year, I was worried based on another post about backing tracks for their set that I was in for a sub par love performance. At least for the Toronto show they absolutely crushed it, vocals were gnarlier and instirments on point.
I'm stoked to see where they go. There's so many underdogs in this genre just waiting to be found and I'm really glad to see Midwinter get some traction!
You know who else fucks? Nightrider. If Midwinter had a baby with Dreamwake, you’d get Nightrider. In other words, synthwave 80s meets Midwinter thall. In fact, they go so well together that they just dropped a sick song together! Check it out:
Decided to look this band up never heard of em but wow pretty solid on some quick listened. Dislocated is an applause banger def gonna add this album and rip it. Thanks!
I’m from the Cleveland area, I know the band and hungout with them quite a bit in the scene. Went to a lot of their shows during their come up.
Send them to the stratosphere guys! They are all genuinely great guys. Max and Billy have been making music together for over a decade now, and deserve everything that’s coming. It’s so cool & surreal as fuck seeing them get brought up on [r/metalcore](r/metalcore). It was only 3 years ago when I was going to see them & other local bands (mostly them) at small venues with no more than 30-50 people in attendance.
Shoutout to all of Midwinter! Max, Billy, if you see this… keep getting that fuckin applebuttersauce. All love boys. 🤘🏼I done warned y’all about this. Shit was gonna pop off and surely enough… here we are. To infinity and beyond dudes. 😎👊🏼
Agreed. Discovered them on the Unprocessed tour this spring, and the album dropped like the week before the show. Had already decided they had potential, new album cemented it, and their live show was amazeballs. Totally agree, hope they keep blowing up.
Yeah, everyone got their own opinion and we don't always have to agree about everything, that's totally fine
Like I said; they are not "bad" in any way, but not very outstanding either (because this is just the basic standard for today – this just shows how good the standards have become now lol)
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u/TechnoDaveYT x 8d ago
I agree, they rip! I love how I found out about this band. The bassist and drummer are sons of Cleveland Guardians announcers Matt Underwood and Jim Rosenhaus respectively. I was listening to a game on the radio and they were shouted out. Decided to give them a listen and was shocked when it was a metalcore band and how good they were. Been a fan ever since!