This sledgehammer drops on Friday, so I'm doing a quick round-up to make sure you take the chance to check it out and review it in your pages. 'Colder Places' is the muscular and fist-raising debut album from HANDS OF ATTRITION, a Midlands-based quintet who takes no prisoner with an outstanding synergy of groove metal, metalcore and melodic heavy, following the path of highly explosive bands such as Lamb of God, Devildriver and Pantera. 'Colder Places' is as technical as it is pulverizing, with men's mental health and resilience as central themes.

It's out December 18th on all digital streaming platforms. Don't forget to watch their videos for "I'm Gone", "They Come At Night" and "Threadbare"

HANDS OF ATTRITION 'Colder Places' (groove metal/metalcore) Out December 18th on digital - Self-released

TRACK LISTING:
1. Consumed
2. From The Void
3. Threadbare
4. The Becoming
5. They Come At Night
6. I'm Gone
7. Leap Of Faith
8. Subjugation
9. The Only One
10. More Than War
11. Nightingtale

Attrition (from latin attritio, to grind): "the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure". Burning with an inextinguishable fire and displaying attitude in spades, HANDS OF ATTRITION are a collective force to be reckoned with. Formed in 2018 in the West Midlands, the five piece have steadily built their own sonic identity by melding their groove metal and metalcore influences from Lamb of God to Devildriver and Pantera, injecting a substantial dose of emotion and technique to form a boiling, ear-shattering and unstoppable metal whirlwind.

With eleven tracks that deal with mental health and the impact of self-doubt, depression, addiction and tragedy in one's existence, their debut album 'Colder Places' also invokes resilience and catharsis, delivering a forceful metal experience enhanced by Tom Alexander-Scott's impressive vocal performance. Be ready to embrace the full force of this relentless heavy machine, as 'Colder Places' drops on December 18th, 2020 on all digital streaming platforms. 'Colder Places' was mixed and mastered by Justin Paul Hill. The album artwork was designed by Arabella Eugenie de Cadenet.

"Our debut album 'Colder Places' is a collaboration of powerful riffs and raw emotion; as friends foremost, we get together and make music that means something to us. Our influences stem from groove metal as well as fast-paced, emotive music which has helped us define our sound to what it is today. We are proud to be releasing an album that highlights our values as a band." say HANDS OF ATTRITION.

"One of the themes for our album is the importance of men’s mental health. Collectively we, like many, have experienced first hand the impact self-doubt, depression, addiction and tragedy can have on mental wellbeing. Every song on the album tells a story and we hope that the same strength can be drawn from our music as we have gained producing it. We have worked closely throughout the album with our mix and master engineer, Justin Paul Hill to reach our desired final sound. Without his industry knowledge we wouldn’t be where we are today."

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