It’s been a hot minute since we’ve done one of these, but we have three AWESOME EPs for us to check out today! Let’s dive right in!

Drenched: Grey

I immediately fell in love with this EP and this band; that’s how good this is. The early Tool meets early Nirvana/Alice in Chains sound is amazing, yet somehow brings the 90s sound into a modern day environment perfectly. There’s even a bit of Deftones throughout that I generally can’t get into, but this band somehow do it better than Deftones do. Everything from the incredible riffing to the amazing drumming to the excellently fitting vocals had me captivated throughout, and the band are insanely talented.

Every song is amazing, but it’s hard not to point to the opener and ‘(in)sane’ as being standouts, and both are present on our playlist! However, if anyone is into anything I’ve stated above, or post-grunge/nu metal on top of that, this is the perfect 20-odd minutes for you. The Brits have truly exploded out of the gate with their debut EP here, and I can see absolutely massive things for them in the very near future! I can’t give it any less than 10/10

Seige Perilous: Creation’s Call

This is traditional/power metal awesomeness. It gives off big Iron Maiden meets Hammerfall vibes, and I am all for it! Much like the previous EP, it had me hooked from the excellent opener, through the awesome ‘Creations Call’ and to the epic closer. Shockingly, as I don’t say this very often with EPs, it works perfectly as a shorter release. The band hit us with all-killer, no-filler for the full thing, and go balls-to-the-wall throughout. If this was longer, I’d have felt the need for a change of pace at some point, (which I’m sure the band could also pull off amazingly too) but this was short, sweet, to the point and gave us exactly what the band are all about. They’re talented as anything and show it off to perfection here. As a sophomore release too, it carries on the band’s sound and legacy perfectly! 8.5/10

Prisoner: House of Cards

The Canadian band set out to return to their heavy rock roots, and by the sound of things they have very much done just that. This thing is like Prong but with punk vocals over the top, like the really early days of thrash or crossover. The production fits perfectly with the old-school feel too, feeling like it’s ripped right out of the 80s. The vocals really grew on me throughout, him being able to hit some damn impressive high notes!

This thing honestly felt like it was too short, I’d love to have had more from them. Especially with the variety shown between the three tracks. Heck, the slower track, ‘On a Sunday’, is my favourite track on the EP, though the other two are close second and third. I somehow missed the band’s album back in January, but I’mma have to go back and check it out now, as I loved this! 8/10