Momentum

hardcore

There are four bands by the name of Momentum: 1) Metalcore/thrash metal from Los Angeles, California, United States Bandcamp Self Titled on DAZE 2) A defunct neocrust band. From the UK. Featuring members of Plague Mass, Fall of Efrafa, XZieglerX and Light Bearer. Momentum formed in 2011, playing driving, epic heavy and melodic DIY hardcore punk, both crushing and uplifting, ignoring sub-genres and getting back to the basics of why we love playing fast political music. Influenced by the words of Carl Sagan, and other luminary thinkers, the music forms around a set idea, that of our place in the universe, the hatred and anger and stupidity of a species of ape, on a small insignificant planet, but also our ability to look beyond these facile ideas and appreciate and begin to understand the awe of the universe. Their debut album, 'Whetting Occam's Razor' was released in 2011. 'Herbivore' was released posthumously in 2013. Facebook 3) Progressive metal/doom band from Reykjavik, Iceland. Momentum’s upcoming release, The Freak is Alive, sees the band travelling further into a world of their own. A world portrayed through the artwork, lyrics and concept of frontman Hörður where songs are connected through a surreal journey through the subconsciousness leaving just enough untold for the observer to get lost in their own interpretation. Starting off as an extreme black/death metal project in 2003, Momentum evolved to excel at blending tactful post-rock atmospheres, remi...