The Metal Forge - 345

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The Metal Forge®

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The Metal Forge - 345 - Bask

The Metal Forge®

1 hour 12 minutes 36 seconds

1 month ago

The Metal Forge - 345 - Bask

Bask has called Asheville, North Carolina home for as long as they've been together. Drummer Scott Middleton and guitarist Ray Worth were already making some serious noise when they teamed up in 2013 with bassist Jesse Van Note and vocalist/guitarist Zeb Wright, who had just moved to The Land of the Sky. "We've been a band longer than we've been with our spouses," Van Note says with a gold-toothed grin. Even after 12 years in the same city, Bask still has a sound that's uniquely their own. They've shared stages with heavyweights like High on Fire, Black Tusk, and Weedeater, which has led some metal fans to label them as stoner rock. But it’s clear from the start that these guys are carving out their own path.

Their album, The Turning, is deeply rooted in the natural sounds of Appalachia. You can hear the banjo poking through the heavier riffs in "The Cloth," like a black bear swimming upstream. "We all love heavy music, and half of us grew up around folk and bluegrass," Wright explains, "but this album really leans into that mix." The lead single, "Dig My Heels," kicks off with a solid metal foundation but then ventures into the lush, kudzu-covered fields of prog. "Scott called me out on this one," Worth laughs when asked about the song's origins. "Instead of writing to my riffs like we usually do, his drumbeat took the lead this time."

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