Heavy song of the week: Quicksand shows his mastery on the “Supercollider” riff

Heavy Song of the Week is a Heavy Consequence feature that breaks down the best metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, number one goes to “Supercollider” by Quicksand.

“Supercollider” is about as straightforward as it gets for a Quicksand song: simple song structure, under three minute length, and very riffy.

But the post-hardcore veterans make those three minutes invigorating, putting together a top-notch riff that allows everyone to dig deeper into their instrument and create a peak sound that belies the fact that Quicksand is just a trio: guitar, bass, and drums. Walter Schreifels' seemingly ageless voice is the finishing touch: his belting singing soars high in the mix, as crisply melodic and passionate as his performances. Slide Back in '93. The track highlights Quicksand's new split EP with Hot Water Music.

Honorable Mentions:

Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan – “Sphere of Saturn” (with Justin K. Broadrick)

We've been eager to hear this collaborative song between Full of Hell, Andrew Nolan and Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh) ever since Full of Hell and Nolan announced their joint album. Scrape the Divine. And it doesn't disappoint. In a truly equal collaboration, no one seems to dominate the sonic palette, instead merging their collective powers into a wash of industrial sludge: the sound of “voltage-controlled motors on amplified springs and sheets of metal,” according to Nolan, reinforced by vocals. rough from Dylan Walker and Broadrick's textural guitar work.

For the rest – “Pet Cemetery”

We took advantage of the Halloween holiday with our previous HSOTW pick, but we also had to include at least one spooky tune in this week's roundup. With that in mind, Unto Others' cover of the Ramones' “Pet Sematary” was a shoe-in. The classic song was ripe for a gothic metal performance and sounds fantastic in the hands of the Portland band, one of the genre's best modern practitioners.

Volume – “Spacebaby”

Stoner rock supergroup Volume (featuring former members of Fu Manchu and Monster Magnet) is back with their first full-length album in over 20 years. Joy of sailinga 30-minute journey of fuzzy riffs and boisterous desert psychology. The album's closing track, “Spacebaby,” features arguably the tightest riff and groove of the LP's five tracks, which are marked by a rawness that tends to be softened on most stoner albums in favor of bass. thicker. There's a garage reality to the production here that's refreshing.