There’s a growing movement in the international metal scene, and one of the loudest signals is coming from Tel Aviv. That’s where Matricide has been quietly laying down something serious the last few years.
First, it was local but now they’re turning heads on a much larger stage, and not because they follow the trends – it’s because they don’t.
Their sound has trace elements of groove metal and hardcore, even progressive, but it never seems like an awkward mash-up. Somehow, it just works. It hits hard, make no mistake, but it’s not all about heaviness. There’s quite a lot of depth in there – a reflective quality that makes you stop between the riffs and sit and think there’s more to this band than they appear.
Their first grand effort was ‘We Are Alive’ which was immediate, combative and urgent. Their new album, ‘RED’, is of the same spirit but more complex and intentional. It’s a band that’s been paying attention not just to the world outside but also to itself.
Blending Groove, Hardcore, and the Unexpected
Matricide have prided themselves on never sounding like a band trying to chase someone else’s sound. We all have influences, of course, and I guess there are shades of Pantera and Meshuggah in the rhythmic propulsion, but they’ve always left room for the unexpected, and that’s what makes them stick.
Their first impression was a strong one — dense guitars, thought-through structure and lyrics that didn’t pander to surface-level angst. But ‘When Random Turns to Fate’ went somewhere different. That album didn’t only broaden their sound — it tested what their sound could be.
Songs such as ‘Walk Into The Flames’ and ‘Talking to the Walls’ deliver the heaviness you might expect, but there’s more going on beyond the clatter. Emotion, soul-searching, even interludes of restraint — and they pull it off without losing stride. Later songs, such as ‘Obey’ and ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ demonstrate how broad their range has become. It’s all grounded but by no means one-dimensional.
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