intrinsic

Prog-metal outfit THE CONTORTIONIST released Intrinsic, their sophomore album, today, and AP caught up with frontman Jonathan Carpenter for all the details. If you’re down for some otherworldly lyrics and complex guitarwork, check out an exclusive look at what Carpenter had to say about the making of the album and its overarching themes. “Holomovement” We […]

Below you can watch a new video from The Contortionist for their track “Causality” off their upcoming album, Intrinsic, due out July 17 via eOne/Good Fight. You can read our official review of the album here.

The Contortionist Intrinsic The Contortionist’s debut, 2010’s Exoplanet, smashed together deathcore with post-rock and made the band a major player in the prog-metal scene. But with Intrinsic, the band find themselves reinventing their own rulebook with a larger focus on atmosphere and melody while still keeping it heavy. Dropping the scenecore gimmicks, the band pen […]

See the lyric video for the new Contortionist track, “Holomovement,” below. It comes from the band's upcoming sophomore album, Intrinsic, out July 17th. You can read our interview with them from their recording session for the album here.