The Surface
RED BULL Caleb and co make the long voyage to self-acceptance
NEARLY A DECADE on from Beartooth’s 2014 debut, Disgusting, and the mindset of that album couldn’t be further from frontman Caleb Shomo’s thoughts. A more mature venture than those early days of lyrical self-flagellation, The Surface is his most balanced outing to date – aburst of glowing metalcore grappling with his turbulent journey to self-love. As the opening title track howls, ‘might have pushed it to the limit – but I’m not dead yet!’
From the off, The Surface is thrumming with life. Soaring instrumentals glimmer with unbridled joy, while beefy breakdowns serve as a defibrillating jolt, grounding you in the moment. What Are Youis perhaps the finest example of this – asoaring, moshpit-bait call-to-arms that urges listeners to overcome hardships and seize the day.
