As mentioned in last post specifically, death metal is a genre which I am very pickey about. But then, these days, metal gods wanna prove me wrong or something, (karma is a bitch, ain’t it) they keep on sending my way some of the FINEST death metal I’ve heard in a long long time. So ladies & djentlemen may I have the pleasure to introduce… AVERSION.
Aversion is a hardcore metal band from El Paso, Texas. Brainchild of frontman Grant Markham, he formed Aversion after the break up of his old band, Corrode. As Corrode consisted of members which were a lot older than Grant, he got to play all over hell, go in bars underage and really live the life. For almost three years, the mayhem continued. But when Corrode decided to disband because of outside issues (pregnant girlfriends, weddings, college and career moves, that sort of things) Grant knew it was time to go off in his own direction and find some musicians who could help him make the music that’s been rolling around in his head since he was a kid. With influences like Testament and Sepultura, he always wanted to pick up their legacy and carry it on into the future.
So a couple of years ago, after transferring high schools, he finally found the musicians he was looking for, though two of them recently bailed on in favour of high school life-that turned out to be an unexpected blessing, because they ended up with Dave Cortez on drums, who has been long admired in the El Paso scene, and Todd Hendricks, who relocated from the other side of the state just to be in this band.
Aversion try to bring a little bit of everything into their shows: Death Metal, Grindcore, really hard, Haunting ballads, stuff you can mosh to, the works. The next step is to branch out into symphonic metal of the type coming out of Scandinavia right now, really haunting stuff that just grabs you by the throat and won’t let you alone. So far their live shows have been really warmly embraced, though they are more well known and a much bigger part of the scene in Austin than in El Paso, which they belong to. Aversion recently recorded their first tracks. Response to the tracks thus far has been pretty positive, though not that many people have heard them yet outside of friends and family. So, in a way you might be the first ones who are lending their ears to these tunes. (You all be thanking me lately, I know 😉 ) Aversion’s next step, like millions of other hopefuls, is to try and get signed to a label so that they can make our album and then with any luck a tour to support and bring our stuff to headbangers all over the world. And we wish them luck, from bottom of our metal hearts, that they succeed. Because world needs to listen to these guys, they are, just one word, BRILLIANT. So, give these tracks a listen if you want to, but I’m sure if you do so, you won’t be regretting it. They are called AVERSION for a reason. Peace out. \,,/
Aversion is:
Grant Markham – Lead Guitar/Vocals
Mike Silva – Guitar
Matt Haney – Guitar
Dave Cortez – Drums
Todd Hendricks – Bass
Check out Aversion here for free. I really recommend listening to In This Sign. This song defines Aversion’s sound for me.
Anguish At The Demons In My Blood
Metal Militia 