The Armiger is a four-piece band from Chino Hills, CA. Manned by David Willie, Shay Sawyer, Wes Bracamontes, and Ryan Linden, The Armiger blends 90s grunge and stoner metal in a driving, powerful mix. With influences ranging from Mastodon to Alice in Chains, The Armiger is a band any fan of 90s rock, southern metal, and in-your-face riffage should start paying attention to. The opening track on their self-titled debut, “Money Shot”, sets the tone with a 12/8 groove that just begs for a mosh pit to open up. The next track, “Sword Swallower”, is another fun song to listen to. Up-tempo and groovy, it feels like it would be at home on Mastodon’s Leviathan album. It’s a powerful track, but I need to mention that, for whatever reason, the mix on this song is louder than the rest of the album. As someone whose headphones are habitually a little too loud already, this can be a bit of a problem. This issue is accentuated as song #3, “Give me the Truth”, starts to play. It’s a great ...
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