Pacific Northwest metalcore crew Oathbound have released their debut EP.
Until It's Gone showcases the newcomers' gilt-edged riffs; a technical framework laying a foundation for a rounded contemporary metalcore soundscape that fluently balances heavy and melodic.
Hailing from Seattle, Oathbound bears the honest emotion that lay fundamental to the human experience. Heartbreak, loss, addiction, trauma and more are given center stage amidst a backdrop of progressive metalcore riffs and anthemic synths. The overarching messaging coming from the band's formative work is that even through hardship there is always a silver lining and a life worth living.
Oathbound was born out of guitarist Taylor Harper’s yearning to reconnect with a creative energy that had long since gone dormant. having set his guitar aside to join the corporate ladder.
After the initial recruitment of Viktor Schultz, Harper would go on to collar vocalist Kalyan Lopez, and the two agreed to meet at Lopez's recording studio north of Seattle. These early interactions and the ideas that emanated from the visit would go on to form much of the band's second single, "All For You".
The addition of Rishab Thadani and John Padgett would go onto complete the line-up and Oathbound spent the end of 2023 through Spring '24 recording debut EP, upcoming Until It's Gone.
Featuring early singles "Reflections", "All For You" and "Anxiety", the heavy crew marry dynamic instrumentation and potent breakdowns, Lopez's whip sharp vocal narrate a series of poignant and relatable stories, as Oathbound strike a resonating chord at the first time of asking.
