It's not an album, it's a reckoning - SELIAS releases debut album


Headshot could not be a more apt title for the debut album from SELIAS. 

Seemingly from nowhere, Headshot strikes its listener with such force, you can't help but struggle with your own wits to stay planted. That struggle to remain anchored while the psyche swings violently between fight or flight is a prevalent theme throughout this ferocious debut. 

Hailing from Toronto, SELIAS have created a sinister blend of melodic death metal, groove metal, and metalcore that is dynamic, fresh, and aggressive. The band has combined high-flying clean vocals, guttural screams from depths unknown, blistering guitars, and blasting drums into a singular offering that never feels forced, or carelessly thrown together. Every song can stand alone, or as a chapter of a story that will haunt your dreams. The composition of each song is unique with production that aids the chaos that Headshot contains. 

The content of Headshot is less of a deep-dive into the waters of a tortured mind, and more of a mafia-toss off a bridge into the rushing rapids of misfiring synapses. The album is a non-linear journey across the expanse of human emotions and experiences that feel thematic and executed with unbridled passion. 

If you strip away the aggressive tones, crushing compositions, and heavy content, you hear a band that is truly enjoying what they do. There is no overshadowing, but a strong, cohesive feeling that this is a band of musicians that have pushed one another to bring their best, and baddest to their debut. For fans of Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, and August Burns Red - SELIAS will feel right at home in your regular rotation.

Download Headshot here.

Visit the band's official website here. 


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