Let’s make some noise to this five-piece Swedish Hardcore and Nu Metal act and their melodious brand new album overflowing rage and rebelliousness.

Founded in 2013 in the city of Lund, located around 30km from Malmö, in southern Sweden, the unruly five-piece Post-Hardcore/Nu Metal act comprised of Jowl Nyberg on vocals, Victor Adonis and Marcus Skantz on the guitars, Martin Lingonblad on bass and Peter Liwgren on drums, collectively known as Through The Noise, is back in action now in 2019 for our total delight with their second full-length album, entitled Dualism, a natural follow-up to their 2013 demo Adorn The Silence and their 2015 debut album Fall of Gaia, showcasing all the band’s talent, energy and, above all that, their absolute passion for heavy music.

Mixed by Erik Wiss (Eleine, Creye, To Dust), engineered by Ermin Hamadovic (Periphery, Devin Townsend Project, Architects), and mastered by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson (Soilwork, Watain, Scar Symmetry) at The Panic Room in Skövde, Sweden, Dualism is a pummeling mix of Hardcore and Nu Metal, containing nine glorious songs that are guaranteed to please even the ficklest of critics. Not only that, Dualism also brings to our ears the amazing guest vocals by local Swedish punk vocalist Jahna Lund (from Death By Horse), adding an extra touch of finesse and rage all at once to three of the most electrifying songs from the album.

The opening track Shattered already provides the listener a heavier-than-usual version of Hardcore from the very first second, with Peter sounding like a machine gun on drums while Jowl begins screaming rabidly, also presenting an atmospheric background that makes an interesting paradox with the slashing riffs by Victor and Marcus. Then featuring the aforementioned Jahna Lund we have Psychomachia, a frantic and aggressive tune perfect for slamming into the circle pit like there’s no tomorrow, and where the sound of the guitars couldn’t be more metallic and vibrant than what it already is. Peter keeps smashing his drums in the also fast and furious House of Asterion, a well-balanced mix of Metalcore, classic Hardcore and Alternative Metal where Martin’s bass lines rumble beautifully while Jowl roars nonstop like a maniac, followed by Digital Playground, a rock n’ roll radio hit where the entire band kicks us in the head with their rebellious instruments, spearheaded by Peter’s violent beats and the guitar duo’s lancinating riffs. And featuring Jahna once again, lending her gorgeous voice to the band’s crisp musicality, we have Secret Project, not as berserk as its predecessors but still very heavy and melodic, with Peter and Martin bringing thunder to the overall result with their respective instruments.

Deceiver is another explosion of Metalcore and Alternative Metal by the quintet, being highly recommended for breaking your neck in half headbanging but obviously maintaining a pleasant harmony in its core, all boosted by Jowl’s visceral growls and screams; whereas in Maktbegär, which translates as “lust for power” from Swedish, the band delivers an aggressive feast of smashing beats, cutting riffs and endless rage,  or in other words, a mosh pit-catalyst Metalcore tune that will work amazingly when played live (and even if you don’t know a single word in Swedish you’ll starting singing the song’s chorus with the band). And there’s no time to breathe as Through The Noise don’t slow down not even a bit in Meaning Through Noise, hammering our skulls with more of their violent fusion of Hardcore and Nu Metal and also presenting those melodious clean vocals we got used to in first-class Metalcore, while the talented growler Jahna joins the band one more time for their last blast of ass-kicking heavy music in Beyond Betrayal, where the amazing job done by both Victor and Marcus with their razor-edged riffs provides Jowl all he needs to scream and shout, inviting us all to jump up and down with the band in a very fun and vibrant way and, therefore, closing the album on a high note.

All the insane and entertaining noise blasted by Through The Noise can be better appreciated by subscribing to their YouTube channel and by listening to their music on Spotify, and if you truly enjoyed the hybrid of Metalcore and Hardcore with a modern-day Nu Metal twist crafted by those Swedish guys in Dualism, don’t forget to purchase your copy of the album from iTunes or from Amazon, and to follow them on Facebook for news and tour dates. Through The Noise definitely know how to make a lot of noise, always loyal to the foundations of Hardcore, and if they keep generating such thrilling music in the years to come I’m beyond sure we’ll hear a lot more from them, a band that can already be considered one of the best bands of the Swedish Hardcore scene, and a band that deserves all our noise in their honor.

Best moments of the album: Psychomachia, Deceiver and Maktbegär.

Worst moments of the album: Shattered.

Released in 2019 Eclipse Records

Track listing
1. Shattered 4:10
2. Psychomachia (feat. Jahna Lund) 2:55
3. House of Asterion 3:47
4. Digital Playground 4:48
5. Secret Project (feat. Jahna Lund) 6:17
6. Deceiver 4:02
7. Maktbegär 4:54
8. Meaning Through Noise 4:48
9. Beyond Betrayal (feat. Jahna Lund) 5:19

Band members
Jowl Nyberg – vocals
Victor Adonis – guitar
Marcus Skantz – guitar
Martin Lingonblad – bass
Peter Liwgren – drums

Guest musician
Jahna Lund – additional vocals on “Psychomachia”, “Secret Project” and “Beyond Betrayal”