Torche

While steering clear of bands like The Sword and the blatantly retro doom and thrash movement of the last half decade, Florida’s Torche has cooked up a form of heavy rock that fears neither melody nor harmony. The group’s latest full-length, Meanderthal, owes as much to Bob Mould and Dave Grohl as it does Sabbath or Neurosis. Strip away the chunk and heft from Torche’s songs, and there are some real sing-alongs underneath. Torche also released an eight-song EP, Songs For Singles, last year—its first effort without guitarist Juan Montoya—and a split EP this year on Chunklet with tourmates Part Chimp. 

Updated 10/26/2011