If you have been yearning to relive the thick, hypnotic throb of the ’90s grunge scene buried under a modern alt-metal snarl, “Blindspot” by TiLT 360 is your siren calling. Hailing from Youngstown, Ohio, this four-piece group doesn’t just flirt with memories, it bends them, breaks them, and rebuilds them with feral wit and a monstrous edge.
“Blindspot” begins with the sinuous tension of the slow burn, an atmosphere that will immediately summon the downcast textures of bands like Alice In Chains and Deftones. However, this is not some throwback act. TiLT 360 creates a tight, dynamic, and emotionally charged sound. Jason Miller’s guitar tones are sharp to the point of making you bleed, dropping riffs that churn with menace yet still offer haunting melody. The bassist Drew Salzano holds things subterranean, steady, anchoring the track with a dark, driving groove that pulses like an exposed nerve.
Frontman Billy Smaltz spits out gripping and grim vocals that swing from wounded openness to snarling power. His reading contains a contained fury, an emotional gravity lurking just beneath the surface. But when he cuts loose, it’s a gut punch. As for the rhythm section, Heather Jurina’s drum work is nothing short of surgically tight, pugnacious, and perfectly pitched to drive the song’s brooding weight.
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