With 2019’s Final Transmission, it felt like Cave In might be waving farewell. Arriving eight years after previous LP White Silence, and 15 months on from the death of longtime bassist Caleb Scofield, its 31 minutes of polished-up demo recordings seemed to be the work of musicians tying up loose ends, more interested in helping the family of their late friend than plotting a path forward for their band. Not quite three times further round the sun, however, guitarist/vocalist Stephen Brodsky, his fellow six-string Adam McGrath and drummer John-Robert ‘JR’ Conners have welcomed Converge bassist Nate Newton permanently into the fold, and they’re ready to write their next chapter with seventh album Heavy Pendulum. “The excitement is real,” grins JR, bouncing off the ...
