Carving a new path through the remnants of broken ideals. The world stood still and watched as we all shifted priorities, some losing everything while others faced indefinite change. An uncertain future; the end of an era. An idea birthed out of frustration for old flames dying, South Africa’s Lower Hollow cut its teeth behind closed doors for nearly two years. Refining a new sound, shaping a moment in history, a viable source of intensity and energy. A raw wound grinding against the salt mill, viscous and relentless. Lower Hollow sees the light of somewhat darker times with its debut release, Bloom & Expire, that is now available via Mongrel Records. The album is a sledgehammer beating at the heels of fast hardcore, melodic broodiness and heavy lows. “Bloom and Expire was a way to e...