Album Review: Vexed – Negative Energy

‘Recovery is a long and difficult process,’ a distorted voice announces on Negative Fury opener PTSD. There’s something foreboding about the whole intro, which edges us with pulsing drums and thick chords as a siren-like shrill lies below. It’s an eerie warning that Vexed don’t want to hide from the darkness on this sophomore album, they’d much rather grab it by the wrists and confront it head on.  The British metal trio explore a plethora of tricky taboos on Negative Energy, from childhood trauma and shame, to loss and betrayal. We Don’t Talk About It being the most prominent open wound explored on the record, it pairs boisterous riffing from Jay Bacon with Megan Targett’s monstrous and guttural vocals. ​‘This is all I have to vent out the abuse, ​‘Cos w...

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‘Recovery is a long and difficult process,’ a distorted voice announces on Negative Fury opener PTSD. There’s something foreboding about the whole intro, which edges us with pulsing drums and thick chords as a siren-like shrill lies below. It’s an eerie warning that Vexed don’t want to hide from the darkness on this sophomore album, they’d much rather grab it by the wrists and confront it head on.  The British metal trio explore a plethora of tricky taboos on Negative Energy, from childhood trauma and shame, to loss and betrayal. We Don’t Talk About It being the most prominent open wound explored on the record, it pairs boisterous riffing from Jay Bacon with Megan Targett’s monstrous and guttural vocals. ​‘This is all I have to vent out the abuse, ​‘Cos w...

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‘Recovery is a long and difficult process,’ a distorted voice announces on Negative Fury opener PTSD. There’s something foreboding about the whole intro, which edges us with pulsing drums and thick chords as a siren-like shrill lies below. It’s an eerie warning that Vexed don’t want to hide from the darkness on this sophomore album, they’d much rather grab it by the wrists and confront it head on.  The British metal trio explore a plethora of tricky taboos on Negative Energy, from childhood trauma and shame, to loss and betrayal. We Don’t Talk About It being the most prominent open wound explored on the record, it pairs boisterous riffing from Jay Bacon with Megan Targett’s monstrous and guttural vocals. ​‘This is all I have to vent out the abuse, ​‘Cos w...

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‘Recovery is a long and difficult process,’ a distorted voice announces on Negative Fury opener PTSD. There’s something foreboding about the whole intro, which edges us with pulsing drums and thick chords as a siren-like shrill lies below. It’s an eerie warning that Vexed don’t want to hide from the darkness on this sophomore album, they’d much rather grab it by the wrists and confront it head on.  The British metal trio explore a plethora of tricky taboos on Negative Energy, from childhood trauma and shame, to loss and betrayal. We Don’t Talk About It being the most prominent open wound explored on the record, it pairs boisterous riffing from Jay Bacon with Megan Targett’s monstrous and guttural vocals. ​‘This is all I have to vent out the abuse, ​‘Cos w...

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