KVX – ‘Agenda Reveal’
Nu-metal is still a dirty word to many people – but it’s easy to forget that some of the bands that came out of that era, like Deftones and System Of A Down, were bloody excellent. Leeds lads KVX (formerly known as Kovax) have taken the groove of the former, and the erraticism of the latter, and blended it with angular post-hardcore, math-rock, and unabashed Britishness to create ‘Agenda Reveal’, an EP that feels nostalgic without ever feeling derivative. Over the course of 11 minutes KVX deliver four short, sharp flashes of high-energy musical output that never outstay their welcome, but still manage to convey plenty of interesting ideas in those short windows. Opener ‘Home’ blasts straight into a huge, Reuben-esque riff before vocalist Pete Freeth uses his versatile voi...
