Recalling the glory days of Trustkill Records, Victory Records and Rise Records; Canada’s PALE SKY enters the heavy music fray as a duo that is much more than the sum of their parts. Channeling bands like Eighteen Visions, Veil of Maya, Winds of Plague and Deftones, the band’s latest single “Oceania” is an exploration of the grey areas between metalcore, melodic hardcore and metallic hardcore, with plenty of visceral riffs and anguished vocals punctuated by moments of beautiful clarity. Vocalist Quinn McGraw transitions seamlessly between styles that are both harsh and deeply melodic, with multi-instrumentalist Ben Davis providing a lush backdrop of heavy but nuanced riffs. Oceania by Pale Sky “‘Oceania’ is a song that points its crosshairs at the ...
