Welcome to the latest installment of U.S.A.: The Underground Sounds of America, our series that shines a spotlight on the most underrated rock, metal, punk, and hardcore bands in the United States. Each week, we ask one band member to answer five unique questions so you can get to know them better. Because if you aren’t already a fan of the artist featured below… you should be. *** On the surface, Abysmal Dawn is all spikes. The LA-based quartet play the sort of acrobatic, unstoppable death metal that’ll instantly impale the eardrums of the uninitiated listener. But listen through their outright assault, and one can hear the refreshingly atmospheric and powerfully listenable side of the band, using those moments between roiling double bass to give their songs handles onto which even n...
