This Denver band’s debut full-length opens with “3 a.m.,” a sputtering blast of fuzz rock, then slams into “Dazed,” another heavy guitar track, before slowing things down a bit — but not too much — with the twangy alternative rock of “Home.” Fuzz reigns supreme on this album, however, and the guitar work definitely takes inspiration cues from pedal board folks such as Jack White. It’s never derivative, though, and Loren Dorland’s grainy, road-worn vocals tie everything together.
Luckily for us, the band has recently reformed, and has marked the occasion with a remix of its song “Distance.” The remix opens with an almost spooky line before blossoming into a piece of electro-pop magic. It’s both ethereal and dreamy. The band has a handful of other tracks up on Spotify, and the members say they're working on new material. Stay tuned.Denver’s Victim of Fire blends the D-beat subgenre of hardcore with crust punk and more than a little black metal.