Another dawn, another day, another opportunity for the red mist to descend for Salt Lake City Nu-Deathcore merchants Extortionist. They’ve chosen “When It All Goes Dark” to continue the fear campaign around upcoming album “Devoid Of Love & Light”, a record which they claim coalesces themes of betrayal, mistrust, tragedy, dissociation and identity crisis all into one
“Disconnect from everything I know. Now I’m inconscient and I’m seeing ghosts. Presence lost inside the ebb and flow. The grey takes ahold. I lose control.”
Salt Lake City Nu-Deathcore merchants Extortionist may have only released EP “Devoid” on 1st December via Unique Leader Records but have announced their third full length album for 17th May. Titled “Devoid Of Love & Light” it runs to 10 cuts that includes the entirety of the aforementioned EP and coalesces themes of betrayal, mistrust,
Continuing the celebration of their return EP “Devoid” a five string bass playthrough video for “Drained Of Life” from Extortionist courtesy of Kip Treeman is a thing of beauty. The Idaho Deathcore collective have had their fair share of ups and downs but appear to have settled as a six piece with third guitarist and
Filmed in glorious black and white and edited by Dawson Knight, a behind the scenes featurette for the EP release show for “Devoid” by Extortionist has premiered. The show took place on 2nd December at Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City Utah a day after the four track affair including the Nu-Metalcore banger “Drained
Sometimes you don’t realise what you’ve got until it’s gone. Sat in the centre of a Bermuda triangle between Nu-Metal, Beatdown Hardcore and Deathcore, Spirit Lake Idaho based Extortionist have had a white knuckle rollercoaster ride of a career that seemingly came to an end with one final show on 5th October 2019… Only for
Like Lionheart and others before them it seems that Extortionist simply can’t give up the addiction of writing, recording and playing Metal. Resurrected from the ashes they inked a deal with Unique Leader Records for EP “Devoid“, produced, mixed and mastered by the bands guitarist Clayton Blue (Jared Dines, The Word Alive, Low Life) at
Ahead of the appearance of their 1st December via Unique Leader Records releasing EP “Devoid“, the reunited Extortionist have shared a second single in “A Grim Disconnect”. Produced, mixed and mastered by the bands guitarist Clayton Blue (Jared Dines, The Word Alive, Low Life) at Bamboo Audio in Salt Lake City Utah and adorned by
Like a Pheonix rising from the ashes, the return of Extortionist from the grave late last year was one totally unexpected. But they nailed it with “Once More In Torment” and with the Cyber Shred tour seeing them joining Rings Of Saturn this summer it seems for now at least that they’re here to stay.
There is no doubt about it, the reunion of Extortionist and their return with new single “One More Torment” is the kind of thing that just makes perfect sense. Vocalist Ben Hoagland took some time out from his busy schedule to talk to Alicia Atout from KnotFest about the bands upcoming plans including a new
