Tag: Sever The Chord

NEWS: Extortionist survive the starvation process?

As “Stare Into The Seething Wounds” lands in the mailbox courtesy of Unique Leader Records, as if thrown like a copy of The Daily Sun in the 1985 Atari Games classic Paperboy, Nu-Metalcore aficionado’s Extortionist have unveiled a music video for “Starve“. The timing couldn’t be better either as they’re supporting Fox Lake in San

NEWS: Extortionist won’t shatter like glass?

Returning to some of the sounds we first witnessed on their album “Sever The Chord“, Salt Lake City Nu-Deathcore merchants Extortionist have pushed the button on “The Break I Couldn’t Mend” as the second single from their 10th October via Unique Leader Records releasing album “Stare Into The Seething Wounds“. The question is, are you

NEWS: Extortionist break the cycle?

How time flies when you’ve enjoying wall to wall riffs. It only feels like yesterday that Salt Lake City Nu-Deathcore merchants Extortionist signed to Unique Leader Records and dropped “Devoid Of Love & Light” and yet in reality it was May 2024. Fifteen months on the band have committed another thirteen new songs to tape

Documentary: Extortionist on Bus Invaders!

While on a North American tour dubbed “The Unique Legion Tour 2024” with Extermination Dismemberment, Atoll and Larcenia Roe, the vehicle belonging to Deathcore purveyors Extortionist was the subject to filming the for the latest episode of Bus Invaders. That was 14th December outside Reggies in Chicago, after Unique Leader Records distributed their album “Devoid

NEWS: Extortionist in solitary confinement?

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

NEWS: Extortionist announce album number three!

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,

Playthrough: “Drained Of Life” from Extortionist!

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

Review: “Devoid” by Extortionist

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