Seething Akira
Nozomi – FiXT
If Seething Akira were a US band from the east or west coasts they’d be absolutely huge by now. Instead they’re from the UK’s south coast, an area not exactly laden with world beating music heritage. Nozomi deserves to change that because it’s an absolute belter of an album. It’s not all full on as latest single ‘Stars’ shows. Here the band show a mellower side which lets you see a bit of their soul. When they kick up through the gears though, Oh my! That’s when you need to hold on to something bolted to terra firma. The obvious influence is Nu Metal but there’s all sorts of other stuff whirling around in the mix too. Electronica, hard rock, rap….. the lot. Twin vocals give some serious depth while the production sounds way more expensive than it almost certainly was. There are plenty of bangers but one song in particular just ignites. ‘Punishment Instructions’ is everything you can possibly want in a song. You can mosh to it, dance to it, and as fans will already know played live it is insane fun. Everywhere the whole album just rocks while also offering a nice shift of pace too. So it holds your attention. You can hear Linkin Park in there, Korn too, and a bit of The Prodigy. But critically Seething Akira have created their own identity. And in Nozomi they’re created something very special. What these six guys from Portsmouth have just produced is a contender for album of the year.
Review by Gary Trueman