In a scene increasingly populated by hackneyed metalcore acts, Wheeling WV's The Minus Tide has conjured a unique brand of screamy metallic rock with an explosive feel of technological apocalypticism. The music blends the melodicism of traditional heavy metal with the rhythmic and technical proficiency of modern metal, spawning comparisons to everyone from Converge to Iron Maiden. In addition to the dual-guitar attack, The Minus Tide's songs are given voice by the addition of otherworldly synths which sound like something out of a 16-bit video game.

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