Memoria (Coloured Vinyl LP)

Inertia is a four-piece band out of Sydney, Australia - one more fantastic metalcore act from down under. Jay Cusack drums; Oliver Smith has the low end; Mark Williamson handles the guitar, recording, and mixing for the group's releases; and Julian Latouche has the mic. 'Memoria' is their third release and second EP.

Inertia's midpoint song 'Parallels' has all the hallmarks of modern metalcore: superb melodies, synth lines and textures, aggressive guitars, and monster breakdowns. If "Parallels" doesn't convince you that Inertia can do furious, classic metalcore, "Nemesis" will. It clocks in at less than 2:30 and there is nary a synth to be heard over the squalling guitars and howling vocals.

Uninterested in continuing to prove they've done their time in the core scene, Inertia begins their closing track "Memoria" with a post-rock atmosphere akin to the sound of fellow metalcore artists Polaris. 'Memoria' continues the melodic vocals prominent throughout the EP, but the track also has the heaviest breakdown of the project. In true metalcore fashion, the lyric "holding onto every ounce of anger I inherit from you" introduces this aggressive, unsettling breakdown. It's heavy, raw, and discordant. Williamson spikes away like he's just come from an At the Drive-In concert. And in a terse 18 minutes, the EP is over.

Limited orange coloured vinyl.