Calloused

Personnel: Tyler Riley, Daniel McCartney (vocals, guitar); Daniel McWhorter (vocals); Jake Smelley (drums).
Audio Mixer: Will Putney.
Editor: Tom Smith Jr.
Alabama-based metal band Gideon offer another set of ferocious music with a spiritual subtext on their third album. Released in 2014, Calloused is rooted in an aggressive sound that fuses elements of metalcore and melodic hardcore, with Daniel McCartney and Tyler Riley firing off endless shards of guitar and bassist Timmy Naugher and drummer Jake Smelley pushing the songs forward with their hard, propulsive rhythms, while vocalist Daniel McWhorter's fierce growl spits out lyrics that beneath their rage express the group's Christian beliefs. Rising stars in both the metal and Christian rock communities, Gideon show off both their bone-snapping force and exacting precision on Calloused. ~ Mark Deming