Wars and Rumors of Wars

The Chariot: Dan Vokey.
Audio Mixer: Matt Goldman.
Recording information: Glow In The Dark Studios.
With a sound that evokes the ancient war vehicle from which they took their name, the Chariot play a metalcore variant that is pummeling, unforgiving, unhinged, but--with complex breakdowns, frontman Josh Scogin's olympic howling, and shape-shifting guitar lines--surprisingly musically adept. The Georgia quintet capped years of touring with this--their third full-length on Solid State Records--and it shows. WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS rips a hole in your skull like a brutal live set and should floor fans of hardcore, emo, metal, and punk. Labels like Christian or secular do not apply when the music rocks this hard.