Band: Backhand
From: Columbia, Missouri
Their formation story:
(Arlo, drums): "We formed this band a little under a year ago in my parents basement. Our vocalist, and first guitarist and I met up with the intention to start a beatdown band.
"We didn’t know how far we would want to take it, but we are going further than we ever thought."
Their sound in their own words:
"While we describe ourselves as beatdown, I think there are a lot of different influences coming into our band right now. Our oldest stuff that we have released is instrumentally pretty influenced by Snuffed on Sight and Sunami, but we have been moving in the direction of just over-the-top breakdowns kind of like Pop Culture-era Knocked Loose.
"But we are always trying to keep it fresh. We have some unreleased songs that we play live that are in more of the style of Terror or Zulu."
Latest release info:
"Our newest release is an upcoming EP titled Path of Least Resistance that comes out on January 31st."
Future plans:
"Our future plans for the band include celebrating our EP release with a show in our hometown of Columbia, Missouri. We are also in the process of lining up some bills and runs later this year in the spring or summer time."
What other bands from their region should we check out?
"Check out our homies in Locked Shut, Orphan Source, Maladjust, Volition, Direct Measure, Hockey Smile, and Lowest Life."
Backhand on social media: Instagram
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