New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Slice

Photo: Kyle Brackenbury

Band: Slice
From: Toledo, Ohio


Their formation story:
(Saffron Florea, vocals): "Our band formed in 2022. I had been writing for years and i really needed an outlet. Brook, one of the guitar guys and I, started writing and slowly but surely the band came together including Chey, Ben, and Trevor. We felt like we all instantly clicked and it felt pretty easy to write together.

"Sadly, our bassist Chey will be moving and we will be continuing on with our close friend Sydney on bass. We wouldn’t want to pass the torch to anyone else and are very excited to have her as an addition on the new songs doing back up vocals as well."

Their sound intheir own words:
"Being as were all from different musical backgrounds, I think we pull a lot of influence from both hardcore and metal bands such as, Power Trip, Mindforce, Leeway, Cold World, Sepultura, and Excel. We like riffs."

Latest release info:
"Our newest release is a two-song promo. We wanted to do something a little faster, and felt there was only room for improvement. We just want to put out as much as we can and make our mark. Thrashy riffs and heavy mosh parts. We had it mixed and mastered by Collin at 19Stars and he absolutely killed it."

Future plans: 
"As for future plans, we’re just looking to write as much as we can. We love making music together and playing with all of the other bands we get to. We would love to travel this summer and maybe do a short run or two in neighboring states." 

What other bands from their region should we check out?
"We have a lot of love to share with other bands around us. I think all of these bands have something different to offer our scene:

"Bad Beat, You Die First, SLUG, Big Deal, Suffer No Fools, Chain Rule, Hardcount, Contained, Total Loss, SALT, Sob Story, Waydown, Stop at Nothing, Sign Language, Godbody, Lyuda, Violent Nature, Frenzy, too many to name truly."

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