Band: xforever warx
From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Their formation story:
(Chuck Paletta, vocals): "Salt Lake needed another straight edge band that was stylistically different than what has been done before locally, so I kinda coordinated just that. 2024 was a lot of looking for like-minded folks and vetting out people who didn’t get it. Everyone in the band now fits perfectly, almost like puzzle pieces.
"It was difficult at first, but I think I was able to find a group that all understands what I have in mind as far as my goals with the band. Other than that, the literal story is pretty boring, I asked these dudes to form a band, they said yes, we jammed and made songs, then we started playing shows. That’s it.
"The goal with xforever warx, that I wasn’t able to achieve with previous bands, is solely to further Salt Lake City Straight Edge in the greater hardcore eye."
Their sound in their own words:
"Metallic hardcore/straight edge. Main influences would be the Euro stuff: Sentence, Arkangel, and obviously, Kickback is a huge influence. There’s some deep cuts we pull from but we don’t want to give our secret recipes."
Latest release info:
"We have 2 demos out. They’re just that, demonstrating what we’ve got. Go bump that shit and see for yourself!"
Future plans:
"Tour, write, and record. We wanna make people pay attention to Salt Lake City. We got something awesome going on here and we wanna make a name for ourselves."
What other bands from their region should we check out?
"Lifeless, xclearx, Insight, Cherem. Start there and work your way up."
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