CHASSM

CHASSM are a forward thinking post-metal trio (LP 1 recorded as a two piece prior to the addition of Jess Cameron on bass), who balance progressive compositions with bleak, creative riff work drawing from post-rock, sludge, doom, and black metal. At times, the crust-ridden tone draws similarities to Fall of Efrafa and His Hero Is Gone. Yet in the same breath, listeners are hurled into blasting segments in a style akin to a gruesome, sludgier version Deafheaven or Russian Circles. Some might even detect an echo of early Mastodon’s progressive murk. Chassm is a love-letter to some of the greatest metal of the past decade, scratching an itch that some might not have felt since picking up their first crust punk or black metal record many moons ago. CHASSM successfully capture the fire and feeling of metal from the past three decades, adding a flicker of inventiveness which contemporary acts all too often fail to ignite. And others are taking note. Though the band is young, they’ve already supported a number of heavyweight international acts, including Sasquatch, Bongzilla, Yawning Man and Crowbar. CHASSM represent nothing less than the most exciting heavy act to come out of the Australian underground in many years.