This album is as loud as much as it is accessible. For an album so abrasive I found it to have a nice pop sensibility to it. Every track has a memorable moment and/or a hook to thump along to. Really fun album. Great pacing. Experimental. Noisy. Abrasive. Accessible. Did I say fun? This album is sooo fun. It will certainly be overlooked on many year-end lists, however, this may be an record that's looked back on fondly in the coming years.

The mathcore torch has been passed. Sheesh, this album is absolutely bonkers.

It's really hard to believe this is a debut album. "Pain To Power" is as musically relevant as it is culturally. This is a significant album in the music that defines our current era. I'm still in shock at how monumental this record is. Instant classic.

A beautiful album accompanying an important message. Some of the most important post-rock being made today!

One of the most legendary jam sessions ever.

Maruja are so locked in as a band. This EP is 22 minutes of live-recorded FULLY improved music in one take. Many will rush to say there's no vocals, but damn go find me another band that can casually drop a 22 minute jam session and have it sound this good. Unreal how good this EP is. Front-to-back it's intended to be played as one piece of music, and honestly you should go into this listening experience with the headspace that this is a ... read more

An EP that manages to successfully to create a 15-minute retrospective on metalcore of the past 20 years. There's an obvious influence of "Opposite of December"-era Poison The Well, but beyond that there's influences from various other bands during that timeframe, namely: Cave In, Hopesfall, Eighteen Visions, and Converge. Excited to see a full-length album release from this group.