What we know of the Omaha music scene is that both The Faint and Bright Eyes emerged from there. We loooooove The Faint, Bright Eyes not so much. The Tale Untold sounds like neither of them. At all. But if you like your NE-based music of the heavier variety then TTU and their debut full-length Counterculture have got you COVERED!
Unrelenting and heavy AF (As the kids say!), Counterculture is about as direct as it gets in terms of modern Metal brutality. While “Intro” does what it’s supposed to by gradually easing listeners in, proper opener “Show Me” is like being thrown into the deep end immediately or starting a book in the middle with the viciousness thrust upon those aural senses from Jack Larson and Jon Frost’s guitars with bassist Cole Buckley and Ashlee Boyce’s drumming coming in hot as well. And that’s not even mentioning the powerhouse that is Eliss Hall whose crushing vocal skills rival many a modern Metalcore or Swedish Heavy Metal legend as Larson teases some of the cleaner more melodic vocals to come during the chorus.
“Burn It Down” is a non-stop onslaught on the earholes with Hall coupled alongside Boyce’s drumming bringing the loud as “Dream” featuring Jordan Rush on additional guitar is a goddamn revelation as Hall’s clean vocals open up the soundscape of The Tale Untold tremendously while never skimping on the intensity. “Paper” was the one that really hit for us with airs of Lacuna Coil throughout but way heavier and a double riff attack from Frost and Larson that’s undeniably strong with “The Craving” giving a glimpse of what could be with this heavenly heaviness built off a chaotic synthetic line that’s unlike anything out there today with Hall crooning over Boyce’s carefully curated beats.
Deeper in, “Make Believe” boasts some Zakk Wylde meets Meshuggah-sized riffs and “Devil’s Doom” is all old school NYC Hardcore vibes before “God Complex” comes in highlighting the Boyce/Buckley rhythmic prowess topped off by an especially gnarly Hall vocal performance. “Coffee (Reimagined)” ends the record in a hyper menacing way which, at this point, is just par for the course when it comes to the pretty pitch perfect nature of Counterculture!
Counterculture arrives on November 15th and you can head here for ALL the links you need to find and pre-save your copy of the record, where to catch the band live next, links for each and every one of A Tale Untold’s socials, and so much more!