Steak Number Eight first gained visibility at Belgium’s Humo’s Rock Rally in 2008, a localized battle of the bands contest that’s held strong with the Belgian faithful since 1978. At age 15 they were the youngest band to claim the title, and that year saw the release of their first album When The Candle Dies Out. But this was seven whole years ago, and since that time we’ve watched a band that were already wise beyond their years consistently get wiser. A follow up to their murderous 2013 output The Hutch, this year’s Kosmokoma is another jump up on the steep incline the band have been making leaps and bounds over.
The quartet are well-loved for their amalgamation of post-rock and post-metal with a few noted sludge infringements. Vocalist and guitarist Brent Vanneste likens their sound to Pink Floyd “only a dozen times harder,” and I’ll say that seems about right. If you indulge frequently in the sounds of Between The Buried And Me, Pelican, or Intronaut then we’d say Kosmokoma is a good start to your investment. With it, Steak Number Eight explore the intercept of yin and yang; opposing forces that interrelate and give rise to one another – with a proggy twist. There
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