US heavy rockers Abrams share a brand new music video for »Better Living«; announce November US shows with In The Company Of Serpents

Denver, Colorado based heavy rockers Abrams share a brand new music video for »Better Living« taken from their new studio album, »In The Dark«, which was released on September 9th, 2022 via Small Stone Records.

Tracklist:
01. Like Hell
02. Death Tripper
03. Better Living
04. In The Clouds
05. Fever Dreams
06. Body Pillow
07. Leather Jacket
08. White Sand
09. In The Dark
10. Black Tar Mountain
11. East Coast Dreams (Digital Bonus Track)

Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:

Denver-based heavy rock goldsmiths Abrams team up with Metalsucks to present their haunting »Better Living« video, taken from their new album »In The Dark« on Small Stone Records. The band also announces a series of US shows this November with In The Company Of Serpents.

Says guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster: “»Better Living« is a song about breaking bad habits. A song about hope. A song about growth. Our buddy Jake Mulhern nailed the trippy throwback visuals, pairing them perfectly with the huge anthemic vibe of the song. A track that is guaranteed to get stuck in your head and create an urge to sing along. We are so thrilled to play it live on our upcoming tour with our good friends In The Company Of Serpents. See you out there!”

🔥 Watch Abrams new video »Better Living« on Metalsucks 🔥

With ten expansive anthems filled with luscious guitar hooks, brooding leads and earworm melodies, all carried by the powerhouse vocals of Zach Amster and Taylor Iversen, Abrams conjures a mature, polished, and intensely passionate craft, urgent but not at all rushed. Hints of early AmRep get mixed in with the larger sounds of ’90s alt heroes Failure and Quicksand. Combine that with the thunderous heaviness of Mastodon and the melodic post-hardcore-meets-powerpop appeal of Cave In and Torche, and you get »In The Dark«. Recorded and produced by Dave Otero (Khemmis, Cattle Decapitation) and with cover art by Robin Gnista, »In The Dark« is available now on Small Stone Records. Watch their latest video for »In The Clouds«!

Photos by Kim Denver

Abrams on tour w/ In The Company Of Serpents:
11/2 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
11/3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Palo Verde Lounge w/ Goya
11/4 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick w/ Pire and Nebula Drag
11/5 – Los Angeles, CA The Redwood w/ Nebula
11/11 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic w/ King Buffalo*
*No ITCOS

New album »In The Dark« available now on Small Stone Records! Order here: abramsrock.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-dark

“This is just the best sounding album of the entire year.” – Metal Epidemic

“An epic, heavy and melodic sonic journey.” – The Sleeping Shaman

“The band nails this perfectly grungy, sludgy sound with just the right amount of atmosphere and it works so well.” – Metal Injection

Initially seeking to fuse melodic hooks with dissonance, Abrams began in 2013 in Denver, Colorado, with guitarist/vocalist Zach Amster and bassist/vocalist Taylor Iversen. Later joined by drummer Ryan DeWitt, Abrams has released an EP and three studio albums, all to critical acclaim. With each release the listener can hear the band evolving and maturing to what it has become today. A band dedicated to compelling songwriting, and energetic live performances, Abrams ups the ante with the moody, heavy, psychedelic rock venture of their forthcoming LP, »In The Dark«.

Adding Patrick Alberts (Call Of The Void) to the lineup, »In The Dark« serves as their first release as a four-piece, following behind 2020’s »Modern Ways«. With the pandemic canceling all touring plans for Modern Ways, Abrams immediately got to work demoing more than twenty-five plus songs for their next release. Given that the world was in lockdown, Amster took a deep dive to learn the ins and outs of home recording to refine song structure, with a hyperfocus on vocal hooks. There was a goal set to have as complete and polished songs as possible prior to entering the studio in the summer of 2021 with producer, engineer, and collaborator Dave Otero (Khemmis, Cattle Decapitation) at Flatline Audio who was the last piece in shaping the final soundscape. The new collection is a fine-tuned, forty-five-minute sonic journey detailing the angers, fears, frustrations, and joys inherent in living in a world gone mad.

Abrams is:
Zachary Amster – Guitar, Vocals
Taylor Iversen – Bass, Vocals
Ryan DeWitt – Drums
Patrick Alberts – Guitar

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well