For some context, when i was in middle school A7X was my shit. I absolutely loved all their stuff, was drawing deathbats in school, even preordered Hail to the King deluxe edition back when CD's were a thing lol. Id play the hell out of Tranzit and Call of the Dead just for the easter egg songs.
Then the best way i can explain is i just sort of grew out of them and that kind of music in general. After graduating high school i experimented with what young adults experiment with, got interested in more indie/experimental/garage rock stuff the likes of King Gizzard, Oh sees, Uncle Acid, etc. Would go to a show at some hole in the wall almost every weekend and talk my coworkers ears off about bands theyve never even heard of
Then one day im scrolling instagram and i hear about STATICA and apparently from the looks of it the fanbase just *hates* it. Im reading more and more and hearing its psychedelic and experimental, which starts ticking all my boxes and makes me instantly want to give it a listen
So here i am, listening to A7X for the 1st time since like 2013 and i am in shock of how much im enjoying this. By the 5th run of the EP im just hooked, and eventually ASHES has me by the neck. The screeching solo midway feels like its pulling my soul clean out of my spine, and the spacial mastering is fully immersing me in this hellish feeling soundscape. Im am officially OBSESSED.
It is now about 2 or 3 weeks later, ive listened to the EP about 50 times and ASHES beyond count. Im starting to ask myself how people are calling this terrible and wondering if maybe my music taste has just gotten worse in the past decade
Anywho, im about to try The Stage and LibaD at work tomorrow for the 1st time, and fully ready to try this new version of A7X. Thank you STATICA, for helping me get back into this band again. Most of all big respect to A7X, for doing something far left field like this as not many big name bands these days are willing to go out of their comfort zone