Vancouver, Canada Melodic deathcore quartet Carcosa, drawing their name from an allusion in True Detective, bring a heavy to the underground that is at once very familiar and unusual. While they draw their roots in the hardcore world, Carcosa doesn’t necessarily focus too succinctly on those roots in their sound. Rather, the band consistently seeks to offer a more ingenuitive version of heavy metallic music. Their self-titled EP, released on State of Mind Recordings, does well in offering the listener a sound that is at once heavy and thoughtful. And this musical ingenuity has allowed them to play with everyone from Iron Chic to Danzig to Crowbar.

There wasn’t much calculation in creating the band’s sound though. “Any vision we had for this band got tossed as soon as we started jamming. Kyle (guitar) and I started out talking about doing a grindcore band. All we really try to do is incorporate our influences but still maintain who we are as individual musicians as opposed to picking a style and conforming to it,” offers vocalist Tim Lipman. That organic approach to writing and developing Carcosa’s sound has helped them craft some truly dynamic songs.