Health, Phantoms, Eastghost
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Full-blown and maxed out noise-rock outfit Health creates textured electronic sounds fit for a bloodbath. For the better part of a decade the LA band has gained recognition for their carefully crafted drumming and vocal patterns. 2015 marked the release of their third album, Death Magic, their first since 2009. During that six-year drought Health worked on video game soundtracks (Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto) and remix albums. Death Magic pairs indiscernible lyrics with synths and instruments like the Zoothorn (a guitar pedal/microphone hybrid) to manufacture an asymmetrical sound. Health takes you to the extreme edges of the emotional spectrum, going from huge cacophonies to quiet moments in just seconds. EMILY VANKOUGHNETT