The British metalcore high-flyers While She Sleeps explore the boundaries of their genre in an uncompromisingly unpredictable way on their new album. This creates a collage of the musical passions of its individual band members. 'SELF HELL' feels like the second debut album from a band that has become such a vital force over the last decade. The riffs are still brutal. Vintage synthesizers reveal electronic influences such as Aphex Twin, Bicep or Prodigy.
On their sixth studio album, the five-piece band has found an incredibly powerful and creative way to express the essence and vision of each band member. 'SELF HELL' is characterized by Britpop-influenced working class youth in the mining villages around Sheffield. A defiant "nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain" spirit hovers over everything.