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Jul 28, 2021 · After making a name for themselves with a 2019 EP on Triple B Records and tons of live shows, Wilkes-Barre's One Step Closer have come out with one of the most boundary-pushing melodic hardcore ...
Jul 14, 2021 · That's why we've created Uprising, a recurring feature offering a concise introduction to a band or artist that we think slays, covering their origins, process and vision. Our latest subject is One Step Closer, the buzz-generating melodic hardcore crew from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who are gearing up to release their highly anticipated debut ...
Inspired by everyone from Brian Baker to Tom DeLonge and East Bay Ray, Thompson and Allen bring punishing riffs and unexpected melodic swerves to the table, updating the band’s Youth Crew-worshipping roots with knotty leads cribbed from post-hardcore and a few washes of shoegaze. We caught up with them to talk This Place You Know, bouncing ...
May 22, 2024 · Bands like One Step Closer need to keep the reasons that matter as the focus and show why this scene is so vital to so many… RYAN: “I see this band like I see the hardcore scene in general. This is my outlet. This is where I can express myself freely. That’s what I feel like; all my friends and I fell in love with it.
May 16, 2024 · 5 Your Hazel Tree. “This song is about feeling an intense hatred towards someone that you were once close with. Your Hazel Tree comes from the hazel trees in our area that covered the yards of ...
May 16, 2023 · One Step Closer got to share these songs globally recently. The band toured in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Savitski is candid. “Hands down the best experience of my life. The shows were amazing, people we met were insanely generous and nice, and the food was unbelievably good.
Mar 20, 2024 · By far the most dynamic One Step Closer song to date, the track builds to a roaring conclusion that incorporates shimmering shoegaze guitars, towering drums, and triumphant horns. ‘All You Embrace’ follows 2021’s ‘This Place You Know’ and 2023’s ‘Songs For The Willow’ which catapulted One Step Closer into the ranks of the most exciting new bands coming out of hardcore.