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From The Desk Of Torche: Trends And Technology

Back in 2005, when Torche unleashed its debut helping of thunderous doom-pop, guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks’ former band, Floor, was dead and buried. Never again would Brooks’ former and present groups compete for his time and attention. Well, never say never. Floor dropped Oblation last April. Suddenly, “a few reunion gigs” became a time-consuming reality, with Brooks balancing two bands’ write/record/tour cycles. It’s a juggling act Torche has been at since 2008 when members started moving away from the group’s Miami home base. Restarter, the band’s fourth LP, packs in all the familiar elements, but does so with a looser, more somber tone and sullen mood. The members of Torche will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on them.

Trends

Rick Smith: With the internet more available than ever, it’s easy to keep up with current trends, and just as easy to let the trends define who we are. Everything is a statistic. It’s all about the view count, how many likes, how many shares … and people are quick to convince themselves that certain things are noteworthy because of these same statistics. Is it a good thing or bad thing? It is what it is …