 
Zoax formed less than a year ago and since they
formed they have shared the stage with a massive
range of bands such as Cancer Bats, Gallows, The
Safety Fire and also rocked out at the Download
Festival in 2013 and now they are ready to unleash
their debut 5 track EP ‘XIII’.
The EP opens with ‘Bitter.Angry.Fake’
a song which pretty much stays true to its name
as Zoax unleash mayhem on your ears for the best
part of 4minutes as a mad flurry of riffs and
drum beats come crashing towards you with a massive
force, vocally things twists and turn as Adam
Carroll goes from clear singing to aggressive
screams in what feels like a push of a button,
towards the middle of the song the band take a
slight breather as things become more toned down
with their instruments doing the majority of the
talking giving Adam Carroll a slight break.
‘Burn It To The Ground’ is clearly
a stand out track as everything about it stands
out from the in your face vocals to the meaty
guitar riffs to the bouncy basslines and repetitive
drumming. Instrumentally ‘High’ is
one of the strongest moments on the EP the band
just come together so well and create an immense
amount of noise which is quite in your face yet
full of groove. ‘Jekyll Meets Hyde’
opens in a sort of chilled out way and then within
seconds the band are rocking out yet this time
around the song is full of start and stops and
flows in a slight psychotic way.
The EP comes to a close with the hard hitting
‘Mind Games’ a song which features
some of the most aggressive vocals that the band
have ever laid down, the song is bound to go down
a storm on the live circuit and get the pit moving
in an energetic way as the fans chant-a-long throughout
the song.
Overall Zoax have created a solid sounding 5 track
EP which features a hell of a lot going on throughout,
the song writing skills from these guys is fantastic
and it only takes a couple of minutes listening
to any one of the songs on the EP to realise that
and I personally can’t wait to see what
the band have in store in the future especially
further down the road when they get down to creating
their debut full length album.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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