Some bands live for the future, others for the past. Chicago's Bloodiest seem to live equally for both, fusing the 90's aesthetic of bands like Fugazi with today's more popular acts like Baroness. Produced by the band's own Tony Lazzara and Sanford Parker (YOB, Minsk) and led by frontman Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House), Bloodiest takes you on an epic genre journey through the years. Opening track, "Mesmerize" heavily favors the groove of Helmet, while "The Widow" and "He is Disease" fuse a theatrical post-hardcore vocal flair with driving post-metal progressions and some interesting orchestrations. This all comes to a head on the two-part "Seperation," "Suffer;" the drums pounding the listener to ash amidst the hypnotic guitar riffs and increasingly distant and reverb-infused proclamations. Bloodiest is out today and can be streamed and purchased below.