Goes Cube - Another Day Has Passed

This thunderous three-piece from NYC are keen to play up their lack of concern for image, industry parties and becoming players on the Big Apple scene. True enough, their take on metal is completely unfashionable, but in many ways admirably so. Goes Cube lack much of the art-tinged crossover appeal that the likes of Mastodon and Isis have courted to good effect, despite sharing moments of downtuned brutality and harmonised righteousness that come close to both of the aforementioned ATP favourites. Another Day Has Passed showcases riff-heavy fury aimed at genuine metal fans, not hedging its bets in pursuit of knowing nods of ironic approval from fashionistas or alternative band-makers like Mike Patton. That sense of single-minded commitment to the cause alone gains them a patronising slap on the back. There are numerous ideas on show though, so how long Goes Cube can avoid picking up a hipster fanbase is debatable.