Far From History are five dudes hailing from Herts & Essex (UK) and are undoubtedly bound to carve a place in deathcore history. Brutal breakdowns, djent-esque rhythms and a solid energy culminate in a genre-spanning sound, which is captured on their newest EP, Gallows Hill. We caught up with them between their recent UK tour and an appearance at Bloodstock Open Air festival, to discuss their latest release, sound, and future plans.
Your new single, “A Negative”, is brutal – there’s some real djent/deathcore vibes to it, which can be difficult to pull off. Is this the kind of sound we can expect to hear from your new EP?
There is a lot of delving into different sub-genres on this new EP and definitely a deathcore influence in a lot of the songs, however there are some ‘thrashier’ songs and some with a bit more of a hardcore influence too.
Do you feel Gallows Hill represents an evolution in your music from Eyes, Mind & Matter?
Yes, since Eyes, Mind & Matter I like to think we have all progressed in our technical knowledge and songwriting abilities. The intention when we first started writing Gallows Hill was to get a much heavier sound and style, which I think has been achieved.
Your bio promises ‘brutal breakdowns, mind bending riffs, odd time signatures, and lyrics that only speak the truth’ – is this key in your creative processes?
I wouldn’t say all of it is key all of the time (except the lyrics). We believe each different song needs to be catered to individually. For example, if we put a an odd time signature with some really fast crazy riff, it would get confusing and just not sound right, unless done very tastefully.
Can you give some insight into the production of this album – you created your first EP, and such a heavy sound, with only four members!
We are actually a five-piece band now but we still give massive props to our producer and engineer, Meyrick De La Fuente of Floodgate Audio. I’d say the key to our tone on this EP was triple tracking all of the rhythm guitars; it was exceedingly time consuming and very tedious, but it gives the capability to combine three different sounds into one huge wall of tone.
Who would you say were your biggest influences in your sound? It’s a really nice progression within your genre, following on from in the footsteps of bands like After the Burial, Parkway Drive, etc.
I’d say collectively as a band our big top three are Periphery, Parkway Drive and For The Fallen Dreams – which was amazing how in our newest track “A-Negative” we had Chad Ruhlig of FTFD doing guest vocals in the second verse.
Australia definitely has a strong metal community, touring out here would definitely have a warm reception! Any plans following the launch of this EP, maybe a tour down under?
We have just sorted a few UK tour dates for later this year and are sorting some more for early next year. We would love to come and tour OZ but unfortunately at this very moment we don’t have the contacts or money too get over there, but soon! Soon we will come and party hard with all of you!
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Support these dudes and help bring a talented group of lads to Australia, so we can throw down and party with them! They release their newest EP, Gallows Hill, today, available online through their bandcamp.
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