The brainchild of former members of Fever 333, Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison, along with the production skills of Jordan Fish from BMTH, Aric and Stephen are determined to carry on with their unapologetic self-expression with new project House of Protection, encapsulating a fierce mix of anger, uncertainty, joy, and creativity that defines their debut EP, GALORE.
For creative minds such as ex-Fever 333's members Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison, reaching beyond the realm of possibility in the hardcore genre has never been a problem for them. Adding the producing touches of BMTH's Jordan Fish, such evolutionary soundscapes are bound to bring about some fun and gripping musical experiences.
Serving as a tranquil space to surrender to one's creative vices, it has also left many fans of their latter projects with bated breath to see what the creative masterminds have cooked up for the new EP experience, GALORE. House of Protection is not just a new project that aims to look beyond what the Grammy-nominated band members were able to accomplish under the Fever 333 moniker but shows a new level of musical feistiness that successfully pushes past its aggressive defiance with a cathodic diversity and stroppy-melodic vocal delivery.
First experiences, "Pulling Teeth" and "Fuse" set such experimental ventures ablaze by unearthing a brutal ballet of shirty guitar riffs and electronic atmosphere, displaying a barrage of musical styles, yet still maintaining their characteristic high-energy all band members have displayed in previous endeavors. Ticked, relentless, smart, and poignantly driven, such dynamic prowess continues to unfold with GALORE, embarking on charismatically combative and ethereal musicality that hits hard on many levels.
Despite such varied aggressive splendor that reveals itself in the early tracks of GALORE, House of Protection continues to advance their unique sense of musical dynamism with "Learn To Forget" and "Being One," adorning each experience with bold vocal and magnetic lyrics that perceive such huge stamps of influence that each band member has made in the course of their careers, representing an infectious sound that drifts away from their typical wheelhouses of influence and exchanges them for a 90's rave muse embraced in sparky punk attitudes, hawkish guitar riffs, and tantalizing electronic styles that balance its chaotic beauty with violently tinged vocal composure. Coming this far into the EP, it's hard to believe that this is their first vocal debut, given how experienced they sound on this EP.
Such a breakneck force concludes with "It's Supposed to Hurt" and Better Off." For all dressings that coat these last moments, such closing numbers betoken an unflinching solidness that House of Protection manages to pull off. An embodiment of not entirely novel but certainly clever and engaging hardcore genius, House of Protection ends the EP free of unnecessary baggage that often hinders other bands that embrace such cloying musical styles, molded in contemporary exploratory measures.
GALORE is one of those EP's that, given the reputation of its band members, one expects one thing, and walks away pleasantly surprised with another. Boring is something this EP is not, touching on many antithetic musical realms without making the listener feel like they just stepped into an awkward cesspool of divergent elements that never merge into one collective experience. This is everything one would come to expect from such noteworthy talents in the rock industry while showing a sense of creative rediscovery with each track experience. The future looks bright for House of Protection, and if this small slice of alluring and unconventional heaven has anything to do with it, their next chapter will be even better.
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