Want an album that’s aged pretty well? Rewind to 2013, when Sworn In released The Death Card. A compelling debut album that inspired many bands to come after, it blended metalcore, nu-metal, and more dissonant vibes to create something that’s even more interesting if you look beyond the surface. Having always delivered heavy music with…
Right alongside bands like Kingmaker, Rooks, and a host of other bands in the Midwest, Sworn In and Barrier rank as some of the more important bands to emerge from the Chicago (and surrounding) areas in the early part of the 2010’s. They helped to pioneer a low, heavy, and angry metalcore/downtempo sound that many…
After a few days of speculation that Grayslake, Illinois band Sworn In might be breaking up, it turns out that’s definitely not the case. Instead, the band will be performing at least one show where they’ll be playing the Start/End EP in full, as well as their standout track “Let Down”. Joining them will be…
As someone who’s seen them evolve musically nearly since their inception, Grayslake, IL metalcore band Sworn In have undergone an interesting progression in sound. Their EP Start/End remains an influential piece of music to be certain, but new album All Smiles (the band’s first for Fearless Records) is also a solid listen. A fair way…
