Kaonashi’s music is difficult to define. It combines death metal growling, unexpected time changes and technical flourishes that bring to mind nineties metalcore legends like Coalesce and The Dillinger Escape Plan. However, there isn’t anything dated about the band’s sound—and in fact, there’s something inherently progressive about the Philadelphia trio’s unique brand of music. This is exemplified on songs like the eerie “Fairmount Park After Dark,” which is as evil-sounding as it is energeti...
