ABRAMS guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster joins The Sonic Road Podcast to
break down Loon — the Denver heavy rock band's most aggressive and
emotionally raw album yet, out April 17th on Blues Funeral Recordings.
🎵 ABRAMS "Loon" — Out April 17th on Blues Funeral Recordings
Order the album here: Blues Funeral Recordings (US orders): https://www.bluesfuneral.com/products/us-orders-abrams-loon-deluxe-vinyl-editions
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Loon isn't a polite evolution. It's a gut punch. After a decade of building
one of the American heavy underground's most devoted fanbases — through five
albums and stages shared with Khemmis, King Buffalo, Unsane, and Emma Ruth
Rundle — ABRAMS have made the record that demands your attention. Zach
unpacks every inch of it.
🎸 What's inside this episode:
— The sonic fury behind Loon and why it hits harder than anything ABRAMS
has made before
— How the band evolved from post-hardcore aggression to the melodic,
crushing heavy rock they play today
— Zach's musical DNA: Fugazi, Seattle grunge, Soundgarden, Queens of the
Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, At the Drive-In, Mars Volta & A Perfect Circle
— His vocal transformation from screaming to the powerhouse clean singing
on Loon
— How COVID changed ABRAMS' writing process forever
— Recording 14–15 songs in 14 days — and the tough cuts that didn't make
the album
— Gear deep dive: solid-state amp rigs, Ampeg Venture bass, and the tones
behind the wall of sound
— The Denver heavy music scene and why it's one of the best underground
communities in the US
— Blues Funeral Recordings and why it was the right home for this band
— ABRAMS' first-ever European dates, headlined by DesertFest London (May
2026), plus US tour plans
If you're into Torche, Cave In, Converge, Hum, Quicksand, Mastodon, or
Baroness — ABRAMS belong at the top of your playlist. Loon is the record
that changes the conversation.
