After Nations

“A tidal force of brutality and contemplative calm. It traverses the breadth of heavy sludge, calculated djent, and introspective post-rock, shaped by cyclical motif-building that never loses sight of raw power. It stands as a heavy, dynamic, and hypnotic statement.” ~ IDIOTEQ | Karol Kamiński “Surface | Essence is truly a gift to all prog and metal lovers. [It] is a triumph and is destined to be at the top of a lot of top-ten lists.” ~ DPRP | Bruce Warren “…lays waste with their mathy interconnected atmospheric assault.” ~ The Obelisk | JJ Koczan “… a stunning sonic journey that masterfully blends hypnotic post rock and crushing post-metal.” ~ Last Day Deaf After Nations is a hard-hitting quartet whose sound explores the spaces among djent, stoner metal, and heavy post-rock. Their latest album, Surface | Essence, traverses the crushing heaviness of djent and sludge, while drawing on the coloring and spaciousness of post-rock. Balancing massive force with moments of quiet contemplation, their sound is one of rhythmic complexity, hypnotic passages, and deep, textured heaviness. Through composition that combines the explosive with the meditative, After Nations continue to simultaneously create and explore a space for themselves in post-metal.