Rare is the up and coming act that can successfully bring in some new elements to the heavy metal game. Most are content to simply push the boundaries further – more extreme, more melodic, more technical, etc. But The Offering find solace in providing an experience of masterful genre blurring. They take the best from their multi-faceted influences and bring a fresh take to the heavy metal experience. One that has plenty of energy and musical prowess, not to mention fun. As their first full-length, Home firmly establishes them as a newer force to be reckoned with, regardless of your favorite subgenre.
An excerpt from Matt Coe’s 9/10 review, which posted on August 2, 2019:
The Offering through their self-titled EP in 2017 put this former Florida/currently Massachusetts quartet on the map, a heavy/power cocktail of sounds that features multiple influences past and present, while still being quite melodic to contain numerous hooks and grooves. The follow-up full-length Home not only has a couple of member shifts (bassist Spencer Metala of Hate Storm Annihilation joining in 2018, guitarist Daniel Martinez departing to pare the lineup down to a quartet) but an added air of sophistication, confidence, and go for broke attitude to really showcase more facets of what The Offering can – for lack of a better term – ‘offer’ to the metal public.
Chances are, Home will establish The Offering as a viable younger act who bridge the gap between the established, old guard and the newer, more aggressive/modern crop of artists. Go big or go home – and as such, this is a monster of an addictive record where you can peel back new layers as you can deeper clarity of the heavy/power songs contained within.
Read the entire review HERE.
Check out our recent interview with The Offering HERE.