Nashville’s Nest released their 5-song EP “Hadal” on January 14th. Fact of the day: the Hadal Zone is the deepest, coldest, most pressurized depths of the ocean. This idea of vast, frigid darkness lends itself as a very subtle but patent theme to this collection of songs. “A Moving Swamp” leads with a heavy guitar riff that sounds like it emerges out of the murkiness rather than is strummed. There’s enough weight in the low end to satisfy metal fans, but the track has some intelligent progressions that make it an interesting listen. With a fall tour in the works, “Hadal” is a sojourner of bigger things to come for Nest. –Terra James-Jura
