Crouch

Crouch is a three piece band consisting of Wim Coppers (Wiegedood, Oathbreaker, Rise And Fall) on drums, Jasper Hollevoet (VENTILATEUR) on bass and Levy Seynaeve (Wiegedood, ex- Amenra) on guitars and vocals.

Where the 2023 self-titled EP drew a lot of influence from sludgy bands like Crowbar, Sumac and Neurosis, their full-length album “Breaking The Catatonic State” has shifted drastically towards the more progressive side of late 90’s, early 2000’s, heavy music rooted in punk hardcore. Citing bands as Knut, Burnt By The Sun, Botch & Coalesce to be the focus influence. As reflected in the album title, Crouch builds further on the sound they’ve created for themselves while at the same time breaking with the sludgy aspect of it. Literally breaking with the catatonic and repetitive nature of the 4/4 beat and introducing twists and turns at every crossroad. Not only musically, but also lyrically the new record introduces a directer approach to things. No more beating around the bush but straight to the point lyrics. This isn’t your average slow heavy album, ‘nor is it a pure bred hardcore album. It floats somewhere in between those two worlds. With its general slow and weighty feel on one side, and on the other its unexpected hooks and angles, the record has been described as the brain child of Kickback and Captain Beefheart, raised by uncle Botch.