Haest - Belabour

Ltd Orange Vinyl

Haest’s sound has been constantly moving. In the past they have taken cues from hardcore, doom, sludge, noise as well as a vast number of other styles. It is on ‘Belabour’ that Haest have truly found their own voice. Over the course of these 11 tracks, they have managed to forge an entirely individual sound of their own. Whilst ‘Belabour’ does explore many vastly different genres the overall effect flows seamlessly to create a cohesive set of songs always eager to surprise the listener with where they’re going to go next.

In the past, Haest’s releases have each been separated from each other not only by their constantly evolving sound but also by each one playing upon different lyrical themes and ‘Belabour’ is no different. On this record Haest are discussing how “we are who we pretend to be”, particularly in a modern digital age where we play out our lives through second hand versions of ourselves and how these make-believe lives infect our reality. The album’s title can mean “to attack someone physically or verbally” or “to argue a point in excessive detail”; both symptoms of our social media obsessed world.

Genre: Hardcore / Alt Metal