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MUSIC VIDEOS

BLUE CITY

From “Blue City”

Blues Funeral Recordings May 2024

FIRE WALTZ

From “Blue City”

Blues Funeral Recordings May 24, 2024

Better Living

From “In The Dark”
Small Stone Records September 9, 2022

IN THE CLOUDS

From “In The Dark”

Small Stone Records September 9, 2022

photos

Photos by LK Cisco AKA Pillow Princess Press (2024)

Photos by Guy Casavan (2024)

OLDER PHOTOS

Photo by Kim Denver (2022)

Photos by Kim Denver (2022)

Photos by Mike Goodwin (2020)

Older videos

Burned

Official Video - 2017

Directed by Gregg Barclay

Worlds Away

Official Video - 2017

Directed by Travis Heacock and The Devil’s Own

Sea Salt Lines

Official Video - 2015

Video by Frank Huang

Useless

Official Video - 2015

Directed by Cole Jenkins

upcoming

Past

ABRAMS/GOYA WEST COAST SUMMER ‘24 CO-HEADLINING TOUR

TWILIGHT VISIONS OF THE DARK TOUR 2023 WITH BLEAKHEART

Past TourS

PRESS

2024

“Blue City”

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CHOICE QUOTES FROM ENGLISH PRESS:

Metalsucks (USA)

“A sound that’s cathartic, contemplative, and would fit right in on a playlist full of Mastodon, Torche, and Baroness tunes.”

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK) 10/10

“One of the most musically diverse and emotionally impactful bands in the scene. Blue City is an absolute triumph and stays with you long after the final riff.”

Metal Hammer Magazine (UK)

“Blue City effortlessly combines monstrous riff dissonance with anthemic hooks to create an upswell of positivity in the face of frustration that’s sure to shake you from your existential slumber.”

Metal Injection (USA)

“Abrams is taking you to an ethereal plane. This has riffs for days.”

Powerplay Magazine (UK)

“A juddering, riff-heavy, joy of an album.”

Headbanger Reviews (USA)

“A record that is just downright electrifying.”

Doom Charts (USA)

“Full of catchy riffs, sublime guitar solos, pulsating rhythms and wonderful vocals, Blue City is one of the standout records of the year so far.”

Outlaws of the Sun (UK)

“One of the essential acts that the Sludge/Stoner Metal scene needs to know about right now. Blue City is Abrams most deeply engaging and brilliantly rewarding album to date.”

Rock N Roll Fables (USA)

“Abrams enters God City, exits with god-tier Blue City.”

Invisible Oranges (USA)

“Modern crossover-friendly metal peaks when it embraces alternative rock, as Abrams proves on Blue City.”

Musipedia of Metal (UK)

“The new Abrams record is a special one. (...) this is a generational record and one that will be tough to top in 2024.”

Ever Metal (UK)

“It is epic in the sense of it being so fucking colossal it crushes under the weight of its own importance and virtuosity.”

The Sleeping Shaman (UK)

“Something has been stirring in the Rocky Mountains, and it could just explode.”

Witching Buzz (USA)
“An ambitious and successful album that captures Abrams at their best.”

OTHER LANGUAGES:

Demonic Nights (Austria)

“Blue City spielt mit der Kälte des Seins, entdeckt in ihr Momente des heimeligen Wohlgefühls und versucht dennoch wieder und wieder den Ausbruch.”

Guitar Part Magazine (France)

“Un cinquième album aussi beau que bluffant.”

La Habitacion 235 (Spain)

“Bajo una pluma tan técnica como arrebatadora, “Blue City” se confirma como uno de los verdaderos potenciadores emocionales de este primer semestre del 2024.”

Grind on the Raod (Italy)

“Un nuovo, massiccio capitolo e intraprendono un notevole viaggio psichedelico, confermando così le grandi aspettative dei fan.”

Rockmuzine (Netherlands)

“Een originele en aanstekelijke mix van stoner, post rock, metal en grunge.”

2022

“iN tHE dARK”

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cHOICE QUOTES FROM ENGLISH PRESS:

Outlaws of the Sun (UK)

“This is Abrams most complete album to date and definitely their finest hour yet.”

Metalsucks (USA)

“In The Dark gets right to the point as an in your face sludge/post-metal package that just goes the moment you hit play.”

The Sleeping Shaman (UK)

“An epic, heavy and melodic sonic journey.”

Metal Epidemic (UK)

“This is just the best sounding album of the entire year.”

Heavy Blog Is Heavy (USA)

“The most explosive, bombastic, and convincing version of Abrams.”

Scream Blast Repeat (UK)

“An experience that merits your deepest contemplations and your most vivid daydreams.”

Doom Charts (USA)

“In The Dark absolutely kills.”

Sound Magazine (UK)

“With intense riffs, ornate vocal harmonies and melodies, emotive grooves and a powerfully mature emotional understanding, this album will make you feel intensely and blow you away with the enormity of the sound.” Distorted

Musipedia of Metal (UK)

“​​A top notch, potential top 20 AOTY record.”

Metal Injection (USA)

“The band nails this perfectly grungy, sludgy sound with just the right amount of atmosphere and it works so well.”

Fables (USA)

“There’s one every year for us, isn’t there? One unexpected artist with a record that completely knocks our socks off. (...) in 2022, we’re blessed with Denver’s Abrams and their magnum opus entitled In The Dark.” Rock and Roll

Source Webzine (Brasil)

“Certainly the most accomplished album of Abrams.”

Tinnitist (Canada)

“Brawny post-grunge riff-fests with a heavy stoner-rock vibe that will have you playing air guitar with your bong.”

Wonderbox Metal (UK)

“Despite how instant some of the material is, there’s a dreamy sort of feel attached to the songs that’s infectious and near-omnipresent.”

Other languages

Demonic Nights (Austria)

“Musikalisch gibt es mehr Intensität in allen Belangen, von den dicken Riffs über die gemächlichen Soundscapes bis hin zur ausladenden Spielfreude, die immer stärker durchzukommen scheint. (...) Hier bahnt sich Großes an.”

Powermetal (Germany)

“Dabei weist Abrams aber ungeachtet der sehr melodischen Gesangslinien hier ein noch höheres Maß an Power und Rotzigkeit auf und versprüht eine unbändige Energie.”

Zephyr’s Odem (Germany)

“ABRAMS schaffen es immer frisch und interessant zu klingen.”

“Hier wird dem Hörer eine Reise in düstere Klanglandschaften geboten, denen aber immer Wegkreuzungen mit lichten Momenten eingebaut sind.” Amplified Mag (Germany)

Guitar Part Magazine (France)

”Une sacrée performance pour un disque hautement recommandable.”

Grind on the Road (Italy)

Un capitolo emotivo che ci proietta nella magia struggente degli Abrams. I Nostri concentrano ogni secondo di quest’album sull’infinito bagaglio di riff lunari e graffianti, creando un flusso potente dentro l’oscurità.”

Pre-Release Buzz

New Noise - Song Premiere

Ahead of their upcoming album, In The Dark, out September 9, Denver rock outfit ABRAMS are sharing their first official single from the project, “Like Hell.” Check it out right here at New Noise. The band first formed in 2013, with guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster and bassist and vocalist Taylor Iversen, who were later joined by drummer Ryan DeWitt. ABRAMS have released an EP and three studio albums, and each project allows the listener to witness their collective progress that got them to where they are today. With their upcoming LP, they up the ante, offering a moody, heavy, psychedelic rock venture that’s not to be missed.

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The Obelisk - Album Announcement

Denver’s Abrams aligning to Small Stone Records makes a lot of sense as far as matching bands and labels goes. The band have been belting out hooky, well-crafted and progressive-melody-edged heavy rock and roll since before their debut album, Lust. Love. Loss. and even the snare drum that begins album opener/first streaming single “Like Hell” seems like an instruction to stand up and take note. So be it. I haven’t heard the full record yet — it’s out Sept. 9, so yeah, plenty of time for these things — but the band’s penchant for songcraft is long since proven in my mind. Really, from that first record on, Zach Amster and company have delivered a professional-quality product while keeping an underground edge to their material. A band ready to make a mark and a label that might let them do it? As I said, a good match.

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Metal Injection - Video Premiere

Abrams will release their new record In the Dark on September 9, and we're streaming their new single "In The Clouds" right now! We've sung the praises of Abrams around here before and dammit, we're going to do it again. The band nails this perfectly grungy, sludgy sound with just the right amount of atmosphere and it works so well. Especially toward the end of "In The Clouds" when they bring it all down into a crushing finale.

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2020

“Modern Ways”

METAL INJECTION - Song Premiere

Abrams Gets Stuck In Their "Modern Ways" With New Song. It's a good one too! Abrams… release their absolute rif fest Modern Ways… Which as you probably guessed given the album description has more riffs than should be legally allowed.

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KERRANG! - Song Premiere

…One of the city's premiere underground metal acts alongside countrymen like Khemmis and Blood Incantation. the title of their upcoming Dave Otero-produced album Modern Ways seems to hint at a shift in Abrams' sound, with the band turning more towards a heartfelt, almost poppy sound at times… the chorus, which is where the song gets heaviest, feels more in touch with listenable cuts by bands like Alice In Chains or Mastodon. The song is a refreshing new angle…

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MetalSucks - Song Premiere

Denver’s Abrams have been a longtime favorite of MetalSucks. So were obviously thrilled to get an advance listen of the band’s new album, Modern Ways… and even more excited to realize that it is, without a doubt, the group’s strongest offering to date! … Modern Ways is full of garage band-raw, melodic post-metal with magnetic hooks and a heartfelt, wistful edge that will hit you where you live. It would not be out of place on a playlist with more recent work by bands like Mastodon, Baroness, and Torche. Big words, we know, but it’s not just hype: Modern Ways really is THAT good.

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METAL INJECTION - Album Premiere

Abrams Tells Some Crunchy Stories On New Album Modern Ways

Think Torche-esque riffs below hook-laden vocals. If you're in the mood for some Torche-esque riffs below hook-laden vocals, then you're going to love Abrams new album Modern Ways. We're streaming the album in full right now with the warning that you're not going to be able to turn it off once you hit play. So you've been warned.

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NINE CIRCLES - Album Review

Modern Ways is better. All my trepidation regarding whether they’d stay the course, whether this effort would top the last, and whether or not this would be a defining moment disintegrated upon my initial spin and each subsequent spin leaves my jaw on the floor. …It’s one thing to copy your heroes but it’s a whole other thing to take all that and make something completely your own which is what Abrams have done. Well, continue to do. This is the kind of heavy leaning, melodic, and hook laden rock that I miss; the kind that burrows deep in the dark pockets of the brain and won’t let go, the kind that hits the pleasure centers with a strong dose of dopamine… This is an amazing album and an amazingly fun album if catchy and memorable hooks and melodies are your thing. No telling how many times I’ve ventured through these songs but if my continued play count of Morning is any indication, this album will still be going strong in the count of years and not months or days… Modern Ways is full of stand out tracks… It’s just that good, folks. 

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FIRESIDEOMETER AD - Album Review

9/10 - HOLY SHIT!

Despite Abrams obvious influences, Modern Ways is a masterclass in modern rock.

Do not fail to check this album out!

I don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for a great record that you can sing along to while driving. Modern Ways by Denver, Colorado’s Abrams is one of those records.  I was blown away by this record. Abrams are one of the few great rock bands of this year, releasing music bursting with melody. Modern Ways contains some exceptional hooks, riffs, and choruses that most bands would cut off their right arm to have written. I guess you could put Abrams alongside Mastodon and Baroness in terms of the style of rock music they play. Abrams are clearly aiming for the Billboard Top 10. Abrams have clearly been influenced by some of the best rock bands of the last 15 years but they don't sound derivative at all. Like any great band, they've taken their influences and mixed them with their own natural songwriting talent. And they've used that talent to craft what is, so far, the rock album of the year. Well done!

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ECHOES AND DUST - Album Review

 Modern Ways contains some tremendous hooks and mighty riffs. 

Their sound is in the vein of latter day Mastodon or Baroness, but they also manage stretch their sound back to the grunge era yet still sound fresh and creative. The production is superb as the drums pack a mean punch and the guitars are wondrously thick and heavy. As a new name to me Abrams have created a great modern rock album combining super heavy riffs, crushing drums and songs with brilliant melodies. There’s no arguing with good tunes and big fucking riffs, Abrams have them both in abundance.

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TINNITIST - Album Review

On the one hand, their post-grunge power-chord riffs and chest-beating vocals are hooky and commercial enough that you wouldn’t be surprised to hear them on the radio. But their approach is also craggy, dark and bombastically metallic enough that you wouldn’t be surprised to seem them opening up for the likes of Mastodon either.

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Metal Injection - Top Albums of 2020… So Far

Modern Ways sounds like a stoner rock band got a little too pissed off one day after listening to newer Mastodon records. Modern Ways blends harsher vocals with sunbaked riffs, throws more hooks than a tackle box can hold into the mix, and ends up with an incredibly unique sound. If this isn't the record that breaks Abrams to a much wider audience, then the audience was hopeless anyway.

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METAL EPIDEMIC - Best Metal Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Even through a global pandemic, the first half of 2020 has produced some of the most ear-punching metal albums. We honestly didn’t expect such a strong start to 2020, all things considered…. “I have played (this) a ridiculous amount…  Modern Ways by Abrams. I really like this album. I think… a lot of it comes from the vocals. The vocals are fucking awesome. …There’s this kind of dissonant sludginess that sits alongside… like a sludgier Glassjaw at times. I think front to back, I don’t think there’s a bad song. I’ve played the shit out of this release… I think everybody is sleeping on them right now.” 

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METALSUCKS - Best of 2020… so far

Below are the albums that have been keeping me out of prison this year:

…Abrams - Modern Ways (Sailor)

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2019

KERRANG! - DENVER BAND SPOTLIGHT:

“Abrams have it all: noisy, sludgy riffs, mathy time signatures, and big, arena-rock choruses. They say one time someone described them as “Foo Fighters meets Red Fang,” which felt strangely accurate.”
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