Release Date June 12th, 2026
Format Digital
Genre Groove Metal
Origin United States
Boarzoy come from Boston, Massachusetts, with Riley Senne on bass, Taylor Winterhalder on drums, Rennie Boyd on vocals, and Jake Sklodowski on guitars. The four member band built its sound around a self named style called boar metal, joining sludge metal drag, groove metal rhythm, doom shading, and the restless energy of a DIY stage. Their live reputation rests on high activity and close interaction between the players, with the rhythm section at the center of the attack.
Guitars supply the scorched contours, while Boyd brings a raw vocal presence above them. The band is preparing to relocate to New York City later in 2026, expanding beyond its Boston base during the same year as this release. The boar image has comic potential, though the music beneath it is arranged with discipline and genuine aggression. Boarzoy uses that contrast as their signature, an unusual name and a feral presentation tied to careful dynamic changes.
"The Great Fires" arrives independently, containing nine songs across. The production brings bass and drums forward, with guitar spread across a broad, raw mix and vocals placed high enough to scrape against the riffs. Tempo changes remain easy to follow, and the low register stays central without turning every song into the same slow trudge. Sludge drag, quick groove metal surges, and doom colored tension trade places throughout the album. Longer songs receive space to develop several turns, while the shorter entries interrupt the crawl before it becomes monotonous.
This creates a varied sequence with an active pulse, one that rarely settles on a single texture for long. The drumming deserves particular credit for its fleet footwork and rhythmic detail, and the bass adds motion beneath the guitar. Choral voices near the end of "Agency (Is Necessary)" widen the sound for a brief stretch, bringing an unexpected melodic shade into the band’s heavy approach.
A few ideas pass too quickly to gain full effect, while others press the same rhythmic point longer than needed. Those flaws limit the album’s staying power without draining its character or momentum. "The Great Fires" is disciplined, energetic, varied, and blunt enough to register immediately. Its mix of sludge drag and nimble rhythm gives Boarzoy a distinct profile, even when the invented genre tag promises more separation from its sources than the music provides.
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