Odium are a Canadian band that just released their smoking album "Burning the Bridges to Nowhere". The band sound like a mix of Killswitch Engage, In Flames and Tool. Unlike most generic metalcore that you hear nowadays, Odium actually have the chops and the hooky songs to make it big. Think metalcore is crap or "false" metal? Listen to "Burning the Bridges to Nowhere" and you will be converted to Odium's music. Check out what guitarist Bo Louther has to say below.

Your new album "Burning the Bridges to Nowhere" seems to be getting great reviews so far and I thought it was an excellent album. Can you briefly go over the history of the band as most people probably aren't familiar with you guys?

“We are a five-piece metal band from Hanover, Ontario. Odium was started by our drummer and singer (Joe Mullen and Tom Emmans) in 2007, at which point an EP entitled ‘Glass Barricade’ was released. In 2009 (after a couple member changes) we released our debut LP ‘At the Bottom’ through Year of the Sun Records, and shot two music videos for it. Since then we have been playing shows in Southern Ontario and even did a two week tour of Eastern Canada to promote the album in 2010. We started writing the new album in 2010 and it was released April 20, 2012.”

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Odium is a band from my home country of Canada who are most similar to Killswitch Engage and In Flames. That statement right there should tell you everything you need to know about whether or not you will like "Burning the Bridges to Nowhere." The thing with Odium however, is that unlike the legions of bands inspired by Killswitch and In Flames, Odium actually have the chops and the tunes to put them at the top of the pack.

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