LOCUST GROVE – The Battle of Locust (2022)
Hailing from Oklahoma City, LOCUST GROVE has released their first full length album titled “The Battle of Locust“. The band takes their name and album title from a local historical event; The Battle Of Locust Grove was a Civil War skirmish fought near Locust Grove in present Mayes County, Oklahoma. But their music isn’t ancient at all: this is is a rocking four piece mixing classic hard rock with very modern riffs and sound production.
In fact, the band should be named ‘Locust Groove‘. Yeah, this is monster groove driving album with many textures and sheer aggression to put its message across. “The Battle of Locust” is a riff heavy, groove spitting beast, carrying a fair amount of melody behind all blustering intensity…