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Bruised and bloodied, Knocked Loose open up the pit with a brutal sound that falls between hardcore punk and metalcore. The Kentucky-based group issued a pair of EPs before inking a deal with Pure Noise ahead of the release of their first full-length effort, 2016's uncompromising Laugh Tracks. The band continued to hone their beatdown hardcore sound on subsequent efforts like 2019's A Different Shade of Blue and 2024's You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To, both of which broke into the upper reaches of the Billboard charts.

Led by screaming frontman Bryan Garris, the Oldham County, Kentucky quintet is also composed of guitarists Isaac Hale and Cole Crutchfield, bassist Kevin Otten, and drummer Dylan Isaacs. In 2011, Garris, Otten, and Hale joined drummer Jared Barron (Concealer, Greyhaven) for an early incarnation of the group (a teenaged Garris honed his early vocal skills by practicing in various area bands with Barron). Later, they enlisted Isaacs as their permanent drummer. Their first EP, Pop Culture, was released on Little Heart in 2014, quickly followed by a split EP with Louisville quintet Damaged Goods. Knocked Loose's debut LP arrived in 2016. Laugh Tracks (Pure Noise) debuted on the Billboard 200 and in the Top 50 on six separate side charts. The band teamed up with prolific engineer Will Putney for their sophomore effort, 2019's punishing A Different Shade of Blue, which introduced elements of thrash and melodic death metal into their already punitive sound.

In 2021, Knocked Loose released the potent Tear in the Fabric of Life, a conceptual six-song EP about grief and isolation that was accompanied by a short, animated film created by Swedish filmmaker Magnus Jonsson. 2023 saw the release of Upon Loss, a double-single comprised of "Deep in the Willow" and "Everything Is Quiet Now," both of which were produced by Drew Fulks (aka WZRD BLD). In February 2024, the band announced that their forthcoming third long-player, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To, would be released later that May. Working again with the Grammy-nominated pop producer, Knocked Loose explored every sonic facet of modern hardcore, delivering an inventive and relentless ten-song set with features from Poppy and Chris Motionless. The album debuted at the number 23 position on the U.S. Billboard 200 and charted throughout the world. ~ Neil Z. Yeung