ISAW

ISAW don’t pretend to belong to any one specific genre or sub-genre of metal as it’s becoming increasingly difficult to define the lines of these styles. Alternatively we prefer to develop our own ‘flavour’ of metal drawing influence from numerous genres. Each member of ISAW brings an independent background in taste and experience varying from rock, metal core, extreme metal, thrash, and death metal.
That said ISAW draw more significant influence from bands including the following (in no particular order): Machine Head, Mnemic, Pantera, Strapping Young Lad, Metallica, Mudvayne, Chimaira, Meshuggah, Scarve, Parkway Drive, & Killswitch Engage.

In addition each member has a great deal of respect and admiration for any artist of considerable talent or genius, regardless of style or genre. Subsequently ISAW collectively aspire to create music that pushes our own creative and physical boundaries while maintaining a delicate balance of musicality and song craftsmanship. Tie this together with a passion for creating the most brutally juicy sounding production and you have ISAW defined in a nut shell.

ISAW’s approach is to set ourselves apart from the crowd by not settling for anything less than amazing, leaving mediocrity by the wayside. Using this approach we aim to captivate the metal population with a fresh take of what we believe are the essential ingredients of metal.