Temperatures are falling, the nights are drawing in, it’s the season for hibernation, but something is stirring. Profiler are back with ‘Masquerading Self’, an EP that they’re describing as a ‘Nu-metal reawakening’ – thankfully it’s so much more than a reheated corpse.
You know the drill; it’s nu-metal so it’s influenced by the same four bands, features guitars drenched in effects, the vocals are rapped/sung, the riffs are huge and groove-based, there’s a sense of momentum, it packs such a punch every song is like stepping into a boxing ring – and yet – on the opening track Profiler immediately prove they have something else. They’re not content to just be a copycat. Hence it’s is definitely worth your time.
Opening track ‘Illusion’ explodes out of the gate with a chunky guitar sound and snotty hardcore vocal, so far so nu-metal, but then takes an unexpected turn, the vocals drift off into the kind of high-register singing you might find on a European metal release. It’s…
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