NEWS4U APRIL 2022 | MUSIC
NULL VALLEY FORMER EXESION MEMBERS CHART NEW METAL PATH WITH HELP FROM TALENTED FRIENDS ON SELF- TITLED DEBUT
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or a good number of years, Exesion
into the mix. All those elements combined
"I started out with the idea of creating a
- self-described as "something
made for a ferociously heavy listening
more simplistic, more laidback - not as
along the lines of an auditory curb
experience - both on record and on stage
technical - metal band," Key explains,
stomp" - reigned as one of the tri-state's
where Exesion excelled, mowing down
laying out how Null Valley, his main
top metal bands, gaining a well-deserved
audiences with no mercy. But eventually
musical focus for the last few years, came
reputation for aggressive, technical music.
the project ran its course, leaving the
into being. "The idea of the name comes
Their sound was precise, the tempos
band's driving force, guitarist Ryan Key, to
from the area that we're in, really - the
were upbeat. And they weren't shy about
ponder a new direction.
Ohio Valley. We're surrounded by the
inserting odd meters/time signature shifts
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