The hardcore of Knocked Loose, which messes up Jimmy Kimmel Live
Imagine a quiet town nestled in the heart of Kentucky, Oldham County, where the silence of the countryside seems eternal. It is right there, in the midst of this apparent calm, that in 2013 a spark lights up ready to set the underground music scene on fire: the Knocked Loose. From that deafening silence, the band’s scream spread around the world, shaking the viewers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their sofas.
Knocked Loose rocks “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Last November 26th i Knocked Loose they were guests of the popular American late night show created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast on ABC. For its debut on national Stars and Stripes TV, the group offered a set of five songs to promote its third and new studio album, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to“, released last May. Although only the performance of the first piece in the setlist, the single “Suffocate” in collaboration with the singer PoppyKnocked Loose’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” it represented an epic victory for the most extreme music.
However, in a drastic departure from the trends of the Jimmy Kimmel show, the band’s performance literally shocked the audience of the program. The British newspaper “The Mirror” therefore did not miss the opportunity to collect a series of indignant reactions by users, who expressed their dissent on social media.
“I was trying to enjoy the program,” wrote one viewer on Facebook, before underlining the brutality of the show capable of making his teenage son burst into tears: “I was on the couch with my son, a teenager, waiting to see the musical guest – because we like the beautiful music that the show usually offers. On the third or fourth ‘hit’ of the guitar, my son was in tears. He can’t stand scary things and, frankly, I think Kimmel’s show and its staff should formally apologize.”
Other users have repeated the usual, now obvious one criticism aimed at heavier musical genres and the use of extreme vocalsblaming the difficult understanding of the lyrics and the consequent devaluation of the music. “If I have to read the lyrics, I just read them, I don’t listen to someone scream them,” commented one viewer: “That wasn’t singing, anyone can scream the lyrics and get paid.” Another added: “How do I sing along to this? It just sounds like a screaming frenzy!! It’s starting to hurt my ears!! People who listen to this stuff have no right to complain about crying babies or two year olds years of screaming and throwing tantrums! You call that music, Jimmy?“.
Luckily, not all reactions were negative and, on TV. “Some kid is going to stay up late tonight watching Jimmy Kimmel and He’ll hear Knocked Loose for the first time and be like, ‘I want to start a fucking band like that‘ and it will change his whole life. That’s how important it is,” we read in one post.
The Kentucky Fury that shook the hardcore world
What moved the spirits of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, both positively and negatively, was the primordial urgency at the genesis of Knocked Loose, driven by the need Of shout out to the world a discomfort that cannot be ignored. Guided by the scratchy and brutal voice of Bryan Garristhe band stood out for their ability to mix the rawest hardcore with metalcore elements, creating a sound that leaves no escape. The music of Knocked Loose And an explosion of anger and intensityan emotional earthquake that reflects the pain, frustrations and daily struggles of a generation.
Like a punch in the stomach to the hardcore scene, the group’s first EP arrived in 2014, “Pop culture“, built on sharp riffs, powerful breakdowns and an unstoppable rhythm section, which captured the attention of those looking for something new and authentic. It’s not just noise, but a direct and uncompromising sonic dialogue. “Laugh tracks“, Knocked Loose’s first album, was released in 2016 with the intention of communicating without filters, thanks to technique and invective, becoming a manifesto of contemporary hardcore.
The same emotional fury that allowed the band to make their live shows a cathartic experience defined Knocked Loose as musicians and storytellers capable of transforming pain into creative power. “A different shade of blue“, the album released in 2019, the year of the EP “Mistakes like fractures” led by a powerful song like “All my friends”, saw the group go further, weaving a synthesis of hardcore and metalcore, with influences that range from death metal to grindcore.
Garris’ lyrics have embraced greater darkness and introspection, including themes of loss, isolation and existential anger. The sound draws claustrophobic atmospheres, through the guitar.Isaac Hale like a sharp blade, while the battery of Kevin Kaine it is a hammer with surgical precision.
Mosh pit and adrenaline are the main ingredients of a Knocked Loose concert, which in 2019 they debuted live in Italy on the stage of the Rivolta di Marghera social center, in Venice, before returning to our area in 2022 for a show at the Magnolia in Milan and in 2024 at the Live Club in Trezzo.
Emerging from the most underground music scene, in recent years, Knocked Loose have made their way onto the international scene, participating in prestigious festivals such as Knotfest and playing alongside giants like Gojira And Bring Me The Horizon. Tight riffs, apocalyptic breakdowns, vocals that go from heartbreaking screams to abysmal growls lead the style of the band led by Bryan Garris to consolidate its own trademark, placing the group as a bridge between the rawest hardcore and the most technical metal. Starting from the most marginal stages and arriving up to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, Knocked Loose are here to demonstrate that the true strength of hardcore lies in its ability to tell, with brutal and direct language, universal stories.
