At the Drive-In
Botch
Breaking Pangaea
Lite
Gospel
Damiera
Don Caballero
Tabula Rasa
Kill Sadie
Toe
Faraquet
These Arms Are Snake
Q and Not U
Black Flag
Smashing Pumpkins
Rage Against the Machine
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Foo Fighters
The Police
Sounds Like
Alternative Press
Face it: Math rock is hard. And these guys make it look obscenely easy.
Absolutepunk.net
The debut full length from PA rockers A Voice Like Rhetoric is an impressive foray into the world of math rock. Conveying a new level of technicality and pop sensibility, Ethos is one of the most accessible contributions to the genre, simultaneously pleasing fans of The Fall Of Troy and Senses Fail. Despite the range of comparative bands, A Voice Like Rhetoric manage to mold their influences into something both catchy as hell and wholly their own.
Substream Music Press
Be sure to get on the band wagon (no lame pun intended) and check out this band before they’re the next big thing at your local high school.
Punknews.org
They're certainly part of a small group of bands, but ones that search for a little more, within a scene largely dismissed for repetition and unoriginality.
Decoymusic.com
A Voice Like Rhetoric is somewhere between the math rock stylings of Norma Jean and Look Mexico (Yes, that’s a pretty large gap) and will most likely draw comparisons to The Fall Of Troy. Basically they borrow from the screamo and math rock genres to form a sound that is user friendly as far as techs and scenesters are concerned.
It's like a punch in the face, I'm talkin about time changes bro!
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HISTORY
What happens when listenability meets originality, and a band creates for the sake of intelligent expression? A Voice Like Rhetoric, four gentlemen inhabiting North Western Pennsylvania, has dug deep and found their niche in a sub-generalized genre of a music scene. They have been described as technical/ post hardcore/ math rock. With such influences as; At the Drive-In, Botch, Cursive, Faraquet, Minus the Bear, and Q and Not U, A Voice Like Rhetoric has started to open both ears and eyes among onlookers.
After independently releasing their debut EP, "Why Wicked Words Slip," in 2004, A Voice Like Rhetoric began booking heavily in surrounding regions. They quickly cemented ties in those towns, as well as in cities across the eastern seaboard. Since then, they have independently booked numerous tours, and have begun building communities wherever their audio and visual stimuli are observed.
Recently, A Voice Like Rhetoric has released a 7" vinyl split with the help of A Time And A Place Records, and was featured on a sampler cd which was heavily distributed at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour. Their highly anticipated full length debut, Ethos, now marks an unprecedented new outlook of writing music for A Voice Like Rhetoric.
Ethos is a mix of technical and harmonizing guitar work, fast tempoed percussion, granular bass tone, and sing-screamy vocals. It is somewhere between thinking differently and composing very unconventionally conventional music. A Voice Like Rhetoric's, Ethos, takes influence and creates extremely listenable originality. Its like a punch in the face.
Justin, Long time no see. Hope all is well. Thanks for the add. You should head out to Philly soon a do a much necessary show with PS so we can all catch up.
haha oops. i get people mixed up alot i hope your bee killing went well :) come visit me again. but not this week cause im going to the beach with my boyfriend shane.
just letting the locals know we need a last minute band for our show this coming friday at diablo! THIS IS VOYAGE, THE BELLA DONNA, the bunny the bear, EUSTICE and more!!! if your intrested get at us asap>!! alsoo brooos, we are looking for another band for our july 11 show!! hit us uppp !!!!!!!!!