To Discover: Fifteen Stitches
Fifteen Stitches - "Beyond The Wall": When Riffs Ask the Hard Questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBEi3kFEfgk
Washington’s Fifteen Stitches don’t just play heavy, they think heavy. Their sophomore album, Beyond The Wall (out Jan 24 via Wormholedeath), is a nine-track interrogation of humanity’s knack for self-sabotage, wrapped in riffs that swing from pummeling rock to moody, prog-tinged atmosphere.
No grandstanding, no empty fury ; just a band staring into the void and asking: Why do we keep doing this to each other? Frontman Tim Perdue’s lyrics walk a tightrope between despair and defiance, probing power structures and collective chaos without tipping into preachiness. It’s the sound of a band that’s lived through the Pacific Northwest’s musical DNA, grunge’s grit, prog’s ambition, even a whisper of glam’s swagger, yet carves its own path.
Guitarist Chris Pasinetti (ex-Nothing Sounds Good, Dem Zaing) and bassist Rob Field (Cries of Tammuz, Painted Window) lock into grooves that feel both urgent and considered, while drummer James Ortega, yes, that James Ortega, who once backed The Ventures’ Don Wilson, anchors the storm with a punk’s precision. What sticks isn’t just the heaviness, but the honesty.
This isn’t another album screaming “the world is burning” (we know). It’s a band asking: What if we tried to build something better? The answer isn’t here, but the question’s worth the riffs alone.
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