How ABRAMS Made Their Most Furious Album Yet — Zach Amster Interview | Loon 2026

ABRAMS guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster joins The Sonic Road Podcast to break down Loon — the Denver heavy rock band's most aggressive and emotionally raw album yet, out April 17th on Blues Funeral Recordings.🎵 ABRAMS "Loon" — Out April 17th on Blues Funeral RecordingsOrder the album here: Blues Funeral Recordings (US orders): https://www.bluesfuneral.com/products/us-orders-abrams-loon-deluxe-vinyl-editionsBandcamp: https://abramsrock.bandcamp.com/album/loonSPKR Shop (Euro/UK orders): https://en.bluesfuneral.spkr.mediaABRAMS on Instagram: @abramsrockband🔔 Subscribe to The Sonic Road Podcast for weekly deep dives into rock and metal:https://linktr.ee/thesonicroad📲 FOLLOW THE SONIC ROAD PODCAST:Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | X → @thesonicroadLoon isn't a polite evolution. It's a gut punch. After a decade of building one of the American heavy underground's most devoted fanbases — through five albums and stages shared with Khemmis, King Buffalo, Unsane, and Emma Ruth Rundle — ABRAMS have made the record that demands your attention. Zach unpacks every inch of it.🎸 What's inside this episode:— The sonic fury behind Loon and why it hits harder than anything ABRAMS   has made before— How the band evolved from post-hardcore aggression to the melodic,   crushing heavy rock they play today— Zach's musical DNA: Fugazi, Seattle grunge, Soundgarden, Queens of the   Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, At the Drive-In, Mars Volta & A Perfect Circle— His vocal transformation from screaming to the powerhouse clean singing   on Loon— How COVID changed ABRAMS' writing process forever— Recording 14–15 songs in 14 days — and the tough cuts that didn't make   the album— Gear deep dive: solid-state amp rigs, Ampeg Venture bass, and the tones   behind the wall of sound— The Denver heavy music scene and why it's one of the best underground   communities in the US— Blues Funeral Recordings and why it was the right home for this band— ABRAMS' first-ever European dates, headlined by DesertFest London (May   2026), plus US tour plansIf you're into Torche, Cave In, Converge, Hum, Quicksand, Mastodon, or Baroness — ABRAMS belong at the top of your playlist. Loon is the record that changes the conversation.