If you’re looking for a dose of progressive tech-metal then you can do worse than digging around in Continental Europe. Belgian four-piece Suasion are representative of the kind of quality lurking just beyond our shores and with latest single ‘Hestia’ they may just be a cut above the rest.

Like any good tech-metal band this oozes groove, but far from being formulaic and predictable, Suasion carve interesting patterns into the huge central slab of bass-heavy riffage. Unlike a lot of bands with sing/scream vocal combinations, Suasion’s melodic side adds fresh textures that feel in context rather than being shoe-horned in to please an intended audience.

As yet unsigned, Suasion have been diligently churning out singles through their Bandcamp page over the past year and I’m looking forward to seeing a solid release emerge from this Belgian powerhouse in the near future.