‘BROKEN’ is Triggered Velocity Turning Post-Grunge Grief into a Scarred Juggernaut of an Earworm –

Triggered Velocity feel born for Seattle’s 90s grunge pantheon alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, yet their post-grunge masterpiece, BROKEN, comes raging out of Norfolk, UK, with its own bruised, rain-blackened authority.

The way the vocals move through the murky, turbulent waters, carrying echoes of unplaced familiarity, gives the distinction in the evocatively melodised notes a raw sense of magnetism. Bruising and broadsiding in equal measure, the quivering grief over how life feels like a losing battle more so than death makes BROKEN a vignette of bouncing between the cold, harsh reality of existing in a world that is as punishing as your mind.

Imagine the rage of Nirvana fuelling the emotive capacity of Placebo and meeting the sludgy cinematic unravelling of Soundgarden, and you will come close to envisioning what Triggered Velocity slam into the airwaves with this scarred juggernaut of an earworm.

Formed in 2018, the five-piece have earned their reputation through sweat-soaked rooms, thick basslines, 90s-fuelled riffs and lyrics that land close to the bone. Winners of The Brickmakers Battle of the Bands 2024, they channel that live force into their self-titled debut album with total conviction, turning volume into emotional evidence and distortion into survival language for anyone still standing.

BROKEN is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast