Lacklustre rock.
Apogee is a three piece rock outfit from Stoke on Trent. The three tracks on their new single have plenty of riffs but they're more on the side of heavy rock than metal. They have a gothy, dark edge and melodic vocals to go with the riffs, but unfortunately the hooks are missing, there's nothing to draw you in because even though their tunes are going for melodic rather than screamy, they aren't really that catchy; the choruses blend into the verses and the three tracks sound pretty similar. It feels like something's missing and you're just waiting for the track to really get going, but none of them do.
It's nice to have a band that's not doing the tired screamy thing but Apogee aren't particularly original either and sound a bit like InMe, especially the vocals, which are quite whiny and not really powerful enough to carry the heavier sections. There's nothing exciting or original to get your teeth into, it washes over you rather than sweeping you up along with it, it's not really bad, it's just distinctly average stuff.