Review by Shadowdoom9 (Andi) for Saint Asonia - Extrovert (2022)

Saint Asonia is a band formed by Adam Gontier, the former frontman of one of my brother's favorite alt-rock bands Three Days Grace. They can almost be considered the Fight the Fury of 3DG, sounding more metallic than the more well-known band, at least in this EP...

Other members to be part of the band include Staind guitarist Mike Mushok and Art of Dying members bassist Cale Gontier (Adam's cousin) and drummer Cody Watkins. My brother enjoys the band's two studio albums which both have what he likes, alt-rock with metal tendencies, but that kind of sound doesn't really grab my attention, especially not in the EP Introvert. It's cool that they released two separate EPs, with the second one being the heavier Extrovert, with the intention to release a full compilation later.

Extrovert opens with "Devastate", filled with powerful modern alt-metal, with a chorus of melodic wonder. It's only surpassed by "Break the Mold", a highlight of melancholic groove. "Over It" is a catchy ballad-ish track with perfect hooks to be remembered so easily. I still can't believe "Wolf" was chosen as the band's lead single. After enjoying the massive greatness of the EP's first half, this track is the weakest of the EP and tears down what made it great. We get a bit of the melancholic groove back in "Better Now". Then "Chasing the Light" restores the positive spark of the release, though not as much as those first 3 tracks.

All in all, I can recommend this to fans of Three Days Grace, Staind, and Shinedown, who wanna give this band and EP a chance. However, it's not for the majority of the metal community. Still it hits harder and heavier than most of their other material....

Favorites: "Devastate", "Break the Mold", "Over It"