Full disclosure: I’ve known the guys in The Host for around 7 or 8 years now. I became friends with them back when they were in bands called Levelnine and Dropshadow, which was probably some of my first introductions with the local scene in Cincinnati. It killed me when I knew their bands dissolved because of how talented they were. When I first heard some of this new stuff, I couldn’t believe how much the sound had matured. There’s something about the dark, brooding, epic sounds that they create that quite literally give me chills sometimes.

If you, reader, are in the Cincinnati area, I hope this video might convince you to go out and see them live. They have a release party on May 17 at The Madison Theater for their latest EP Transmit. This video features 3 songs from each dual EP that they’ve released, Receive and Transmit.

I’d also like to recognize and thank Andy Nick (nickad.com) for creating the titles at the beginning of this piece.

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