Black Line Fever
Black Line Fever was the first shared ground for our lead guitar and bass. The project carried post-hardcore roots that shaped their earliest sense of movement and structure. It was an early music project built on sharp motion and forward strain. The lessons formed in this period still influence how they work inside Worship Pain.
Foundations in Motion
Inside Black Line Fever, the two learned how to move through fractured rhythms without losing direction. Phrasing pushed forward, not inward. Sections broke apart and rebuilt with constant tension. The music forced precision through motion rather than stillness. These foundations became the base for how they approached structure in later work. What began as an early music project set patterns they would refine for years.
Physical Tension and Control
The sound demanded control inside pressure. Even with rapid shifts, the core had to stay stable. Melody was allowed only if it carried the same strain as the rhythm behind it. This discipline in motion created a method they still carry. It taught them how to create weight without slowing and how to hold pressure across short, sharp forms. The influence of these post-hardcore roots appears in how they shape tension inside Worship Pain.
Transition Toward Restraint
Black Line Fever led into Funeral Sutra, where the urgency of their earlier work collapsed into colder shapes. The two learned how to carve space, how to let repetition create pressure, and how to treat silence as part of structure. The shift between projects formed the line that eventually became part of Worship Pain. The roots remained active beneath the restraint.
The Line Through to Worship Pain
Black Line Fever stands as the earliest current in their work. Its influence is structural, not stylistic. It taught them how to direct force and maintain motion inside narrow frames. These lessons survive inside Worship Pain as part of the internal method that shapes how they approach form, rhythm, and intent.