“live they have a static intensity like that of the best BM bands as opposed to the frenetic movement of hardcore frontmen: the lightshow here is amazing and serves to add a majesty and purpose to the music which sweeps us from blissed-out Russian Circles-esque dreamscapes of reverberating clean guitars to crunching, hammering, juddering walls of white noise and visceral screams – the type that can dislodge a diaphragm.”
Бельгия
“there is no reason why your average modern metal band can’t combine swooning atmospheric soundscapes with gritty riffs and roars, and like Shels And City Of Fire before them, this excellent Belgian band do just that, offering a sonic trip that will linger in the memory.”
(Metal Hammer, album review)
“It’s not every day you can put the words “exciting” and “Belgians” next to each other but in the case of Steak Number Eight, that is precisely what is called for. This young (average age of the band is just eighteen) act has taken the forward thinking progressive metal nous of mastodon, mixed in the melodic intent of Queens Of The Stone Age and added an impetuous “couldn’t give a fuck if you like us or not” attitude. Demonstrating a song writing skill that belies their age, Steak Number Eight are a pulsating, vibrant listen. Not something to stick on in the background though, this is music you have to pay attention to. Exciting Belgians. There, I said it!
(Mik Gaffney, Powerplay)
“the Young Belgians have so far delivered two albums of epic brood that have haunted and inspired in equal measure. Steak Number Eight may have a truly daft name but they make the kind of sludgy, metallic gloop that forces grown men to pout and headnod like post-rock pigeons”
(Rock Sound)
“The Belgian band have a knack for crafting twisted , brain-twisting lyrics and throwing them into a compelling post-rock maelstrom.”
(Bizarre)
“While singer Brent Vanneste has sparked several comparisons to Kurt Cobain, Steak Number Eight is no simple exercise in teen angst and follows a mind-bending course of drone-inspired sections and blazing aggression. In short, it’s a monstrous, breathtaking assault on the senses.”
(Big Cheese)
“Don’t let appearances fool you. The lads might be young, but they’re not playing mallcore for teenagers. There was already a surprising amount of depth on their 2008 debut, ‘When The Candle Dies Out’, at a time when the average age in the band was 15, and now their appeal has been reinforced by new album ‘All Is Chaos’. Their noisy, Isis-drenched take on post-metal is thick with atmosphere and heartfelt vocals, and all this at an age when most musicians are still learning how to hold their instruments.”
(Terrorizer)