Fingerswoventogether - As The Lie Became Truth

Labels: Blackheaven Records/Larry Records/Native Estate/Severed Records/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Vinyl/CD/Tape/Digital

Release Date: 01 May 2026

Tracklist:

1. ...And Now We're Nothing

2. Patience Through Penitence

3. Holding Onto Something Out Of Arms Reach

4. This Was Never Yours To Take

5. One Glass Eyes And Knives For Hands

How are you all coping with World Cup fever? Do you care? The UK media would have you believe that footy is taking over the US. I hope this is the first and last time we ever see "hydration breaks"!. Anyway, that tenuous opening bit only exists because the band I'm reviewing this evening come from Florida. 

Fingerswoventogether released their first music in 2024 in the form a 3 song demo that received a cdr pressing from Home To Heart and a tape pressing from ZBR sister label Tomb Tree. 2025 saw two lathe-cut releases; a 3-way split that included agile and Opposition Dolls from Blackheaven Records and Severed Records, followed by Severed again with a special Fall 2025 tour promo. Their newest EP came out in May.

I’m anxiously awaiting news on a record trade. I had a duplicate, agreed a trade with someone (from the US), packaged up and sent my half out last week,  now I’m just waiting to hear if the other half of the trade has been sent to me. Will I get it? Am I being stitched up? Should I have accepted the first offer I received? The answer will be shared in a future post. For now though, I’m distracting myself with Fingerswoventogether. This EP immediately sounds so retro as ’…And Now We’re Nothing’ begins. Guitar riffs that bring to mind System of a Down soon get swallowed up by intense and noisy screamo. Cymbal-led percussion crashes, guitars rumble and offer heaps of dissonance, while multiple voices deliver tortured screams, and heartfelt emotion.

‘Patience Through Penitence’ goes in different directions. At times it seems more restrained than the opener but more chaotic at others, while Fingerswoventogether enjoy a moment of slight reflection mid-way through.  They like introspective passages, which break up the heaviness and to be honest, they are very good at them. The flow of the song isn’t spoilt and the anxious riffage actually gains more impact because of them.

There’s a gentle beauty nestling within ‘Holding Onto Something Out of Arms Reach’ that continues after the initial build-up has finished. Even if the emoviolence is the main character here, the melody of the gentler instrumentation acts as an earthing, if that makes sense? It’s a somewhat brief song overall but is big enough to hold considerable weight.

I think back to metalcore when it was more about hardcore when listening to ‘This Was Never Yours to Take’. It just has such an energy and some loverly, intricate musicianship too. I’ve said this before recently but the level of talent that these newer screamo bands have is unbelievable. Pushing the standard up without damaging artistic integrity is what it’s all about.

Closing this EP with ‘One Glass Eye and Knives for Hands’, Fingerswoventogether provide one last epic song. Pulsing with sinister melodies, stark cries and honest musicianship, it brings a real sense of joy. From a noisy beginning to an ending filled with clarity, this EP is excellent. As ever, my write-up doesn’t do it justice. Spin it and try to grab a physical copy before they sell out.

The EP doesn't seem to be available digitally from Fingerswoventogether but you can stream it, and purchase it as a name-your-price download below:-

It's also available digitally from Larry Records - https://larry187.bandcamp.com.

Fingerswoventogether Instagram - @fingerswoventogether

Physical copies are available from the labels below:-

Blackheaven Records (Tape) - https://blackheavenrecords.bigcartel.com/product/fingerswoventogether-as-the-lie-became-truth-tape

Native Estate (CD) - https://native-estate.com/shop/p/fingerswoventogether-as-the-lie-became-truth-cd

Zegema Beach Records (Vinyl) - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/fwt-atlbt 

Blackheaven Records Instagram - @blackheavenworld

Larry Records Instagram - @larryrecords187 

Native Estate Instagram - @native.estates

Severed Records Instagram - @severedrecords_ 

Zegema Beach Records Instagram - @zegema_beach