Thu Sep 11 2025
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Core. Presents
Torche
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“People are always trying to figure out which compartment we fit into. They wanna put us on a
shelf. But in a world of Sabbaths, we get to be Van Halen.”
That’s Torche guitarist and producer Jon Nuñez talking about his band’s uneasy relationship
with categorization. Over the last 15 years, Torche—led by the core trio of Nuñez,
guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks and drummer Rick Smith—have often been saddled with one-
dimensional niche terms like doom, sludge or stoner rock, but none of them really apply. “That
shit is tiresome,” he says. “When people ask me what kind of music we play, I just
say, ‘Loud rock n’ roll.’”
14+ (Under 16s must be with an adult) Ages 14+
14+ (Under 16s must be with an adult)
“People are always trying to figure out which compartment we fit into. They wanna put us on a
shelf. But in a world of Sabbaths, we get to be Van Halen.”
That’s Torche guitarist and producer Jon Nuñez talking about his band’s uneasy relationship
with categorization. Over the last 15 years, Torche—led by the core trio of Nuñez,
guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks and drummer Rick Smith—have often been saddled with one-
dimensional niche terms like doom, sludge or stoner rock, but none of them really apply. “That
shit is tiresome,” he says. “When people ask me what kind of music we play, I just
say, ‘Loud rock n’ roll.’”
shelf. But in a world of Sabbaths, we get to be Van Halen.”
That’s Torche guitarist and producer Jon Nuñez talking about his band’s uneasy relationship
with categorization. Over the last 15 years, Torche—led by the core trio of Nuñez,
guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks and drummer Rick Smith—have often been saddled with one-
dimensional niche terms like doom, sludge or stoner rock, but none of them really apply. “That
shit is tiresome,” he says. “When people ask me what kind of music we play, I just
say, ‘Loud rock n’ roll.’”
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