Animals are most dangerous when their weaknesses are exposed. Even docile creatures will fight with unlimited energy and relentless ferocity when their lives are on the line, or their offspring are endangered. Mother bears take on fights they’d never normally engage in when they sense their cubs are in peril–nature has programmed us to hide and defend our vulnerabilities, to lash out when we are most at risk. Because of this–this newfound courage and cutthroat attitude–Vulnerable is the perfect name for the debut EP from Virginia’s latest metalcore sensation, RVNT. RVNT claw and gnash at the listener’s ears with tooth and claw, brutalizing them with filth-laden grooves and bone-snapping breakdowns: all in an attempt to obscure the soft and soothing post-hardcore tendencies the band hold closely to their chest. However, even at their most tranquil, don’t let your guard down–as RVNT’s Vulnerable is an animal that never misses an opportunity to sucker punch the listener and fight with the aggression of ten alligators with their tails cut off.