Where most modern metal bands pull inspiration from the mid-to-late death metal bands and hardcore crew alike, Year Of Desolation goes against the grain. Drawing equally from modern masters Slayer and Sepulture, and the classic works of Iron Maiden and Sabbath, as well as modern day shred, Year Of Desolation also, quite shamelessly, draws inspiration from the timeless melodies on classic records from Boston and Journey, creating a sound that"s refreshingly old-school and melodic, yet brutal enough to stand alongside Dismember and Carcass and catchy enough to stand up to classic in Flames. "Our goal as a band is to make music people can move to, relate to, fight to, bake cookies to, whatever," guitarist John Hehman says.