DEMO EP REVIEW InDifference (Available free - Just email
your 1. KING LOUIS (MP3)
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A six-piece band from Wales that got together during February 2002
and within six months wrote, recorded and released this their debut demo EP.
Initial impressions are that the vocals are quite similar to that of Lost Prophets but with a harder edge and they often sound a little untrained. The sound certainly stretches back into traditional metal heritage and seems influenced by many elements of the past while also showing a huge connection with bands of today. It’s a heavy emo sound in which (quite typically) the half-singing mixes with harsh shouty vocals - very often during the chorus - for emphasise and to inject power and aggression (in a way reminiscent of Thursday). The opening track ‘King Louis’ kicks off with a riff that sounds surprisingly like Iron Maiden, but it doesn’t last for long, as the song breaks out into a more modern style of emo metal. ‘Good Night Bad Day’ is personally the most enjoyable track and has an excellent, heavy-chunky-jumpy section toward the end. ‘Vision Of Innocence’ - the last song proper - contains more of a slow talky rap style of vocals and lots of scratching, sounding like pretty standard fair and being the nearest parallel to Lost Prophets. The EP finishes with a spoken word piece, ‘What Is Perfect’ which should have been a nice touch of personal thought, but is totally spoilt by an unnecessary corny pseudo-American street accent - these are Brits, right? It's hard to see the appeal of trying to sound like you’re from a repressed and underprivileged subculture of America, particularly when your not even from the same continent. It would be so nice to see just one band that uses rap to develop their own style instead of mere imitation. But lets not get too hung up on it - other than to say it’s a shame that it ends on such a weak note, as otherwise this is a competent and very promising beginning for a band that just needs to find a little more of their own identity. Rigsby (25th January, 2003) |
