Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season

Anyone who has listened to Bring Me The Horizon's earlier work will tell you Suicide Season is very different, It has a much more mature sound to it and has defiantly progressed from the E.P. and In my opinion the new sound is 100 times better than before.

Bring Me The Horizon's fanbase has been growing ever since the release of the bands debut E.P "This Is What The Edge Of Your Seat Is Made For" and although most of the admirer's aren't very reputable characters this doesn't stop the band being brilliant.

The Comedown is the opening track and is the first single which is hard to understand as it isn't the strongest track but nonetheless it shows you how the band have progressed, Next is Chelsea Smile which in my opinion is the best track on the album. The riffs are simple but relentless with plenty of machine gun picking to keep you happy, this combined with Oli Syke's new vocal approach and the oddly fitting electronic drum breakdown gives you 5 unforgettable 5 minutes.

Other highlights from Suicide Season Include Diamonds Aren't Forever which  features catchy chants from the band and lyrics that you will muttering for days. If you hadn't heard about it Oli's was accused of urinating on a groupie's face and she later took him to court where he was denied all charges, Oli has reacted to this by releasing a minutes worth of anger in the brilliantly titled "Now Need Introductions, I Have Read About Girls Like You On The Back Of Toilet Doors" Which features the line "And After Everything You Put Me Through, I Should Have Fucking Pissed On You"... You can hear the anger in his voice, Its terrifying.

I expected alot from Suicide Season and it has delivered, Truly a great album from a band that are only just coming into their own.

P.S Brilliant artwork aswell.

Bring Me The Horizon - No Need For Introductions

Rolo Tomassi - Hysterics [Joint Reveiw]

Written by Me and CC of 2STEPSFORWARD4STEPSBACK

It takes a force of 2 to review an album as mental as this. We are of course talking about 'Hysterics', the debut album from Sheffield based Rolo Tomassi. It's hard to believe their widely recognised self-titled EP was released two years ago, as the band themselves are still pretty young. Now with their first full length, they can really show what they're made of - and they haven't disappointed. Previous releases were on up and coming label Holy Roar, home to the likes of Gallows, Dananananaykroyd and the now defunct I Was A Cub Scout. But this was released on Hassle, where Rolo Tomassi truly are the cat among the pigeons. And the pigeons are getting destroyed.

The bloodbath begins deceptively with the politely titled "Oh, Hello Ghost'. Eerie synth noises lure you in, as singer Eva Spence begins to haunt with a soft lullaby. But when the bassline joins her, you know that something terrifying is coming. It breaks open 1 and a half minutes in, with heavy guitars and crashing drums. Schoolyard chants come in, with help from brother James Spence. Then with 30 seconds left, Eva's demonic growls make their first appearance with "When you come to point your finger you'll find three are pointing back". Yes, we had to check to booklet. It's an epic opener. A highlight for both us has to be 'Abraxas', coming on like a full horror movie, in just 2 minutes 20. Orchestral jabs greet the breakdown as furious synth and a crash cymbal completely alter the tempo. It's amazing to hear, and makes you wonder how they ever wrote it.

'An Apology To The Universe' and 'Everything Went Grey' are instrumental numbers, which Rolo Tomassi do with ease. They supply breathers between Spence's onslaught, and show that the band are much more than a one trick pony. 'Macabre Charade' actually has boy/girl harmonies between the siblings that builds up into the sounds of static-electricity. The album climaxes with 'Fantasia'; probably the most all-out closer either of us has heard this year. Starting with melancholic piano, the song twists and turns through its 14 minutes like an angry sea serpent. It reaches its stride with Eva apparently arguing with herself. A young girl pleading for the other to "calm down" with a furious beast screaming back"I'M CALMED DOWN". Is she schizophrenic, possessed, or a seriously multi-talented frontwoman with something to prove?

Although 'Hysterics' isn't to everyone's taste, it's appealing to more people than any other hardcore record of the moment. The reason for this is simple; They're young, talented, and they're doing something drastically different. These 2 reviewers have very different tastes, and it takes something special to unite our praise. This has done it.

Rolo Tomassi - Abraxas

//Behold//

Whilst browsing another blog I read I came across these guys, Now I don't usually like most of the artists recommended by this particular blog but I felt drawn to Outrun.

Outrun are an Australian electro-pop band who sound like they came straight out of the 80's, which makes sense as the are aptly named after a classic driving game from the 80's era. They use game sounds, heavy synth lines and the occasional electro drum loop to pack one hell of a vintage punch.

With three members Outrun sounds bigger than they actually are, Lead vocalist Dan Preston's voice isn't in anyway stunning but you really do get enthralled by it. Every synth line is catchy and unforgettable and I expect their debut album (Out on the 18th October) to be brilliant.

Imagine Metronomy but with a more electro vibe.

Outrun - Neuromancer

Metallica - Death Magnetic

Its always hard to review an album you have been waiting a long time for.

I have been waiting 5 years for this.

At 11:37 am on Thursday the 11th of September I discovered that HMV had started selling Death Magnetic a few days early, At this point I asked a friend to escort me to my nearest place of purchase for support if they had sold out.

But they hadn't and I bought the digi-pack for £12.99, It was the best £12.99 I have ever spent.

This album had alot riding on it, It was the make or break for many Metallica fans as the founders of metal needed to create something special to make up for St.Anger. They have done it, even as a fan I didn't believe it could be done. But it has.

Death Magnetic opens with what sounds like a heartbeat and then a simple mellow guitar riff comes in...then BANG, Metallica are back with an amazing riff, a new sound and proper guitar solo's. Everything about the next 1 hour and 20 minutes is brilliant metal, Metallica have gone and done what was expected of them after ...And Justice For All. The major comeback for me is that of Kirk's guitar solo's, With a distinct lack on St.Anger and a few fiddly bits on the two Load albums that couldn't really be called solo's the fast and furious sound of Kirk's fingers are back soaked in Wah and mind numbingly good.

The best song is this 10 track masterpiece is without a doubt All Nightmare Long, With its catchy chorus, Arabian sounding intro and machine gun picking verse its a classic Metallica track.

All I have left to say is that this is possibly my worst review ever, I haven't really reviewed Death Magnetic as such I have just kept saying how amazing it is over and over again. But I cant help it, its just that good.

P.S I have put up the second best track on the album as I don't want you hearing the best track and thinking that it doesn't get any better and not buying the album.

Metallica-The Day That Never Comes

Born Of Osiris - The New Reign

I was lucky enough to go to the Summer Slaughter tour this year and whent only really to see As blood runs black & Annotations of an autopsy but I came out liking three bands, the third being Born Of Osiris.

They simply blew me away, every member looked completely insane in that way that hannibal does...All in the eyes.

I came home and downloaded their album and instantly loved it. This chicago based 6 piece have been known under 4 names in the past and only settled on Born Of Osiris  in 2007 and got signed pretty much instantly only to release their debut album a few months later.

What an album it is, Opening with the song "Rosecrance" you are blasted away by just how heavy and relentless this band are. Vocalist Ronnie Canizaro has a brilliantly brutal voice and the best track to hear this on is without a doubt "Bow Down" which aptly opens with the lines "Fucking Bow Down".

Some of the guitar work on this album is breathtaking, Its hard to mix complex guitar lines and heavy riffs together without straying into the realms of Dillinger Escape Plan etc. but Born Of Osiris have done it, and well.

I highly recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of As Blood Runs Black,Suicide Silence and other such metalcore/death metal bands.

Born Of Osiris - Bow Down

Planisphere

Just when you wonder if Justice are ever going to create some new original material and stop doing remixes they go and throw this at you. When asked to create the music for the Dior Homme fashion show Justice came up with what they call "Planisphere". With 4 parts to this epic soundtrack Justice have given us a taste of the direction they are going in. One of the most controversial parts to these electro tracks is the lengthy guitar solo in part four which shows Justice's more rock side.

Justice have also announced the release of a live album in November entitled "Justice A Cross The World".

I am holding my breath.

Justice - Planisphere Part 1

Metronomy - Nights Out

Nights Out, Metronomy's second album has been described as the modern day thriller and that is one hell of a expectation to live up to, But in my opinion Nights out is far better than Thriller ever was...But I'm bound to be biased as Thriller was before my time.

"Nights Intro" opens the 12 track album up with low electronic groans and a detuned guitar that gives a very wonky feel to the song. On the first listen you really are put off by all these odd sounds you are hearing but when the second track "The End Of You Too" kicks in it all starts to make sense and "Nights Intro" couldn't have been a stronger opening track. "The End Of You Too" is another instrumental that throws Metronomys sound into your face and prepares you for what you are about to hear from such brilliant tracks as Radio Ladio, A Thing For Me & Heartbreaker.

One of my favorite tracks from the album is My Heart Rate Rapid which is quirky, exciting & catchy. With such a repetitive little riff and minimal lyrics you wonder how it can be such a brilliant track but just because a riff is repetitive doesn't mean its bad, in this case I want to hear more of it, I want more of that strange synth sound that surrounds the guitar and more harmonized singing to give it the edge. A Truly stunning track.

Night Out does exactly what it set out to do, Give people something fresh and strange to listen to without resorting to mind-numbing repetition or distorted unlikeable sounds.

9

Metronomy - My Heart Rate Rapid