OATHEAN
“FADING AWAY INTO THE GRAVE OF NOTHINGNESS”
(The End)

Does South Korea have a black metal scene? If you are curious about this, the answer is yes! Oathean is coming from Seoul and was formed in 1997 or to become more specific they changed their name from Odin (formed in 1993) to Oathean in 1997. This new album is the forth full-length release for the band that plays melodic black/death metal. The album will straight catch your attention because of the very clean production and the nice- melodic music. Here you can find heavy riffs (Do-Su Kim who also sings and Hee-Doo Lee) and black metal guitars, many blastbeats and more slow moments, and classic black metal vocals. The other part I liked much, apart from the production, was the very good keyboards (Hye-Ryung Koo), which sometimes create an amazing atmosphere, others just follow the guitars and others is just like you listen to an orchestra following the band! Generally, the music is very melodic in many parts, influenced from the Scandinavian black and death metal scene, but there are also some straight aggressive moments. The only problem with this album is that these guys have nothing new to offer to the melodic black/death metal scene and I think that they should find their personal style in their next album... Anyway, you can listen to this album and have a pleasant (or melancholic?) time.

G.K. 6/10

OCCULT
“ELEGY FOR THE WEAK”
(Karmageddon Media)

The Dutch thrashers Occult are back with their fresh album “Elegy For The Weak”. I listened to the album carefully a couple of times but unfortunately I didn’t find something that could draw your attention. An uninspired mix of thrash/death metal, 10 aggressive high-tempo tracks full of stupid rage, fast but no catchy riffs and annoying death-ish vocals. Judging by the guitar playing and the general style, it’s obvious that the band has many influences from Slayer and Sepultura but nothing in common indeed. Ok they have speed, rage and good production but they forgot to add inspiration, thought, rhythm and tune to complete the magic formula, the key to success. A mediocre album offering just a big dose of aggression. The most thoughtful part of the album is the lyrics of course. Titles like “War Beast”, “Feel The Blade”, “Slaughtering The Pigs” (mercy guys) and “Slut Of Sodom” are so pleasant and full of meaning…. deepshit!!!! Relax guys don’t be so vicious. Your mission accomplished, you scared my 5-year-old cousin…

A.A. 4/10

ODD MAN OUT
“IT ALL ENDS HERE”
(Casket)

This is the debut album for the British band Odd Man Out, after releasing three E.Ps and playing live many times since the year they were formed (2002). Their music is a mixture of rock, alternative and punk sounds and they are influenced from bands like Foo Fighters, Dead Kennedys, Alice In Chains, Fugazi, Queens Of The Stone Age etc... The interesting part with this band is that they recorded the album in their own home-studio, paid everything themselves and they after signed with Casket Records! The four members of the band seem to be sure for their skills and this can be seen in their tracks, which sound fresh. I am not an expert for this particular sound, but I found them interesting enough. The vocals (Pete) are clean and are balancing between the standard punk and alternative vocals... The guitars (Pete and Just) are aggressive in a punky way and are fresh enough. Finally, the rhythm section (Dean on bass and Dave on drums), will sometimes remind you of a rock band and others a punk or alternative band! The album is self-produced, as I mentioned before, but you will be surprised from their clear and professional sound! You will think that this is an expensive production that was made in an expensive professional studio... Anyway, this is a very good album for the lovers of the particular sound. You will surely enjoy it!

G.K. 6,5/10

 OFFSPRING, THE
“SPLINTER”
(Columbia)

I bet that you all remember the big breakthrough that these guys done back in 1994 when they released "Smash". That album managed to sell about 11 million copies and to become one of the most popular albums in this genre! Not bad at all huh? But after "Smash", The Offspring didn't manage to release an album as good as that one and they lost the confidence of a big part of their fans. I think that now is the time to gain that confidence back, cause "Splinter" is that album which The Offspring should had released after "Smash". Yes, this album has all those elements that made them back in 1994 one of the most beloved and good-selling bands. Harmonious along with heavy guitar riffs, very smart lyrics, excellent production, steady rhythm section and memorable choruses. Just listen to songs like the powerful catchy "The Noose", the hit "Hit That" (which is the first single of the album), the groovy "The Worst Hangover Ever" (you must read the lyrics of this song!), the melodic semi-acoustic "Spare Me The Details", the punk-rocker "(Can't Get My) Head Around You", and the up tempo "Long Way Home", to understand that those guys are not kidding at all and they wrote the best songs they could, since 1994. One thing is for sure: the fans of the band will totally love "Splinter" and two or three songs of this album can become radio hits. If you are a fan of the band then grab "Splinter" right away. As for the others, they will listen to some songs of this album, from their radio.

T.A. 7/10

OGRE
“DAWN OF THE PROTO-MAN”
(Wόrmhole Records)

Ogre welcomes you to the Heavy- Doom world! Ogre were formed in the late 1999 by Ross Markonish (guitars) and Will Broadbent (drums) in the U.S.A. Later they found Ed Cunningham who plays the bass and makes the vocals. This album was released last year, but only now came into my hands… Let me tell you about the band’s influences in order to take an idea of their music: Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Budgie, Blue Cheer, AC/DC and many more! So, as you can understand their music is extra Heavy and Doomy and has nothing in common with the bullshit bands, which call themselves stoner rock or shit like that! The 70’s heavy sound is still alive! The vocals will some times remind you of Bobby Liebling (Pentagram), others of Bon Scott (AC/DC) etc. and generally are very melodic… The production is very good and as for the heaviness I have nothing to say! The artwork is just great but I can’t remember where I have seen this picture or something similar before… Watch out the track “The Jaded Beast” which is like a funeral march and lasts for 10 minutes! “Dawn Of The Proto-Man” is a high-recommended album to all, and especially to those who believe that stoner music is heavy… And finally, I’m just telling you to follow the band’s advice and “Listen to this album as humanly possible”!!

G.K. 8/10

EDDIE OJEDA
“AXES 2 AXES”
(Black Lotus)

For those who are not aware (shame on you, you shouldn’t be reading this site) Eddie used to be Twisted Sister’s guitarist and main composer, and this is his first personal album. Now you must have guessed the content of the CD, right? Yes, pure straight, traditional heavy metal in Twisted Sister’s vain. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to state that this could have been a new album of the legendary band. Of course Eddie’s guitar work, riffs and solos play here the leading role. Fast songs, atmospheric ones, ballads and instrumental thunders are the elements of the album and I can tell you that fans of the sound will be thrilled. After all we all yearn for some pure 80s revival once in a while, right? Eddie here is also behind the microphone - doing it very well. Plus Dio, Dee Snider and Joey Lynn Turner deliver one song each, with amazing results. Extra note should be make to the amazing cover on Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”, which kicks ass! This could be a must but for those who like traditional heavy metal!

A.S. 7,5/10  

OLETHRIO RIGMA
“O TROMOS TIS EXOUSIAS”
(Black Lotus)

Olethrio Rigma is one of the oldest punk/metalcore bands in Greece. “O Tromos Tis Exousias” is the fifth album for the band, which is almost well known in Greece. I am sure that the Greek fans of the band know exactly what to expect from them. For all the rest, who might not have heard of them in the past, I must say that the band plays metalcore with some punk influences. The vocalists (Nikos on brutal vocals and Emi on female/sick/out of tune vocals) sing with aggressive vocals that sound a little bad or strange to me, maybe because all of the tracks have Greek lyrics, which I don’t think they fit this kind of music… Anyway, the lyrics are also aggressive and criticize the politicians and their behavior/actions and generally, they protest against everything. The guitars (Nikos and Emi again) sound like you would expect them to sound from a metalcore band. The production isn’t as good as I expected and it was made at the Praxis Studios (Greece). The best song of the album is the first track (“Into The Fucking Death”), which is an instrumental one… This album is only advised to people in Greece who love this band, because I don’t think that anyone abroad will be seriously interested in them...

G.K. 4,5/10

101 SOUTH
"ROLL OF THE DICE"

101 South is the side project of Roger Scott Graig, who is the keyboardist of Harlan Cage. "Roll Of The Dice is their second album that they release, and once again they play excellent melodic rock. Although is the second album that Roger has released in the same year, I must say that it sounds very fresh and it has many great songs such as, the very good "What's Your Game", the homonymous "Roll Of The Dice", the atmospheric "Don't Stop Believing, the amazing "Borderline" and the very emotional ballad "Dark Cloud On The Horizon". Also I think that the voice of Gregory (who is the singer of the band) is a little bluesier and higher than the voice of Harlan Cage's Larry. And in this point I should inform you that also the rest of the songs are very exciting. This album is for sure one of the best of this year in its genre of course. All that you have to do is to buy "Roll Of The Dice" and enjoy with the great music that Roger is composing. Ahh, and I must not forget to thank Roger for giving us such a great music! What are you still waiting for? Just buy immediately this album and just push the "play" on your cd-player.

T.A. 9/10       K.P. 8,5/10

1208
“TURN OF THE SCREW”
(Epitaph)

1208 succeed in doing what Die Hunns failed to do: they play kick ass, in your face punk, rock ‘n’ roll with guts. The thing here is that the band seems to have worked a lot on the compositions, so that they become very interesting and are not glued to the usual punk rock sound. Not that they play anything innovative, or that they will turn the punk rock sound upside down, but the music here is good, rigorous, youthful and guarantees a good time. At times the sound is close to that of Offspring, as it uses many metal forms and elements (and many riffs as well - listen to “Smash The Badge”). As a whole we get a nice package of high-school punk rock with multiple vocals, suitable for some air time on the radios and perfect for some live shows at the club. To be honest every summer I like to have such a record, as it is easy listening and matches with the loose coming days (if only...). So I guess that this summer I will stick to 1208’s record.

A.S. 7/10

OPERA IX
“MALEVENTUM”

Opera IX is a band from Italy and "Maleventum" is the fourth release. The band plays black atmospheric metal, which is full of synths and many cliche ideas for the black metal scene. In my humble opinion the have many good elements in their songs like the bagpipe in the "Forgotten Gods" but they must compose some few minutes lasting songs cause it is very difficult to create interesting and not boring long play songs and few bands in the world have achieved this. If the music that you play is plainer there is no need to make a song lasts many minutes playing the same motive and keeping the same tempo. Also the production of the album is pretty good but personally I didn't like at all the way that the drums sound; don't have any depth and the sound is very flat. Anyway this is just a compassionate release and for sure you won't be sorry if you missed it. And I hope that someday many bands, which play black metal (and not only) to stop using all those stupid artworks with goats and satanic "scary" symbols! It's time to grow up and to deal more with the music and the lyrics. We're not little kids anymore! If Opera IX succeed to compose in the future a more poised and varied (especially in the tempo) album, then they will have many fans and their music will be more interesting.

T.A. 5,5/10

OPETH
“GHOST REVERIES”
(Roadrunner)

Album number eight for one of the most successful bands of our time and under a new label this time. Opeth have become one of the most intellectual bands today and everyone who’s into music must listen to them even if he doesn’t like them that much, just as it happens with Dream Theater. Once I believed that this band could become the leading band in metal genre but now I think that I was wrong. In order to be one of the best metal bands in the world you do not need only to play magnificent music but to be humble, to have self-awareness and to have conscious of what you are doing. Just like Dream Theater, Opeth are living in their own world were fans are only their power without caring about anyone else. I’m sorry to say that they have become professionals by any means. They play “professional” music and they have lost that magical spark that they once had.

That doesn’t mean that “Ghost Reveries” is a bad album or something like that. It’s just Opeth. It’s a well-played, well-produced and well-structured album that only Opeth can release. It’s just that their music has become not only predictable but also boring at times. There is no fantasy in what they are doing and that’s more than obvious. They have become the Dream Theater of their genre. They are producing music just to produce it. They have that sophisticated musical style just for no reason. They know that people consider them as a great band they simply became diva.

By saying the above things I want to make clear that I do not only care for the music but also for the human element. Opeth are still one of the leading bands in metal society and they still can combine very well death metal music along with prog rock of the 70’s but that does not mean that much to me anymore. Yes, this album has got and will get great reviews from all over the world and it well sell thousand of copies. Yes, everyone will praise them again for being unique and for their musical skills. Yes, this album has a flawless production yet again even though Steven Wilson is not anymore with the band. Yes, everyone will say that they are the new big metal band and things like that... but you can’t be that big when you have released 8 albums and you have not a classic release among them. You are a good talented band that your selfishness didn’t let you go further just like Dream Theater. Being a virtuoso player does not mean that you can easily compose songs. That’s has nothing to do with the ability of songwriting and vice versa.

By getting older I can see things clearer than I used to, away from fanaticism and childish narcissism. My musical criteria have changed a lot since I started listening to rock/metal music and I can understand which band is a professional with the bad term of the word and which band’s playing music straight from the heart. Opeth are a professional band which understand that music is a gold mine! Yes, it is but what’s the point in playing music when you have to make fool of you self and of your fans after all? I preferred them as a new surprising underground band than a big metal opponent group.

A.S.’s note: Pioneering and leading in a genre becomes a band with its 2nd-3d album (Dream Theater, Angra, Paradise Lost, Tool, Helloween, not to go back and mention Iron Maiden). If you are in your 8th album and you are still considered to be a big hope to lead a genre... give it up. They are just a very good band.

T.A. 7,5/10

OPUS ATLANTICA
"OPUS ATLANTICA"

Opus Atlantica is another project that was formed from Reinholz, who is the guitarist of Andromeda and Non Exist and also from Reingold, who is the bassist of Flower Kings. The band plays power metal music with lots of neoclassical elements and there are some good songs here like "Line Of Fire", which is simply the best song of the album and also the heavy "Edge Of The World". But the rest of the songs were simply well performed with too many cliches and without having something new to offer to the fans of this genre. I know that it is a kind of difficult to find a good and inspired power metal album in our time, cause many albums are being released every month but the most of them do not deserve a penny! Opus Atlantica is not a bad project, but is a little bit far way form what Reinholz and Reingold are playing with their bands. I mean that in one hand Opus Atlantica don't have any thrashy-death metal elements (ala Non Exist) and in the other hand no prog 70's elements (ala Flower Kings). That thing is not completely wrong but when I'm listening to this album my mind goes right away to bands like Rhapsody, or Malmsteen, or Rainbow, even though it would be very unfair to draw a parallel between Opus Atlantica and them. I'm not trying to compare Opus Atlantica with any of the bands above, but the fans of power metal music must be very pretentious from a band of this music style. I believe that, while the album is good, many albums like this one heave been released and they will be released in the future. And that thing doesn't mean that we should afford all those efforts cause in that case we will be run out of money!

T.A. 6/10

ORANGE GOBLIN
“THIEVING FROM THE HOUSE OF GOD”
(Rise Above)

What I like about this band is that it tries to differentiate its sound frequently enough, so that it won’t end up repeating itself again and again. This is a remarkable effort, especially in the genre of hard rock/stoner where choices are rather limited. This is the case here. Psychedelic-isms of the early works, or Motorhead-like approach like that of “Coup De Grace” are over. Instead we get a rather straightforward hard rock style. This change has possibly much to do with the departure of the one guitarist (Pete O’Malley), which left the band with one guitar - the “old fashioned” Joe Hoare. However don’t be misled and think that the new approach has altered the “soul” of the band. You can distinguish the usual Goblin sound easily here too. It’s just that this album owes much more to Free or Cream for example, rather than Sabbath. And as you might guess the balls of this album are big as usual. Goblin is an institution, even though it never became mainstream! If you are into this sound, bite it without further thought. Being harsh...

A.S. 7,5/10

ORANGE GOBLIN
"COUP DE GRACE"

If their name was "Green Goblin" they would have gained great publicity with the brand new "SpiderMan" film. But I don't think that this band needs any kind of such publicity! They possibly don't give a damn about it anyway. Their fourth length album finds them more mature and heavy as hell. Riffs are creeping within the mud (listen to "Made of Rats" and you will possibly recollect some early black Sabbath memories), but they manage not to be monotonous. In the contrary there are many slow/bluesy breaks (along with the heavy outbreaks) within the songs that give a wonderful variety in the album. No joking now guys this album is great yet different from what other bands of the genre play. Orange Goblin is among the top members of what came to be known as "stoner genre"! All their beloved roots are here: Black Sabbath, Trouble, Kyuss etc, presented with this unique Goblin feeling and imagination. I am sure that all fans of stoner rock (and definitely not only them) will adore this album. 

A.S. 8/10

ORPLID
“STERBENDER SATYR”
(Auerback Tontrager)

Orplid is a German band that was formed in 1996. I haven’t heard the previous works of the band but in “Sterbender Satyr” the band is moving on folk, electronic psychotic paths with some male and female vocals every now and then. The album’s title means “Dying Satyr” and maybe the band has been influenced by the Greek mythology this time… and I say maybe ‘cause the vocals are all in German language and I do not understand anything. The atmosphere is quite gloomy and cold and I totally believe that this release does not address to many people but only to those that are font of the darkness and the dark atmospheres in general. I would recommend you to listen to some samples before you go out buying it.

T.A. 6,5/10

T.A. 7/10

OSI 
"OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE"

The "Office of Strategic Influence" is a super-project formed by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) on guitars, Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums, Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, ex-Dream Theater) on keyboards and vocals and Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot) on bass. All the above great musicians made an album that is very difficult to be described. In general I can say that this album belongs to the progressive metal/rock scene. The songs are not easy to be listening and also they can be difficulty memorised. If you want to understand the album as a whole result, you have to listen to it many times and then you will realise that each time you listening to it, you 're going have a different opinion about it. Some songs are heavy and have some speed and others are painful slow. In my opinion the best song in this album is "Shutdown", on which Steven Wilson (Porcupine tree) sings. You must defiantly listen to it! Other worth-hearing songs are "Hello, Helicopter", "Dirt From a Holy Place" and "OSI". If you are curious about who OSI are, just try to listen to them, it's definitely worthwhile!

G.K. 7,5/10

OUTLAND
“LONG WAY HOME”
(Melodic Symphony/Frontiers)

Outland’s new album will please all AOR fans cause it’s in the same style with its debut but this time with better production and better songs. The band, which is predestined to offer us good 80’s AOR, could not go wrong. This time the songs are more powerful, memorable and well produced. If you love Survivor, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and Boston then you are going to like songs like: “Borderline”, “Love Ain’t The Answer”, “The Hardest Part Of All”, “Madeline”, “Turn Some Pages”, “Don’t Turn Back” and the bonus track “Love Of My Life”. Jeff Prentice and Rob Nishida showed once again their big love for this kind of music and this time they had the help of Pat Torpey (Mr. Big) behind the drums as well. There is also a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “Hollywood” in the album, which is good, and is played with a more AOR feeling. I’m sure that the fans of the band and the lovers of 80’s American AOR will love this album ‘cause is better than their debut in any way but it is only recommended to the AOR die-hard fans. As for the others listen to it first and then decided whether it fits you or not.

T.A. 7/10

OUTLAND
“DIFFERENT WORLDS”
(Avalon/Marquee)

Outland was formed by the L.A.’s musicians Jeff Prentice and Rob Nishida. The music style of the band is A.O.R./melodic rock, which is more close to the 80’s style of this genre. The band have been influenced from bands like Bon Jovi, Boston and of course the “kings” of A.O.R., Survivor. I do not know how many of you, like or are still in love with the 80’s A.O.R. sound, but this album is gonna bring you back a lot of memories for sure! So, if you still fond of this sound, then you should listen to songs like, the opener “Valerie”, the up-tempo rocker “Love Alive”, the sensitive ballad “Forever Yours”, the rocker “One More Night”, the 80’s guitar driver “Mary Anne”, the super ballad “Last Forever”, the very good cover of the Stage Dolls track “Love Cries” and the affecting ballad “Dream Away”. In a few words, this album won’t change your life and it won’t offer you something new at all, but in the end it is a very good and honest try from the band to play music that they truly like. If you consider yourself as a fan of this genre that should have all the releases of this genre then give ‘em a shot.

T.A. 6,5/10

OUT OF THE LAIR
“PSYCHOTEARS”
(Self-Financed)

The group was formed in 1995 and was firstly named Wolverine. They come from Thessaloniki, Greece, and they changed their name to Out Of The Lair in the year 2000. After some line-up changes and taking part in many gigs as a support group for bands like: Evergrey, Sentenced, Nevermore, Candlemass, On Thorns I Lay, Rotting Christ, Primordial and others, they recorded this album which was financed by themselves and not under a label! The current line up is: Spyros (guitars, vocals), Dim (guitars), George Kantzios (bass) and Dionysis Nikolaidis (drums). The music that these guys play is classic heavy metal with many melodies and many interesting moments. Most of the tracks have heavy riffs, interesting vocals, nice lyrics and catchy refrains. I must also mention that in the last two tracks Sakis, Rotting Christ’s vocalist, does some guest vocals. There are also some female vocals in two tracks made by Eleonora. These two guests musicians make the album more interesting and give a different atmosphere so that the album can become enjoyable and for people who like more aggressive music… The production is very nice and is made by George Pyrgos and Out Of The Lair. Lets go now to the booklet, which is very well and professionally designed. It has a wonderful artwork and includes all the lyrics and information about the band. Finally, the CD contains some multimedia extras such as video, lyrics, biography, photos etc. I believe that with a little more effort the band is ready to sign a contract and release its next album. For more information check their website: www.outofthelair.com.

G.K. 7/10

OVERKILL
“KILLBOX 13”

Every time I hear something about the band named “Overkill”, two things come across my mind at once. The first one is that all the members of the group know very well the kind of music the band plays and the second is that the band has never disappointed any (of its fans) fan since now, as they have never released a weak album. So their new cd came upon my hands and I admit that I had no doubt that the album would be good. The matter was how good it would be and I mean that either it would be a normal Overkill work or it would be a great album. After the first listening I was amazed because this is a wonderful record! Even know that I have listened to it many times I have the same opinion and I still enjoy listening to it just like the first time. “Killbox 13” is a classic Overkill album: old school thrash metal influences with great melodies and somehow brutal and aggressive vocals (brutal meaning something like Udo’s voice…) that spit every word straight into your face! The band does not forget its past and even now that almost all thrash groups have turned their sound to other soft forms Overkill insist on emphasizing on heavy guitars and aggressive music. The production is for once again heavy and clear, as it should be for a group of this style. All tracks are great and are going to make your head banging without realizing it! The super hits of this album, according to my opinion, are “Devil By The Tail”, “Damned”, ”No Lights” and “Stuck Down”. This album is surely one of the best albums the band has ever released, and speaking for myself, this is their best album! Buy it or you will be sorry! 

G.K. 8/10

OVERLOADED
“HAIL THE KINGDOM/HELLFIRE E.P.”
(Indie)

Overloaded is a brand new band from Detroit that plays passionate, powerful hard rockin’ music. The guys from the band sent me both the debut album that was released in April of 2005 and their newest E.P. “Hellfire” that was also released a few months later. This is a hard working band, no doubt about it, which has been influenced from bands like Skid Row, Saigon Kick and L.A. Guns, and from what I can see they have the guts and the will to go on... and they can succeed. There are some differences between the debut album and the E.P., especially on the production. The debut although is has a solid sound, it looses some dynamics but believe me that this is one of the best productions that I have heard from an independent release. It’s not bad or something like that but it just doesn’t have the shine that a good professional production has... that’s all. The production on the E.P. is much better and more dynamic, as it is the music of the band which has become a little heavier on “Hellfire”. As it concerns the songs of the album and of the E.P., I have to say that they are very interesting and heavy and there is now way to get bored by listening to both albums. My beloved songs from the two releases are: “Beaver Fever”, “Where Are You Running To?”, “Cyclone”, “Sick”, “Hellfire”, “Shotgun City” and “Zygote”. The band has the potentials to make a carrier in music and it’s a matter of time to be discovered by a record company. It’s really weird how music labels mostly sign trash gay pop-rock bands and they ignore heavy new talented bands like Overloaded. Do not overlook a new gifted band that now is making its first steps in the music world. You will regret it afterwards. Visit the band’s official site at: www.overloadedmusic.com and try somehow to get its two releases and especially the new E.P.

T.A. 7/10

OWING TO THIS
“BREATH THE MIDNIGHT AIR”
(Casket)

This band was formed in early 2003 and during the two years that have passed since then, the band has released six EPs, played many live shows, signed a contract with Casket Records and released its debut album! The band says that they play hardcore music, but I found very few hardcore influences in their sound... Their music is basically based on the melodic death metal, but there are also some nu-metal and doom and hardcore influences as well. The vocals (Chris Walsh) are aggressive and can be characterized as hardcore vocals by the fans of this kind of music. I would characterize them as annoying vocals, because I couldn’t stand them at all... He screams and squeaks in a very bad way that gives on my nerves! Their main characteristic is their ability to change their style from aggressive to very calm with a very nice way, but this is not enough for a new-coming band. The vocalist destroys every good idea, every good riff and the heavy/clean production on this album! The guitarists (Robb Merhej and Alec Chaney) have done a very good job and the same goes for the rhythm section (Tom Bicknell on bass and James Thaw on drums). I believe that if the band had another vocalist this would be a good aggressive album and the grade would have been higher for sure...

G.K. 4/10