Title: YOUR DEMISE - Ignorance Never Dies
metal4life - April 13, 2009 05:43 PM (GMT)
YOUR DEMISE
Ignorance Never Dies
Visible Noise 2009
Some band names reek of metalcore. Normally they have names depicting some foreboding doom or some kind of bad prophecy and hence we arrive at Your Demise fitting in nicely within my preconceptions and prejudices as far as this style of music is concerned. However to pigeonhole YD as purely a metalcore band would be doing them a slight disservice. They do have other influences within their arsenal but the vocal style and the use of constant breakdowns leads you to one redeeming conclusion - metalcore.
These guys are obviously young and metalcore is mainly a young man's game apart from a few older bands of course but they have spawned so many imitators amongst the younger generation that perhaps detracts from their achievements. In other words the scene is pretty infested with metalcore bands in the UK, although you do often read interviews with them disassociating themselves with the genre and I would hazard a guess YD would do similar. However they would be wrong in my opinion as their album is steeped in that style all the way through.
So what are they like as a metalcore band? Well they don't peddle any sugary melodic choruses for a start although the barking vocals are less abrasive than some bands. The sound of the band is pristine as they've been afforded a very heavy crystal clear production which helps no doubt. There is particular room in the mix for a clangy bass to be heard bouncing away. The riffs are a mix of pummelling hardcore angst and chuggy breakdowns. The drum work is precise, clear and once again sounds spot on. Indeed they lack nothing sonically speaking.
They even include a couple of dub bass techno jam tracks - one being pretty short and the other longer. I am not sure I understood the purpose of these tracks but there you go I guess they want to do something different as well. Soon the next song reverts to typical hardcore-y metal angst with clichés in full force. This album will appeal to fans of Biohazard and metalcore bands who are more than 50% hardcore such as Madball etc. There are definitely some enjoyable groove riffs on display such as on the song TF which rolls and nags along pretty well.
This is a good album and you can add another point to my mark if you like this style of mainly hardcore with a few metallic riffs thrown in, but otherwise they are not going to win too many friends amongst older metalheads. I guess they would go down pretty well in a live setting where the band's undoubted energy can be seen to greater effect.
© Pirage Forsi
Rating **1/2 (2.5/5.0)
Buy at Amazon
Ignorance Never Dies
Visible Noise 2009
Some band names reek of metalcore. Normally they have names depicting some foreboding doom or some kind of bad prophecy and hence we arrive at Your Demise fitting in nicely within my preconceptions and prejudices as far as this style of music is concerned. However to pigeonhole YD as purely a metalcore band would be doing them a slight disservice. They do have other influences within their arsenal but the vocal style and the use of constant breakdowns leads you to one redeeming conclusion - metalcore.
These guys are obviously young and metalcore is mainly a young man's game apart from a few older bands of course but they have spawned so many imitators amongst the younger generation that perhaps detracts from their achievements. In other words the scene is pretty infested with metalcore bands in the UK, although you do often read interviews with them disassociating themselves with the genre and I would hazard a guess YD would do similar. However they would be wrong in my opinion as their album is steeped in that style all the way through.
So what are they like as a metalcore band? Well they don't peddle any sugary melodic choruses for a start although the barking vocals are less abrasive than some bands. The sound of the band is pristine as they've been afforded a very heavy crystal clear production which helps no doubt. There is particular room in the mix for a clangy bass to be heard bouncing away. The riffs are a mix of pummelling hardcore angst and chuggy breakdowns. The drum work is precise, clear and once again sounds spot on. Indeed they lack nothing sonically speaking.
They even include a couple of dub bass techno jam tracks - one being pretty short and the other longer. I am not sure I understood the purpose of these tracks but there you go I guess they want to do something different as well. Soon the next song reverts to typical hardcore-y metal angst with clichés in full force. This album will appeal to fans of Biohazard and metalcore bands who are more than 50% hardcore such as Madball etc. There are definitely some enjoyable groove riffs on display such as on the song TF which rolls and nags along pretty well.
This is a good album and you can add another point to my mark if you like this style of mainly hardcore with a few metallic riffs thrown in, but otherwise they are not going to win too many friends amongst older metalheads. I guess they would go down pretty well in a live setting where the band's undoubted energy can be seen to greater effect.
© Pirage Forsi
Rating **1/2 (2.5/5.0)
Buy at Amazon