BornBroken is a 5-piece band from Montreal. They were formed in 2008 and have been working on this, their first album as far as I can tell for two years. They're getting a lot of attention in eastern Canada through a lot of hard work and playing a tonne of shows. This album "The healing powers of hate" is meant to be a concept album about being left behind in society. About rising above and fighting for equality.
The first thing that jumps to my attention is the sound of Lamb of God about ten years ago with the vocals and tech-guitar. Also a bit of an early Hatebreed feel, maybe somewhere around the "perseverance" era. They play faster than that though. In the first two tracks you get the feel and direction they are going for, you see the concept. It's all pretty clear about the whole society pushing you down and you have to push back for the good of everyone. And this message is being pushed through with a pretty solid metal-core sound. By #4"I will rise" and #5"Control" you start to get a little more soloing and variation in the guitars. The vocals stay on the same dry metal course on most of the songs, there is nothing clean here. The title track is the last one here and I think it's the best work on the album. It has varying tempos and a lot of solos throughout the middle of the track.
The concept is strong with this one and they stick to it with every song. Each one of tem about struggles and fighting back. About pushing through and having perseverance to push and fight for the good. If you like metal-core you're probably going to like this. For their first release I think they're doing the genre proud and could do well if they keep it up.
Michael F Carnage
http://www.brokenmusic.ca/
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