Published: Absolute Underground #48 October/November 2012
This is an Album that was released last year but it deserves a listen. Maybe because it's kind of all over the place or because it's just really interesting. The main and constant person in this band is John Cobbett and he has been in like ten other bands including GWAR and The Lord weird Slough feg. This being his own band he seems to do whatever the fuck he wants. And what he wants to do is try a little bit of everything.
This band used to feature some death metal but with a new vocalist there is no longer any. They go from progressive rock on "17th St" and "the grain" to the metal riffing on "romance valley" and the full-on weepy balled of "summer tears". The only real similarity between all the songs are Joe Hutton's strong vocals and that that they all display solid muscianship. They all have a different sound to them. This isn't one of those albums where it sounds like the same song repeated over and over. It's all rock n roll that doesn't fit a mold and I think it's a pretty good listen. It's not loud party rock but it's still pretty good music. I think it's probably worth checking out.
Michael F. Carnage
http://www.hammersofmisfortune.com/
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