The Burial Demo 08
For someone who grew out of metalcore quite quickly, I didn't really buy into the The Burial hype. True, with members from a bunch of notable nzhc bands - Damage, Evil Priest, Kill Me Quickly, Antagonist, Promise of Bloodshed, Upheld etc... I expected them to be solid, raw and fast - and they are. I think Simon compared them to a combination of Perseverance era Hatebreed and Ringworm, which seems pretty accurate ( I dunno?). There's also a big Promise / Damage vibe in the demo lots of double kick, lots of picking in between rifts and half time breaks.
I was never a huge fan of Wadzys lyrics in Damage, but in The Burial I find myself more in agreement. They're honest, raw and angry, yet at the same time self aware. Determination begins with:
"What was harder than life itself was to look into the mirror and ask myself,
why the fuck do I feel such bitter emptiness, when I am blessed with a life of privilege"
The demos is essentially five two minute songs, with every song blisteringly fast with a heavy break - I'm a bit hesitant to say breakdown, as that implies a more simple version than what The Burial achieve.
My criticisms of the demo are mainly personal preferences. It 'sounds' great, but the drums sound a bit too robotic, and I think the mix a bit too thick / heavy in the mid's and lows. The songs while being individually pretty great, follow a pretty familiar pattern. So after repeated listening the songs start to merge into each other.
My favorite song would have to be the final song - Destroy and Rebuild an apt and timely criticism of our increasingly narcissistic and spineless subculture.
"Where the heart and the passion? Now its contrived emotion and fashion.
A cheap parody of what it could be"
this demo is a must have - definitely pick one up.
hype as yet undelivered, but I have a feeling it's in the mail...
http://www.myspace.com/theburialnz
Sat May 09, 2009
For someone who grew out of metalcore quite quickly, I didn't really buy into the The Burial hype. True, with members from a bunch of notable nzhc bands - Damage, Evil Priest, Kill Me Quickly, Antagonist, Promise of Bloodshed, Upheld etc... I expected them to be solid, raw and fast - and they are. I think Simon compared them to a combination of Perseverance era Hatebreed and Ringworm, which seems pretty accurate ( I dunno?). There's also a big Promise / Damage vibe in the demo lots of double kick, lots of picking in between rifts and half time breaks.
I was never a huge fan of Wadzys lyrics in Damage, but in The Burial I find myself more in agreement. They're honest, raw and angry, yet at the same time self aware. Determination begins with:
"What was harder than life itself was to look into the mirror and ask myself,
why the fuck do I feel such bitter emptiness, when I am blessed with a life of privilege"
The demos is essentially five two minute songs, with every song blisteringly fast with a heavy break - I'm a bit hesitant to say breakdown, as that implies a more simple version than what The Burial achieve.
My criticisms of the demo are mainly personal preferences. It 'sounds' great, but the drums sound a bit too robotic, and I think the mix a bit too thick / heavy in the mid's and lows. The songs while being individually pretty great, follow a pretty familiar pattern. So after repeated listening the songs start to merge into each other.
My favorite song would have to be the final song - Destroy and Rebuild an apt and timely criticism of our increasingly narcissistic and spineless subculture.
"Where the heart and the passion? Now its contrived emotion and fashion.
A cheap parody of what it could be"
this demo is a must have - definitely pick one up.
hype as yet undelivered, but I have a feeling it's in the mail...
http://www.myspace.com/theburialnz
Sat May 09, 2009