Die Alone - Demo
With members of Blackout, Burial, Brick vs Face, Dryden, Upheld and Snake Run it's clear these boys can all do their thing musically, but I think the demo fails to realise the bands potential.
The demo begins with a foot stomping Evil Priestish intro which it sets the tone for the next 10 minutes. Its modern hardcore in the vein of Terror, Cruel Hand or Down To Nothing. The demo is loud, but sounds a bit squashed dynamically. The grammatically confusing first song Sees No End would have been the strongest song, except it has some very strange and washy distortion going on, making the mix a bit confusing. Lost Inside slips in a few punctuated guitar stabs near to the end of the song which again add a interesting twist to the middle song.
Changes would have to be my favourite song, both lyrically and musically, being well put together and an example effective songwriting. The song leaves itself a little more room to breathe while at the same time is effectively abrasive.
For the most part, the guitar rifts and dynamics do exactly what they should, but this strength is also the demos main weakness - predictability. However, in saying that, there's some pretty catchy guitar breaks, which keep the momentum of demo running along nicely. Lyrically we don't see a whole lot of ground being broken, with the songs favoring personal fortitude rather than social issues. It seems that there's something missing from the vocal delivery as the demo fails to grab me lyrically, but as this is little D's first time behind a mic for a few years, it might take a while for his voice to thicken.
All in all a sweet demo, definitely worth buying, but still expecting better things to come.
http://www.myspace.com/diealonehc
not my nicest review, but trying to stay honest
Sat May 09, 2009
With members of Blackout, Burial, Brick vs Face, Dryden, Upheld and Snake Run it's clear these boys can all do their thing musically, but I think the demo fails to realise the bands potential.
The demo begins with a foot stomping Evil Priestish intro which it sets the tone for the next 10 minutes. Its modern hardcore in the vein of Terror, Cruel Hand or Down To Nothing. The demo is loud, but sounds a bit squashed dynamically. The grammatically confusing first song Sees No End would have been the strongest song, except it has some very strange and washy distortion going on, making the mix a bit confusing. Lost Inside slips in a few punctuated guitar stabs near to the end of the song which again add a interesting twist to the middle song.
Changes would have to be my favourite song, both lyrically and musically, being well put together and an example effective songwriting. The song leaves itself a little more room to breathe while at the same time is effectively abrasive.
For the most part, the guitar rifts and dynamics do exactly what they should, but this strength is also the demos main weakness - predictability. However, in saying that, there's some pretty catchy guitar breaks, which keep the momentum of demo running along nicely. Lyrically we don't see a whole lot of ground being broken, with the songs favoring personal fortitude rather than social issues. It seems that there's something missing from the vocal delivery as the demo fails to grab me lyrically, but as this is little D's first time behind a mic for a few years, it might take a while for his voice to thicken.
All in all a sweet demo, definitely worth buying, but still expecting better things to come.
http://www.myspace.com/diealonehc
not my nicest review, but trying to stay honest
Sat May 09, 2009