It's hilarious to think how much I hated this band before the departure of former frontman Sonny Moore. Words can't really begin to describe how much he shat me up the wall. The band's first release without him, 2008's From First to Last, wasn't brilliant by any stretch but it's still miles ahead of anything the band did with Moore. The vocals were taken over by one Matt Good, who is in possession of a far stronger and far more interesting voice.
It's now time for them to follow up, and their album Throne to the Wolves is set for a 2010 release. As a taste-test, they've release the track Going Lohan to their MySpace profile. It immediately seems like the teething problems that were present on From First to Last are, at the very least, being worked out. The transitions and progressions are smoother, the mix is far less vocal-centric and the vocals themselves have a sting in the tail - especially when the surprisingly good screams take over. Who'd have know, too, that this lot can shred like old-school metal heroes? The song might be just shy of three minutes, but it still holds plenty of substance, in addition to hope for the band's future.
FINAL RATING (/10): 8
Modern post-hardcore usually isn't my bag; but the sixteen year old in me still gets a substantial boner (he loved Hawthorne, Saosin, etc). This is great, and I really hope they can keep it up for a whole album.
xx
David
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