Video Of The Week #6

It Prevails, need I say more? One word to describe them? Awesomeamazing. Yeah, I just combined awesome and amazing, but that should be a real word. They are awesomeamazing. Look I did it again. Anyway, enjoy!

The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give

When I think of The Ghost Inside one word comes to mind, consistent. I think most of the people out there who have heard this band know what I mean. This is not just another replica of every other band. No, these guys stand out among the rest of the melodic hardcore bands. Every album brings something new to the table. Get What You Give is no different.

Many bands have tried and failed when trying to incorporate clean vocals into their sound. This time around The Ghost Inside took a crack at it and guess what? It’s not bad, actually I’m impressed. Engine 45 stands out because of it and so does Dark Horse. It brings something different to the sound. As I said before, The Ghost Inside isn’t just another replica. I like their decision, especially since they can pull it off. Jonathan (singer) shows that not only does he scream like a beast, he can sing also.

“All my life I’ve been searching for something, 
To break these chains. To break these chains. 
But I’ll keep swinging…”

As usual their music hits hard, drum fills and heavy riffs beating you until you feel groggy. It’s awesome. The few mellow moments fits perfectly. Never feeling forced and give another dimension to the album. When K.C left (drummer) left I think that many like me were a bit worried. Okay, really worried. He left a big hole to fill. In comes Andrew Tkaczyk, former drummer of For The Fallen Dreams. I never had any doubts that he could do great work behind the kit. K.C is skilled, but so is Andrew and this shows. For example on Thirty Three,  Andrew shows yet again how good of a drummer he really is. To be honest the whole band shines on that song. Teamwork at it’s greatest.

Lyrically they are as good as ever.  The theme of the lyrics deals with everything from self-sacrifice to addiction. Jonathan has stated that much of his inspiration for the lyrics on this album comes from his brother passing away. In the song “White Light” Jonathan deals with his brother passing. “I feel his cold breath on my neck, he’s watching my steps and telling me that I could be next”. That line did hit me really hard. In away it’s a beautiful line about how fragile life is. Top notch lyrics as always.

 

This album sounds massive. Just as before, The Ghost Inside hits you like a train, knocking the shit out of you. I’m amazed how they can push to another level with every album. It just amazing. This will be the album to beat this year, The Ghost Inside just raised the bar even more. I’m so happy, I’ve wanted to hear this album for a long time. I was a little worried that I wouldn’t like it. Mostly because I’ve been hyping it up in my head. Many times when you do that, you get disappointed. That was not the case this time around. I never thought that they would have clean singing on a album. That together with the lyrics, screams, drum fills, riffs and overall sound production make this a very solid album.

Rating: 4.5/5

Video Of The Week #5

 

Mastodon is an amazing band. Watch this. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

 

For The Fallen Dreams – Wasted Youth

For The Fallen Dreams have released their 4th album called “Wasted Youth”. Dylan Richter, the bands vocalist said before the album came out that it would be like “Back Burner, but more mature”. Do I agree with that statement? No, I really don’t. I was a bit disappointed by “Back Burner”, but “Wasted Youth” just plain sucks. It’s a waste of time to listen to it. Why is that? Read on.

In my review of “Back Burner” I was quite positive of the change the band was making. I have to say that I still stand by that. But and this is a big one, For the Fallen Dreams can’t pull it off. They have clearly showed that now. I can’t tell you how boring these songs are. Breakdown after breakdown. Cleans sounds really forced. It’s just bad all around. There is nothing that stands out on this album. It’s just generic metalcore. Most of the songs are based on the same formula.

To tell you the truth, it’s bad, really bad. Did I mention that the lyrics are dull? After Andrew Tkaczyk left the band, it has just been downhill for this band. Andrew was the main songwriter and it shows. They are lost without him. They are a lost cause trying to sound like a bad A Day To Remember copy. This sound just doesn’t fit them.  It’s rather sad how this band has turned out. There is nothing that could save this band anymore. Where did the magic go guys?

Rating: 1/5