Well now, this band dictate to me which letters of their name I can use uppercase for and which I can use lowercase for. I have no choice in the matter. And their press release sets them up big time. Without really doing them a great deal of justice at all. The title of the record may just give you a pre-supposed idea about them. But I would suggest I have made a wise decision to ignore all of this and just listen to the music. Which is plain and simply inspiring stuff.
It’s an intense record, but it isn’t for the average impatient, 1 minute hardcore song fan. Neither is it really going to impress the average Dillinger Escape Plan fan. It has its Converge moments as much as it has its Biffy Clyro moments. 30 seconds of noise are followed by a complete drop out and a dirty bass line for a minute or so. More than anything you get the impression that this lot simply make music exactly as they like it. Which is always the sign of something good.
It’s not especially anything you haven’t heard before on an Icarus Line album, but let’s be honest, the world needs more bands that sound like that. I hope this lot do fucking well for themselves. They are on to a good thing. I would recommend having a cheeky listen and reminding yourself that sometimes distorting every instrument is a good thing.
Mike