Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Grenades/Heaven Is Empty/Red Cobra Records/2013 CD Review


  Grenades  are  a  band  from  Seattle,  Washington  that  plays  a  mixture  of  metal,  post  rock  and  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Heaven  Is  Empty" which  was  released  by  Red  Cobra  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present on this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very   strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  post  rock,  metal  and  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  post  rock  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  mostly  aggressive  sounding  hardcore  vocals  with  some  clean  singing  and  post  rock  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Grenades  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  metal,  hardcore  and  post  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Emerald"  "Misery  Whip"  "All  Hail  The  Snake"  and  "Collecting  Your  Bones".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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