Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Empire Of Rats/Self Titled/A389 Recordings/2013 CD Review


  Empire  Of  Rats  are  a  band  from  Ohio  that  plays  a  very  heavy  form  of  hardcore  with  metal  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2013  album  which  was  released  by  A389  Recordings.

  "Leeches"  begins  with  a  spoken  word  sample  before  going  into  a  heavier  guitar  riff  along  with  drums  and  after  awhile  the  aggressive  vocals,  faster  riffs  and  blast  beats  kick  in  before  making  switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  towards  the  end  you  can  hear  some  powerful  bass  guitars.

  "Another  Minute  In  Hell"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  which  lead  to  some  aggressive  sounding  hardcore  vocals  and  then  the  music  switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  mid  paced  before  a  brief  guitar  lead  that  leads  to  the  song  going  into  a  fater  direction  for  awhile  as  well  as  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Bottomless  Pit"  begins  with  some  drums  which  lead  to  some  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  the  vocals  kicking  in  a  few  seconds  later  and  as  the  song  moves  on  the  riffs  start  getting  more  diverse.

  "Untitled"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  lead  to  the  vocals  and  bass  guitars  kicking  in  and  a  minute  later t he  song  goes  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  guitar  leads  before  slowing  down  again.

  :Society's  Zero"  begins  with  some  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  which  lead  to  some  drums  and  vocals  before  slowing  down  but  remaining  heavy  all  at  the  same  time.and  after  awhile t here  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads  along  with  some  heavier  bass  guitars.

  'Rats  Reign"  begins  with  a  spoken  word  part  before  going  into  heavy  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  vocals  and  after  awhile  the  guitar  riffing  starts  utilizing  some  melody  in  some  parts  as  well  as  the  bass  guitars  getting  heavier.

  "Sinking"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  rhythms  and  leads  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  aggressive  vocals   before  going  into  a  slow  but  still  heavy  direction.

  "Little  From  The  World"  begins  with  some aggressive  drums  and  guitar  riffs  before  slowing  down  and  adding  in  powerful  bass  guitars  and  aggressive  vocals.

  'We're  Dead"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs   before  into  drums  and  vocals  along  with  some  brutal  blast  beats  being  utilized  and  then t he  song  slows  down  and  adds  in  some  heavy  bass  guitars  before  speeding  up.

  "Exposed"  begins  with  some  heavy  bass  guitars  before  going  into  rhythm  guitars  and  drums  and  adding m in  some  aggressive  hardcore  shouts  and  adding  in  some  faster  parts  but  also  slowing  down  at  times.

  "Early  Morning"  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  which  utilize  finger  picking  before  going  into  some  heavier  guitars  and  drums  along  with  some  powerful  bass  guitars  and  after  awhile  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads  and  solos.

  Song  lyrics  cover  everyday,  violent  and  hateful  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t he  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Empire  Of  Rats  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  hardcore  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Leeches"  "Bottomless  Pits"  "Sinking"  and  "Exposed".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

       

 

  

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