Benchpress Interview

 

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

The band is called BENCHPRESS and we are a 5 piece hardcore band from Pennsylvania. 2.How would you describe your musical sound? Metallic hardcore. 3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music? Getting your heart broken, hating religion, shitty friends/people. Just the every day push and pull of life on this fucking diarrhea planet. 4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'BenchPress'? It's a thing that you do with weights..... 5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance? The intensity of the German shows we have played has yet to be matched. Stage show? Lots of spinning, stomping, jumping, and our singer wears a backwards hat and completely inverts the microphone and wags his head from side to side. Just kidding, we just headbang and punch shit. 6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future? Yep. 7.Recently you where a part of a split with Martyrs Tongue, what are your thoughts on the other band that had participated in the split? Their songs are fucking amazing. Super talented guys. Axel records all of their stuff and is involved with countless other projects. He lives and breathes that shit. 8.The split was released on Get This Right Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label? Ran by the coolest motherfuckers on earth. Launched the careers of bands like Full of Hell and Empire of Rats. They are the best label in hardcore and all other music genres. 9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of hardcore? If people like your music, they will tell you. No one really goes out of their way to tell us we suck so I would say 100% positive feedback, worldwide. 10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future? We would love to be a part of the Illuminati and play the super bowl. 11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays? Hardcore, thrash and death. Sepultura, Slayer, Entombed, Dismember, Steel Nation, Cro Mags Hatebreed, Madball, No Warning. Shit like 'at. 12.What are some of your non musical interests? Lifting, screen printing, graphic design, stand up comedy, good beer. Basically grillin, and chillin' and every other aspect of what goes into being in a band. 13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts? I LOVE SELLIN' BLOW

Straightline Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Sure. The Band passed through several Line Up Changes in the past Years and it seems like it finally found a consistent Line-Up. Since it was a bigger problem in our first years to get more shows and release more material (due to permanent line-up changes) we are very active now and released 2 Ep´s and a Full Length in the past 3 Years. We´re touring 1 – 2 Times in a Year and are constantly searching for new shows and also want to bring out a new Full Length next year. So the things are looking good these days.


2. Recently you have released a new ep. can you tell us a little bit more about the musical direction of the newer music and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

Seriously. It´s the same stuff we always do ! J it´s skatepunk with a big metal touch and some hardcore. You will find 4 songs on it . one metallic hc-punk song, one clear and fast skatepunk song, one 90´s pop punk song and 1 very short and fast thrash metal song including blast beats. I think there´s something from everything we do. So people who like us should be satisfied J

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

Also here I have to say we sing about the same J we´re still pissed on the world and so it goes against exploitation, being blinded by the media and the cold attitude of the biggest part of our western civilization. But of course we try to give it all a positive note and to encourage some people to stand up and change something. Like in the Song “Retrogressive”. It´s not too late to stop what we created…

4. The band was originally known as Softcore, what was the decision behind the name change and also the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Straightline'?

Jep. The Band was called Softcore, but only because it was their name when I joined the Band. At the Beginning we we´re almost a Millencolin Cover band and slowly I began to write songs and the music progressed. The Members changed until there was no one left except of me (Bart – Guitars and Vocals). So I decided to also change the whole Bandname as this was a different Band now. But we still play some Songs of the Softcore era and some Songs of it were recorded on our first Album “No Way Out” in 2005.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Hm. Good question. For sure we had some of the best gigs on our Ukraine and Russia tour last year. The people there went completely crazy. Especially Moscov was unbelievable. Generally you can say that gigs in eastern Europe kicks ass. Sure, we also played with some great and big bands and always had a blast with em but it´s the small concerts with nice atmosphere that we love. The feeling when you play somewhere hundreds or thousands of kilometers from home and there are still people who want to listen to your songs and even sing with you. This is by far one of the best feelings you could get in life. And of course we give it back to the people – we give EVERYTHING on every live show and do all we can to entertain the people. There is no choreo or something like that but we jump around everytime and everywhere we can, motivate the people and sweat our asses off. No matter if there are 3, 300 or 3000 people. And we are much faster and heavier live.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

We just finished our tour in june. We we´re in eastern Europe again and in Belgium. We plan another short trip to Belgium and Netherlands and also 2 gigs in france. A bigger tour is also planned for the spring of the next year. And maybe, just maybe we will go to asia soon J We have to take holidays for our trips and already spent all of our holidays for touring this year J you know – touring when you have a full time job is not easy. And as we do everything by ourselves (diy) there is no label or a tour manager behind it. We organize, book and promote everything by ourselves. Some People are helping us if they can but in general there is no professional person behind it. Our gigs, shows, albums and everything else is 100 % DIY ! It´s hard, it´s much work but that´s the price when you do Music just because you love it.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of punk, hardcore and metal?

Actually it was always very good. From what I can tell there was never a person, who was not satisfied. The thing is that even people who don´t like this kind of music could at least respect it for the technique and performance and the honesty in it. Our Music is liked by Punks as well as by metal heads. We have loads of short thrash metal songs in our set and mix it with skate punk, hardcore, crossover, pop punk, funk, dub and jazz. So everyone who is a little open minded to music styles should find something. The best feedback we always receive in Asia, Canada and eastern Europe. Also People from Brazil often like it. Like you see these are all places that are very hard to reach for us and it´s very expensive to get there. But we definitely want to play there soon. Also we want to come back to Ukraine and Russia. Seriously if there is anyone who can help us with this – please contact us J


8. Currently the band is unsigned, are you open to working with a label in the future?

Yes we are ! like I mentioned below – it is very hard for us to keep it up all alone. Especially as the band is finally getting a little bigger now and we came to a point where it´s not possible anymore to manage all alone. We want to focus more on just doing music and playing and would be glad if anyone could support us in what we do !

9. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Don´t know. But it´s always the same – a band is progressing with what they are doing. So I am pretty sure that all we do is going to be just MORE J more melodic punk, more metal, more funk, more mixing of styles. more more more . Also we want to do 1 or 2 smooth reggae songs and of course to combine it all to a unique style. But of course like always – we don´t put all in one song. It´s divided. If we do a metal songs then it´s a metal song. If we do a pop punk song it´s a pop punk song. We don´t like this “let´s put all our ideas in a song and do a weird and almost unlistenable collage of our ideas and call it a song” thing. So the songs itself are straight . It´s the combination of all these songs together on one album that makes the difference. And we want to continue that. Also we plan to make something like a rhapsody. Don´t know how long it will be and how it´s gonna sound like. But we are sure that there is a big potential to create something that maybe even exceeds the genre. But it also depends on the fact, if there is someone who wants to support us with this and is interested in releasing it.

10. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Tough one. Speaking for me now it´s my love for skatepunk and thrash metal. I can´t decide what I want to do so I do both J but when it´s not skatepunk or thrash metal that influence me it´s also stuff like queen (I think the biggest band ever) or pink Floyd that I love. I almost love everything except of techno and stupid, cliché radio music. If something has a heart and a soul – it deserves to be respected. No matter what genre. And I find a lot of good things in almost every genre for me. I love oldschool hip hop for example the same as thrash metal, punk, hc, reggae, funk or jazz. Music unites. If it comes to what I listen nowadays I have just to name some: failed states by propagandhi is still blowing my mind. Almeida and fair do´s from the uk also as well. The last Napalm Death Album also nailed it. And I am really really really looking forward to the new strung out album. I fucking love this band !

11. What are some of your non musical interests?

None . haha. I skate from time to time but the older I get the more I am afraid of breaking my hand for example. Also 2 of us are fathers so if our love is not going in the music – it´s going to our kids or ladies. Besides that I think we have no special hobbys. Making music is taking up a lot of time already so there´s no time for any other big hobbys ;)

12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

I want to take the opportunity and thank everyone who supported us in the past 15 years. You know who you are ! Stay positive ! There´s so much exploitation, hunger, injustice, greed, fascism and religious bullshit in the world everyday and everywhere – so don´t let it get you too! Thanks.

Guilty As Charged/Leap Of Faith/2014 CD Review

  Guilty  As  Charged  are  a  band  from  Belgium  that  plays  a  mixture  of  heavy  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  album  "Leap  Of  Faith".

  A  very  heavy  and  melodic  old  school  thrash  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  which  leads  to  some  aggressive  vocals  and  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  and  after  awhile  clean  playing  and  spoken  word  samples  are  added  into  the  music  and  there  is  also  a  perfect  mixture  of  guitar  leads  and  riffs  throughout  the  recording.

  Most  of  the  music  on  the  album  is  in  the  thrash  metal  direction  of  1988  to  91  and  uses  a  great  amount  of  back  up  gang  shouts  and  after  awhile  clean  singing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the  band  also  brings  in  the  melody  of  traditional  metal  into  their  heavier  material  and  some  of  the  later  tracks  sees  the  band  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  bass  guitar  leads.

    As  the  album  progresses  there  seems  to  be  an  influence  from  later  day  Metallica  and  Megadeth  but  done  in  a  less  mainstream  fashion  than  both  of  those  bands  and  they  also b ring  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  and  soft  playing  along  with  a  short  instrumental  before  making  a  return  back  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  on  the  later  tracks  while  also  still  bringing  a  small  amount  of  clean  sections  on  one  of  the  tracks.

  Guilty  As  Charged  plays  an  early  90's  style  of  thrash  metal  that  also  has  the  melody  of  traditional  metal  and  they  also  display  a  great  amount  of  talent  and  skill  a s musicians,  the  production  sound s very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  political,  and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Guilty  As  Charged  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  thrash  and  heavy  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Preach  To  The  Masses"  "Leap  Of   Faith"  and  "Lack  of  Control".  8  out  of  10.
 

  

Johnny Touch Interview

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Scott

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on since the recording of the new album?

Since the album was finally completed earlier this year, we've been steadily rehearsing and preparing for live performances. Our first gig back after an absence of nearly two years was early in June for a metal festival here called Black Conjuration Fest. Two years is a long time between drinks, I know, but unfortunately this was unavoidable due to InPHILtrator (our bass player) sustaining serious injury in a road accident at the end of 2012. Yes friends, traction is the only action you'll get when you clash with a semi-trailer truck whilst riding your bike! (Though between you and I, I suspect that his love for the more curvier ladies got way out of control on that fateful day!) Okay, all bad jokes aside, we're all very fortunate (him most of all, hahaha) that he's able to make a full recovery in due time. The situation could've been far worse. Our original goal before the accident was to have the album recorded and out last year, but as bad luck would have it, that wasn't to be. In the meantime though, the album, minus the bass of course, was quickly recorded and fine tuned to the best of our abilities. We did consider the option briefly of acquiring the services of a session bassist, but that didn't sit well with us in the end, so we opted to put everything on hold until he was well enough to start playing again. After a year in hospital, InPHILtrator was out and making rehab his bitch like the heavy metal warrior he is! I can tell you, the feeling of emerging from limbo after a year was quite a rush for all of us, and it felt great to get the ball rolling once again. So the album was finally finished in January, which freed us to finally start focussing on the live show once again as I mentioned earlier. We've also in the last couple of months been hard at creating new compositions intended for the next album. All guns are blazing!

> 2.You have a new album coming out in August, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical direction the band has taken with the full length and also how does it differ from the 2 split's and demo you have released in the past?

The main goal ultimately was to capture that classic early 80's sound and feel. Style wise, I wouldn't say it's too far removed from the earlier releases, though it's definitely more polished and melodic overall, as you'll find in a re-recorded version of 'The Metal Embrace' which originally appeared on the split 7” with Stryker in 2012. Of course, a full length allows us to show a broader range of emotion as compared to a single or a short demo. 

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> 3.Most of the band members have been in some very extreme metal bands in Australia, what was the decision behind going for a more classic and traditional metal sound with this band?

We're motivated purely by passion for heavy metal! Even though we have, and still do play in extreme metal bands, pure, true old-school heavy metal is what we all love and for the most part grew up with. (InPHILtrator is the youngest of us and had yet to spew forth unto the world when we had begun our metal embrace hahaha)The desire to play in the more classic sound was always there, I guess it was only a matter of time until our like-mindedness united as one. Denimal (drummer/cowbell annihilator) has had Johnny Touch going as a solo/side project for quite a while, and having it emerge as a fully functioning serious band now has been quite a boon for him. Speaking for myself as a vocalist, though I've been listening to classic heavy metal for many years, it's only been in recent times that I've been training my vocals to actually SING! I've been a death metal vocalist for many years, so it was quite a shock to the system for me in a way. Indeed, I feel like I've come far in a short time, but when I compare myself to guys like Ronnie James Dio (god), I have a long way to go hahaha.

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> 4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

There's a shared passion for 70's through to 80's B-Grade horror/sci-fi/action and martial arts films within JT, so you're gonna find lyrical topics inspired by this. Not always though, we do like to vary it a little from tongue-in-cheek to more realistic subject matters. On one side you have topics dealing with post war syndrome, dealing with depression, abusive priests to ritual sacrifice, heavy metal gigs in hell and hermaphrodite serial killers!

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> 5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Johnny Touch'?

It was Denimal's idea for it to sound like a 'street warrior' from a street gang, as you might see in one of those 80's B-grade post-apocalyptic future films. He settled on the name Johnny Touch, as he felt it stood out and is easy to remember, and not likely to forget!

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> 6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

So far we've only played live 3 times, and all of them memorable! There would've been more by now had it not been for Phil's accident though, but shit does indeed happen! We're constantly looking at ways to add to the live JT experience, such as our own extra lighting and stage effects. Right now, what you get is straight out Johnny Touch heavy metal. Heavy lights, heavy smoke, heavy hair (well, some of us at least :-P), and heavy metal!

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> 7.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

Yes indeed. We have a show in Sydney at the end of October this year as part of the Steel Assassins festival, which is mainly a true metal/power metal festival, and two shows set in Auckland and Wellington New Zealand at the beginning of 2015. The Wellington show is part of a festival they have there called Strike Of The Beast. This will be our first time away from Australian soil, and we're all really looking forward to some head bangin' with the NZ hordes! That's all that's set for now, but we are looking forward to some more possible dates into 2015.

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> 8.So far the band has been a part of splits with Stryker and Doomed Beast, what are your thoughts on the bands that have participated on these albums?

Unfortunately I don't know much of Stryker or Doomed Beast past the tracks that are on the splits, but Stryker's 'Possessed By Heavy Metal' and Doomed Beast's 'Going To Hell' are great tracks and compliment our contributions on both splits well indeed!

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> 9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal?

So far the feedback has been great. We're still a relatively unknown and underground band, but we've gotten a great response from the shows we have done so far, and from the demo and 7” releases. The feedback for the album has only just started to trickle in, but so far it's all positive. Shadow Kingdom Records has done a great job of promoting the album and getting our name out there. They really believe in what we're doing, and that's a great feeling having that kind of support!

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> 10.What is going on with the other musical projects these days that some of the band members are involved with?

Besides Phil, whose sole band is Johnny Touch, Jamie and myself also play in a death metal band called Beyond Mortal Dreams, which is a band I've had going since the mid 90's. Right now BMD has just begun playing live again after a time working as a recording band only. We've recently had a new 7” EP out earlier this year, and are currently writing material for a new album intended for a 2015 release. I also play bass in a dark death/black metal band called Oath Of Damnation which has just put out it's first album and has been playing the local circuit. Denimal has also been keeping himself quite busy with Cauldron Black Ram, Stargazer, and Intellect Devourer. CBR having released a new album earlier this year, and both Stargazer and I.D. Set to release albums later this year/early next year.

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> 11.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Basically, we're continuing to expand on what we created with Inner City Wolves. So far the new material has kept that early 80's feel of traditional heavy metal. Long term, I couldn't really say. You don't really know what experiences will shape your ideas down the road, but short term, right now, you can expect a continuation from ICW. Stronger. Heavier. Catchier.

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Mostly as a band, the classic heavy metal style/sound that came out of the late 70's and early 80's is what drives us. We do see Johnny Touch as kind of a rekindling of the spirit and atmosphere that the music of that era possessed. As a vocalist, and particularly in a traditional sense, singers like Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, and even King Diamond have been a great influence on me. Personally, I would say that Dio is ultimately the strongest influence of the 4, though perhaps you may not exactly hear it. The strength and character of his voice is certainly an aspiration for me. As far as what I'm listening to lately? At the moment pretty much a lot of different kinds of metal. Stuff like Dio or Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, to bands like Dead Congregation, Morgoth, Incantation, and Hobb's Angel of Death have been on high rotation. Also at the moment a lot of Devin Townsend and Powerlord. I've been really digging Powerlord's 'The Awakening' album a lot lately.

> 13.What are some of your non musical interests?

As I mentioned earlier, we have a collective interest in a lot of older B-grade action, horror, martial arts, sci-fi films and literature. Some of us also have a keen interest in, and practice various forms of martial arts. I have a love for art, and produce t-shirt and album cover designs in my spare time.

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> 14.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have anyfinal words or thoughts? 

Just to say thank you for your time and for this interview, and horns up to all the Johnny Touch bangers out there! This is Pahl from JT sayin' keep on rockin', and feel the metal embrace! Hailz!!! www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 

Planet Of Zeus/Vilgilante/Ihaveadrum Records/2014 CD Review

  Planet  Of  Zeus  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  plays  a  southern  and  stoner  form  of  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Vigilante"  which  was  released  by  Ihaveadrum  Records.

  A  very  heavy  southern  rock  style  sound  starts  off  the  album  which  also  brings  in  the  heaviness  of  metal  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  a  few  seconds  later  melodic  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  which  also  throw  in  some  aggressive  screams  at  times  and  the  music  also  starts  going  more  into  a  stoner  metal  direction.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music  they  bring  a  more  retro  rock  vibe  to  the  bands  musical  sound  and  there  are  also  a  good  amount  of  blues  influences  being  mixed  in  with  the  bands  musical  sound  which  also  brings  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  while  also  having  a  sound  that  would  of  been  a  perfect  fit  for  radio  rock  stations  in  the  mid  90's  to  early  2000's.

  As  the  album  progresses  there  is  a  good  mixture  of  both  clean  and  heavy  parts  throughout  the  recording  and  the  guitars  also  start  to  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  some  of  the  later  tracks  also  see  a  small  amount  of  psychedelic  sound  effects  being  mixed  in  with  the  bands  heavy  music  sound.

  Planet  Of  Zeus  plays  a  southern  style  of  stoner  metal  that  is  not  completely  original  but  this  Greek  band  can  play  this   style  as  good  as  their  American  counterparts,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Planet  Of  Zeus  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  southern  and  stoner  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Great  Dandolos"  "Burn  This  City  Down"  "Vigilante"  and  "The  beast  Within".  8  out  of  10. 

Mandragora/First Attack/Inkas Noise Records/2014 7 Inch Review

  Mandragora  are  a  band  from  Peru  that  plays  a  traditional  form  of  heavy  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  7  inch  "First  Attack"  which  was  released  by  Inkas  Noise  Records.

  Black  and  white  horror  movie  samples  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  mid  70's  to  early  80's  style  of  heavy  metal  along  with  all  of  the  instruments  sounding  very  powerful  and  melodic  vocals  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  back  up  gang  shouting  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  along  with  a  heavy  NWOBHM  influence  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  use  are  in  a  melodic  and  old  school  metal  direction.

  A  powerful  sounding  bass  guitar  starts  off  the  second  song  before  adding  in  some  hard  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  vocals  and  the  music  continues  in  the  traditional  metal  direction  which  was  presented  on  the  first  track  while  also  having  a  more  rock  orientated  style  of  metal  being  mixed  in.

  Mandragora  plays  heavy  metal  in  its  truest  form  going  back  to  the  days  where  metal  was  just  metal  and  no  sub  genres  like  power,  thrash,  death  or  black  existed   but  with  a  more  updated  take  on  the  classic  music  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  metal,  strength  and  death.

  In  my  opinion  Mandragora  are  a  very  great  sounding  traditional  heavy  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  7  Inch.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Lady  In  Black".  8  out  of  10.

    

F.A.C.E/A New Light/2014 CD Review

  F.A.C.E   are  a  band  from  Bulgaria  that  plays  a  very  progressive  form  of  metal  and  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  album  "A  New  Light".

  A  very  heavy  progressive  and  psychedelic  rock  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  leads  before  adding  in  clean  singing  vocals  and  the  music  has  a  more  70's  classic  rock  feeling  and  on  the  following  tracks  acoustic  guitars  start  becoming  a  part  of  the  bands  musical  sound.  

  The  lead  guitar  work  shows  off  influences  from  Steve  Vai  and  Joe  Satriani  and  others  of  that  musical  style  and  on  the  instrumentals  that  band  starts  adding  more  heavy  metal influences  into  its  progressive  rock  sound  and  the  keyboards  also  bring  in  symphonic  traces  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

   When  the  vocals  return  the  music  starts  going  into  a  more  progressive  metal  direction  while  also  keeping  around  the  psych  and  prog  rock  elements  and  they  also  bring  in  a  few  more  instrumentals  as  well  as  a  brief  power  ballad  and  some  of  the  later  tracks  bring  in  an  80's  metal/hard  rock  influence..

  F.A.C>E  sticks  to  mostly  a  progressive  style  of  classic  rock  throughout  the  recording  while  metal  is  still  a  huge  part  of  the  bands  musical  sound  and  there  is  a  great  amount  of  talent,  skill, diversity  and  melody  throughout  the  album,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes  in  a  darker  manner.

  In  my  opinion  F.A.C.E  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive  mixture  of  metal  and  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Fly"  "Nightmare"  "Hate  And  Passion"  and  "Little  Black  Devil".  8  out  of  10.