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Thieves And Assassins
Thieves And Assassins
Iron Pier Recordings
Rating: 2/5
Reviewed by Dustin |
This seven inch record has been sitting on my desk for a few weeks waiting to be reviewed. I've given it a few listens, but something has made me dread reviewing it. I've been putting it off, but now I'm finally reviewing the damn thing.
The first thing I noticed about Thieves And Assassin's debut effort is the horrible quality that really distorts a lot of the aspects of this recording. I can't make out what the guitars are doing for most of the record, and the bass and cymbals just drown everything out. It just hurts my ears to be blunt.
From what I can make out, TAA play melodic punk with a bit of hardcore, similar to old Bad Religion from the 90's. They claim to be melodic hardcore, but I think just calling them punk fits a bit better since they seem to have more of a punk mentality.
The vocals are alright for the majority of the time, but when the singer tries to scream, things just turn to shit. I think the guy is trying to pull off some vocal styles like those of Thrice, but he fails miserably.
I can't even judge the music. Like I said, the guitars are drowned out by the bass and drums. Everything just sounds like a mess to be honest. In the future, this band should just record somewhere else and maybe take a bit longer when writing songs to make them a little more dynamic and original. |
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