Dead Poetic is back with their sophomore effort New Medicines. Prior to reviewing this album, I had never heard anything from Dead Poetic. Therefore, I cannot do much of a "compare and contrast" job, pertaining to their last release versus their new one. But, on its own, this is one fantastic record that should appeal to not only Solid State Records fans, but also to rock and emo fans alike.
Dead Poetic mixes blazing guitars with the heavy screams that hardcore fans will love. But Brandon Rike displays his abilities on the other side of the vocal scale. In fact, a very good portion of this entire disc is made up of Rake's melodic voice, making for what sounds like a more emo-influenced Blindside.
Lyrically, Dead Poetic relies rather heavily on violent metaphors to get their usually cryptic message across. "Venus Empty" talks about the destructive nature of following the world's systems and ways, "So Vanity's got this new gun that she wants to try on you. And as we stand here waiting for the sound…And no one says a word from there on out." "Molotov" speaks of similar subjects, "Put your back to them all. I swear they're not getting you there…It's not real. So I refuse to breathe from these machines again."
New Medicines is easily one of my favorite discs of the year, thus far. Dead Poetic is one of those bands you get excited about discovering, and you will not soon forget. I cannot wait to see what they are capable of in the future.
- Review date: 04/04/04, written by Josh Taylor
|
|
Mandisa Passes Away at Age 47 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:30:00 EST |
Eddy Puyol Keeps Music on Mission with "Nothing Changed But My Stage Name" Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:50:00 EST |
Bishop Greg Davis Drops "It's All Working" EP Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:40:00 EST |
Apollo LTD Releases First Album In Three Years, "Hello Human" Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:20:00 EST |
Consumed By Fire Release "First Things First" Commentary Album Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:00:00 EST |
The Lore Family Release "God Said You're Gonna Make It" Single Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:50:00 EST |
Darin and Brooke Aldridge Release "Talk of the Town" Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:40:00 EST |
DAD TIRED FOUNDER JERRAD LOPES EXPANDS POPULAR MINISTRY WITH DEBUT CHILDREN’S TITLE Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:07:46 +0000 |
“Anything Goes” by Andrew Kerhoulas of Brother K Thu, 04 Apr 2024 02:54:00 +0000 |
Demi-Leigh Tebow to release debut book this August Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:20:38 +0000 |