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Artist: Great Collapse
Album: Holy War
Label: End Hits Records
Playtime: 38:57 min
Genre: Punk
URL: http://www.facebook.com/GreatCollapse
Rip date: 2015-10-09
Street date: 2015-10-02
Size: 75.32 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 256 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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Great Collapse have all the ingredients for fans waiting for the next big
thing in punk. Vocals by Thomas Barnett (Strike Anywhere) backed by guitarist
Chris Chasse (Rise Against), bassist Joe Saucedo (Set Your Goals) and drummer
Kyle Profeta (Comeback Kid). Their Elemental EP was a solid debut and offered
insight at big things to come, especially as a substitute for those of us
clamoring more Strike Anywhere. As impressive as Holy War is however, it just
wanders off the path, drifting into more melodic/pop punk territory as opposed
to what I expected, which was more hardcore/skate punk. That said, it's
definitely still worth a pickup.
Tracks like "New Abolition" and "Break In Case of Emergency" signal this off
the bat -- a less aggressive album than what the preceding EP teased. As
usual, it's laced with political messages from the state of global war,
economies, slavery, human trafficking, policing and the whole nine. You can't
deny how powerful the lyricism is behind anything Barnett does, especially on
a record where he's surprisingly cleaner and showing much more vocal prowess.
His voice is definitely the strength and driving force behind the punk riffs
and frenetic kit work. But still, things are tapered down way too much.
Another case is made on "The World Between" which ends up being very mid-tempo
and catchy but still feels short-sold. "Beyond Authority" also follows in the
same vein a la Motion City Soundtrack and you're left wanting the too-clean
production to get a bit grimier. It doesn't happen.
"Specific Gravity" and "The Ones Who Last" flick this switch a bit and move
into a higher gear in the back-end of the album, leaving you wondering why
these kinds of songs weren't more prominent. However, it's tough to fight down
what Great Collapse accomplish overall. Maybe I'm too one-dimensional here and
can't cut the Strike Anywhere cord. Maybe I didn't think they'd stray from
Elemental. But as anthemic and melodic as these tempered down songs are,
they're still punk rock done right. Slower than I anticipated but still, they
work. Holy War, no matter what you came for, leaves a mark as a solid punk
album. Could have been more though. Much more...
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01. New Abolition ( 4:05)
02. Human Target ( 2:19)
03. Break In Case Of Emergency ( 4:04)
04. Waves ( 2:39)
05. The World Between ( 3:32)
06. Dawn Stations ( 1:24)
07. Beyond Authority ( 4:02)
08. Specific Gravity ( 2:56)
09. The Ones Who Last ( 3:32)
10. Generation In Crosshairs ( 3:26)
11. Origins Of A Species ( 3:32)
12. One Year ( 3:26)
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