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Artist...... Destroy The Line
Album....... War
Label....... Bird Attack Records
Genre....... Punk
Releasedate 2017-09-13
Encoder..... LAME
Bitrate..... 320kbps
Size........ 30.12 mb
Duration.... 12:13
WWW,........ http://play.google.com
.Tracklist .................................................................
01 Ordinary [ 3:14]
02 War [ 3:14]
03 Trenches [ 2:54]
04 Between Me And You [ 2:51]
.Releasenotes ..............................................................
Destroy The Line, who were formerly known as Regress, are a progressive
thrash punk quartet from Jacksonville, Florida, they started life as a
side music project in the spring of 2015 and are formed from the ashes of
numerous Floridian bands including Hatrick, Flag on Fire, Stradladder,
Danka, Shadow Agency, His Name Was Iron, Hatchet Face and In Whispers.
After building a local following through their live performances,
including support slots for the likes of 88 Fingers Louis, they recorded
a demo in the summer of 2016 which brought them to the attention of Bird
Attack Records, and now less than a year after their formation their
debut EP, War, has been released.
The four track War EP opens with the frantic introduction to Ordinary,
this carries elements of both punk and thrash which meld together to form
a satisfying crossover, the pace builds up on the EPÆs title track, with
it almost bordering on metalcore during the verses before breaking down
into an anthemic chorus. The intensity continues to build across the EP,
the urgent beat of Trenches veers further into the thrash influences with
a relentless track before you head into the EPs finale, Between Me And
You. This final track eases back slightly from the strident thrash
stylings that had become more prominent and, whilst still a frantic
number, reverts back to the crossover style and brings the War EP full
circle.
The dual vocal style, frantic rhythms and metal influenced riffs do
become somewhat repetitive, something I find common in crossover bands,
but having said that this is a promising debut from a band that have
quickly gained a solid reputation as a live act, and Destroy The Line
have produced an EP that seems to capture their essence. Whilst the
approach does vary I can't help feeling that this is something I've heard
before, there is a predominance of metal infused punk, and punk
influenced metal, bands out there and the format that many of these bands
choose seems to be set in stone. Destroy The Line have made an EP that
indicates they have a promising future, I just hope that they can follow
the own path rather become lost amongst the herd.
.................................................................RUMBLE2017.