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aRTiST...: Victims
aLBUM....: Sirens
gENRE....: Hardcore
lABEL....: Tankcrimes
lANGUAGE.: English
yEAR.....: 2016
cATNR....: N/A
sOURCE...: CDDA
riP.dATE.: 04.11.2021
sTR.dATE.: 04.15.2016
eNCODER..: FLAC 1.3.1
sETTiNG..: compression-level-8
qUALiTY..: 1035kbps Avg Stereo
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01 Walls 02:17
02 Errors 02:11
03 Reverse 03:01
04 Seven 01:01
05 Storm 02:37
06 Turn 02:04
07 Promises 01:44
08 Heal 03:01
09 Sirens 02:47
10 Behind 03:14
11 Questions 01:38
12 Answers 03:33
tOTAL siZE.: 12 Files/214,70MB/29:08 min
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Playing in the hardcore/punk genre usually spells a
fate of one of three things for bands: evolution,
break-up, or roots loyalty. Spend a few years in the
hardcore/punk scene and you'll see band formation and
break-up is like a bad case of ADHD. However, bands
like Victims have managed to keep their feet on the
ground, the tunes cranked their beers full with their
latest release, Sirens.
In terms of crust, if you haven't heard the Nykoping,
Sweden born Victims you might be unfamiliar with the
genre, and you've been missing out on some of the
best crusty d-beat since their 1997 inception. Having
put out six albums since then, the band hasn't
released a tired or worn out feeling album. Victims
nails a sense of urgency and desperation, like an
emergency alarm screaming out on a stormy night.
Sirens does tread down a somewhat different path
though.
A Dissident was the last we heard form the band back
in 2011, a fantastic, melodic piece that sounded like
something Tragedy would turn out. Siren is a
different beast than what you'd expect from a band
that was in hibernation for the last five years.
There Discharge-esque d-beat attitude is still there
and songs are still crust as hell, but the tempo has
actually taken a shift back a bit. Not for the whole
album but at large. The intro track ôWallsö pushes
that punk attitude and the band is committed to the
melodic aspect that they focused more on in A
Dissident.
In short, and you may have already heard, Siren is
more mature. Songs are more than three or four chords
strung together with a killer rhythm. Tracks like
ôStormö and ôTurnö play more with melody and leads
than they do with making anyone's neck ache. ôTurn,ö
one of the album's best tracks both in composition
and lyrics, also features some excellent backing
vocals that aren't just the standard shout/echo. It's
more like a shouted hum that actually gives more
precedence than you'd think, cheesy as it sounds.
Any crustie might feel a bit jaded by reaching this
paragraph. Victims haven't lost touch with their
older works. They still sounds they were born out of
the 80s and their approach is still defiantly old
school. Tracks like the abrasive ôErrorsö and the
circle pit opener ôHealö prove that in spade (or
clubs I suppose). The energy isn't lacking, the
band's approach has just gotten more interesting and
refuses to stay stale. If nothing else, this album
continues on in the traditions of Tragedy and
Disfear.
Sirens is a good album and a great addition as
Victims' sixth full-length. The band remains solid on
all fronts and manages to craft another album that
will be fun to slam beer and mosh to. Cliche as that
is, that's simply the facts. But if you were looking
for a more aggressive return to the front, well, you
might find yourself a little disappointed by that.
That's okay, take some time and let this one sink in.
And if you can't do that, come back to its siren call
in a few years. Victims are still a ragers, they're
just now more focused, better songwriters and aware
of their age.
Score: 8/10
uRL:
https://www.discogs.com/release/8392854
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