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MISERY SIGNALS
"Absent Light" (Basik; 2013)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
Misery Signals are a metalcore band from Wisconsin. These guys blend in complex time signatures, chugging riffs and locomotive breakdowns, all of which equate to some great music that is never predictable.
This is their fourth disc and it's got more music on it
than I've heard from bands that have ten albums under their belt. Metalcore and
mathcore share some of the same similarities, most notably the vocals (metalcore,
by definition, would have harsher vocals). Karl Schubach has a vocal delivery
that is right up in-your-face. He is growling from start to finish and the music
goes great with his voice. Karl does have some clean vocals at the start of the
last track "Everything Will Rust."
The time signatures on "Absent Light" change without warning but it's never a
trip and fall type of change. Instead, it's calculated, tight and when you
absorb their prowess it will amaze you. "Absent Light" is eleven songs of
awesome. The guitar is incredible, the drums double-bass their way right through
the songs and the bass keeps a low growl when a time signature extends beyond
two bars.
I've always been a fan of metalcore and math rock
primarily because its takes more than just talent to play this type of music.
These guys are dedicated musicians and you can tell from the very first five
seconds of this disc.
Misery Signals: Karl Schubach - vocals; Ryan Morgan - guitar; Greg Thomas -
guitar; Kyle Johnson - bass; Branden Morgan - drums.
For more information -
http://www.miserysignals.net.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2013 by R. Scott Bolton. All
rights reserved.
Revised:
18 Mar 2024 11:16:03 -0500
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