In The Disaster
A Love Ends Suicide doesn’t wait on you to blast into their record… Well, that’s not entirely true – they wait about five seconds. THEN they release it all on you, double-bass drum all over the place, wicked picking complete with harmonies, the works. It may be a surprise at first, but don’t expect it to change from then on out. It starts fast, ends faster.
The band, a quintet from California, has formed an extremely tight metal outfit, plotting songs from start to finish with all the metal tendencies. The fast intros lead to faster verses, which lead to the breakdowns. All the songs hit pretty hard, and you’ll find yourself chanting alongside the CD. Unfortunately, A Love Ends Suicide’s take on metal – possibly by throwing in singing and hardcore-style breakdowns? – is nothing new. Take “Heroes of Faith,” for example. About halfway through, you find your crowd-ready chant, move to the sing-along, and by the end, what’s moved to sweeping guitar anthems drop for a straight, no-messing-around breakdown, before ending with a guitar solo. It’s a good representation of their songs.
“Another Revolution” paints the same picture. Kick it off with fast verses and solid guitar work, move through to the singing part, nail the time changes, bring down the house with the outro. The good thing here is that the band has no shortage of talent. The songwriting is great, the song parts are all stellar, the guitar work is even better. (In fact, the guitars can be extremely humbling.) Their songs prove that the metal is there, and the metal is fast (and the faster the metal, the better). The CD is full of audience-ready songs. It’s well-done and polished. It’s well-written – but it’s no breakthrough. Bands have walked down the metal road before and done it well. A Love Ends Suicide is right there with them: It’s well above average, but their take on the genre is nothing extremely original – but that won’t stop me from listening to it.
[Metal Blade] DAVID STAGG
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hey, for one, you two up there, this is a Christian site, and sorry but that really isnt cool. and for two, this sounds like a good band. first time ive ever heard of them, cant wait to check them out
