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I enjoyed this but I think they would be better being a more hard rock band instead of metal .. the screams are pretty weak ..
Means
To Keep Me From Sinking
Topping their last release (Sending You Strength) would prove to be difficult, yet the loud quartet from Canada’s Great Plains known as Means managed to redeliver themselves with an impressive sequel. Opening track "Awareness" establishes the band’s new angle by allowing guitarist Matt Goud’s sung vocals to occasionally put screamer Dylan Johnstone in a dark forgotten corner. Hardcore at heart, the album still incorporates the token stables: gang vocals and breakdowns, but it’s when they forget their roots and aim for straight ahead hard rock that they truly peak. They even incorporate an (gasp!) acoustic guitar on "Steadily." Much praise falls on Means for being inadvertently intuitive and brave enough to barely step outside the box in this too often restrictive genre. [Facedown] Dan Frazier
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