Memories
The Sleepless Years
6 Track E.P.
Released 1st September 2012
Memories – Birmingham,
West Midlands
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/memoriesuk
Download the
E.P. for free here:
http://memoriesuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-sleepless-years-free-ep
Genre: Metal/Hardcore
In the bands
own words:
“Memories are a hard core band from Birmingham
UK formed in July 2012, playing music consisting of heavy groove riffs combined
with a mix of tight breakdowns and catchy chorus based melodies.
Their debut
release 'The Sleepless Years' is
available for a free download alongside their very own Justin Bieber cover
accompanied by a music video via their YouTube page which has over 9000 views
in total.
Alongside this
they are frequently announcing fresh news on a daily basis from endorsements to
studio updates to new shows/tours and they are most definitely a band to keep
your eyes on throughout 2013!”
Apart from the
mention of “Just a Beaver” which nearly sent me running in the opposite
direction this band do have a certain amount of clout! So off to see them play
live at the Lomax this evening and just hope no Beaver fans are about or there
will be trouble!
IDGAF
Well certainly
a sonic attack as the guitar kicks in and then a mighty
fuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkk – holds a great intensity and enthralling emotion with
a sultry thrust of powerful rhythms and grooves, played tight as a duck’s bum.
Literally bristles with tempting tones and malevolent passion offering an
emotive stance of resistible and uncompromising seduction.
Every Bridge
Burnt
Rippling with a
mad ambiance and heavy as two ton of metal it surges into a wild existence with
nice throaty screams and punishing power ridden guitar. This will fuel your
fire! As with most of today’s music it holds a clean vocal accompanied by a guttural
growl but perfectly balanced especially on this track with lots of constant
attack!
Friends
A high pitched
crisp vocal accompanied by a distortion of guitar and bass – quite a mixed up
track although it does hold some appeal for instance the guttural secretions
that slaughter and maim with sheer delight. The spiteful energy just flows with
a barrage of drumming. It also holds some more mellow rhythms in its breakdowns
but starting to grow on me.
Memories
Decisions
A really mellow
start with crisp clean strings building slowly with intrigue and beauty.
Creative and diverse, this shows superb change of direction in abundance. A
mellow vocal as you would expect, but then the snarling takes over this is a
work of extreme art and shows a raw freshness that is most welcome.
Figure of
Speech
Bedlam ensues
the snarling growls in abundance are prominent on this track and really ignite
the blood to such an invigorating high degree you may spontaneously combust in
an array of dazzling energetic fusions of fiery guitar and pummelling drums.
The Sleepless
Years Pt.1 Feat Jim Drummer
Ripping your
spine out from a fist straight through your mouth - a combination of fire and
brimstone ushers forth submerging you in a hot sweat with jabbing rhythms and
pounding beats. A mellow vocal pipes up not letting the track move to boiling
point until the spiteful growl kicks in but the creative little melodies keep
it in line but it does not succeed for long as the gnarly growls forcibly
attack and instigates a barbed and lustful bitch slap to the unsuspecting
listener.
The Sleepless
Years Pt.2
More mellow
moments leave you in a reflective mood. Swirling ambient strings and a stark
drum beat kicks in. Vocally intense as once again the growls come out to
venture with their partner of crisp clean vocals and then fade into metal
oblivion.
To Sum Up:
A very creative
mix of raw and mellow with finely tuned guitar straddling an edgy drum beat and
strong bass hooks. Thrilling and
captivating it reaches places you never thought existed and even its mellow
moments have something set aside for you to revel in.
Not a bad 6
track E.P at all blatantly coarse with a lot of tease and in certain instances
unrestrained.
8½/10
Track List:
IDGAF
Every Bridge Burnt
Friends
Decisions
Figure of Speech
The Sleepless Years Pt.1 Feat Jim Drummer
The Sleepless Years Pt.2
Members:
Crayg Williams - Vocals
Craig Hunt - Guitar
Guy Alexander - Guitar
Mike Duffy - Bass & Vocals
Richard Marsden - Drums
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