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[Motherbox] I got a demo in the mail from North Carolina. The demo was a boom box tape of a practice, but it sounded pretty interesting. I remember thinking that this seemed to be some pretty good screamy emo, but the quality of the tape wasn’t so hot so I filed it away. A few months pass and the same band sends another tape this time of four track songs, I decide to write to the band to tell them that I like their stuff. Another tape shortly follows and we plan to record an album for these guys. Another Sevenfold, a three piece from North Carolina, met with us in Pennsylvania and over two days recorded their self titled album. I really loved this because at times they remind me of the intensity that Spirit Assembly. The layout for this record is so simplistic that it looks great, all that needs to happen now is for these guys to come play up here. [Get Used to It Kid #1] Ok, picture this: Everybody’s getting ready for the cool, new, indie pop alternative band to hit the stage and right as the chick singer is about to start, one of those chest bursting xenomorphs jumps out of her but no one cares, the band starts, and the little alien dude takes the mic. I’d go to see that show. The music is sort of emo-hardcore/metal but the vocals are scratchy and screamed. It’s a very odd mix but it’s growing on me. [Chaotic Critiques #11] Emo is not a musical form found in a bundance in Chaotic Critiques, but I am always interested in expanding this zine's horizons. Another Sevenfold plays raucous emo loaded with hoarse, strained vocals and extreme mood swings. Swaying from the gently melodic to raging musical battlefields at the drop of a hat. Another Sevenfold hops between moods like a manic depressive, repeatedly injected with alternating shots of adrenelin and valium, thus creating a truly unstable and thoroughly captivating emotional mix. Another Sevenfold sounds similar to most of the other emo that I have heard and not being particularly familiar with the genre, I really cannot offer a solid opinion of how this band stacks up next to its peers, although I do think Another Sevenfold has a knack for doing both the quiter, moody parts and the heavier outbursts quite skillfully, and the band wastes no time with filler material. the compositions are well-written and, once you get the hang of this band, everything sounds quite distinct and is loaded with its fair share of solid hooks. The production tends to waver, which lends the band a garagey rawness that adds to the emotonal honesty, but it also buries the vocals at certain times and blurs together some of the noisier passages. [Lightwater #1] The sound of this record pulls itself back and forth between indie rock and hardcore. The music aspect of the record is much more indie rock than hardcore, but the vocals are harder and lie underneath the music. It’s through this combination of the two styles of music that the band produces an effect setting them apart from other bands. It reminds of things that seems so beautiful on the outside, but on the inside there is deep pain and suffering. Lyrically this band is poetic and intelligent. [Double Decker #3] Take one part Garden Variety, one part Unwound and add one part Drive Like Jehu, add more slow parts and a lot more screaming and you have Another Sevenfold. This is one of those records, the more I listen to it, the more I like it. A decent release from these North Carolina indie rockers. [Spoiled Whine #10] Emo-ish kinda hardcore with screaming vocals that will send chills running thru you. If you like this kinda music, I suggest you pick this up and give it a listen. This is not for me. [Suburban Voice #42] Emotion-packed emanations crossed with somber, quieter passages. Another Sevenfold’s vocalist goes through the larynx-exorcism route (good thing there are such things as lyric sheets) and there’s ebb and flow between cascading intensity and brooding meodicism. Somewhat haunting, although also occasionally laborious or pondersous. It seems as these guys spend as much time listening to Slint as hardcore. [Rebound] What I thought was going to be another Promise Ring ripoff really suprised me. Really good quiet loud transitions with excellent screamed vocals. [No Karma] Another Sevenfold: Thousand Star Serissa 7" Closely following their debut CD, Another Sevenfold give us 3 more melodic yet choatic anthems, somewhere between Rainer Maria and early Evergreen. Everything that made their full-length great is intact here, plus some simple but really nice 7" packaging, and even a booklet for lyrics. Originally released on Fond of Fabrication FOF#1. [Initial Records] ANOTHER SEVENFOLD self titled (Motherbox) If melodic, mid-tempo emo rock with impassioned raspy vocals is your cup of tea, then you’ll have a pot full of fun with Another Sevenfold’s full length debut. Another Sevenfold is a band that knows how to be dreamy and relaxing while retaining a sense of urgency at the same time. 11-song CD $11.00 [www.panx.net] ANOTHER SEVENFOLD 11 TITRES POUR UN PREMIER ALBUM, UN GROUPE US MANIANT AVEC BRIO UNE DOUCHE ECOSSAISE DE SUCCESSIONS DE PASSAGES PLUTOT EMO OU FRANCHEMENT NOISY, AVEC UN BON SON. MOTHER BOX RDS / USA - - 60 F |