Right on my doorstep, Eastleigh rockers Three Times Over are becoming a favourite with local radio station Voice FM. Listening to their EP it is easy to see why. Opening tracks Get Over It and Vampires are great hooks to get you listening to the bands amazing rhythms and melodies. Reminding me of Fall Out Boy duetting with Seether, Three Times Over manage to produce an original fresh rock sound. My personal favourite track on the EP is Here We Go Again; the intro for this is just epic. It's one of those songs that you instantly know what it is in the first few seconds. Excellent vocals, profound guitars and rolling drums are the three elements of a brilliant rock song. It's also a song I can imagine going down very well at shows! Closing with My Little Liar allows the listener one last listen and rock out! Overall a brilliant debut EP! The first one for a while to make me tap my foot and bob my head along to. Words by Charlotte Whittingham R.I.Y.L: Seether, Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy Find Three Times Over on Facebook
After a three year wait, Florida rock band Alter Bridge's brand new album Fortress hits the UK shelves of record shops and online retailers today. I received mine in the post today and after listening to it I have placed it on my top albums of 2013.
The first few songs of the album had me in chills; the opening song Cry Of Achilles was introduced by a Spanish guitar like riff that leaves the listener wanting to hear more, it then transforms to the heavy distorted guitars and the epicly recognisable voice from Myles Kennedy can be heard giving the ears a treat. The album's single Addicted To Pain is the second track on the album, I remember hearing it a few months ago and thinking the song was average, but having now listened to it as part of the album the song has grown on me the more I listen to it.
My personal favourite tracks on the album are Lover, Waters Rising and All Ends Well. Lover is the beautiful romantic ballad on the track with an amazing melody and shows off the skills of Mr Mark Tremonti via the original, slick guitar riff and solo. In Waters Rising, we see another talent from Tremonti and that is his singing, his voice suited the song perfectly and that is why it is a standout track. All Ends Well is like a reincarnation of Life Must Go On; it has the perfect keep-strong-carry on vibe that most of us could use with now and again so this is the song to pick you up when you are down.
Successfully closing with Fortress allows the listener to experience the heavier sounds of Alter Bridge one last time. I can therefore conclude that Fortress is indeed a rock gem that will treasured for years; Alter Bridge you have yourselves proud!
Stand out tracks: Lover, Waters Rising and All Ends Well
We are getting a
taste of heavy rock and electronic beats cleverly merging into one with this
recently released EP from London based The Distorting Glass.
The first two tracks provide a brilliant introduction to the
bands music. Variance is a fantastic
opening track for the EP as you get your first taste of memorable guitar riffs
and incredible vocal work. Imagine Muse meeting Rammstein and you get the
incredible, cinematic sounds of The Distorting Glass. Kilometre Zero is very different sounding to Variance; it allows you to take a break from the distortion of the
heavy guitars in exchange for acoustic strums. It has a very summery vibe but I
like how it also maintains a dark atmosphere.
My personal favourite track on the EP has got to be The City That Always Sleeps, the melody
for this song is just beautiful and I was blown away instantly at first listen.
I also think the song shows off vocalist Pablo Bellinghausen’s ability
perfectly; this provides a softer side to the band that I like very much.
Clockwork is a
brilliantly dark track that is very cinematic, I would love to see this track
performed live as I believe the clock like sound effects will go down perfectly
with audiences. This track most certainly goes onto my list of one-word epic
tracks alongside Mountains by Biffy
Clyro and Alter Bridge’s Blackbird.
Fear and Wonder
closes the album excellently with its Mission Impossible type vibe and
infectious melody making it stand out track number two.
From listening to this EP I can conclude that this band most
certainly have the potential to go further up the music ladder. Definitely a
band to keep a look out for, all I can say is that I hope they decide to visit
Southampton sometime.
Words by Charlotte Whittingham
R.I.Y.L:Muse, Rammstein and Rush
Stand out
tracks:The City That Always Sleeps,
Clockworks and Fear and Wonder
Hello everyone. How are you all?? The sun is now shining after days of heavy rain. YouTube is a rather wonderful thing to discover new and fresh music; one particular trio of musicians have definitely made me smile today after a busy day at work. Jimmy Wong, Jason Munday and Alex Carpenter cleverly writing songs about films, TV and games that release your inner nerd; their charismatic charm captures your heart instantly and leaves a huge grin across your face. If you have had a rough day and need something to make you smile listen to this song and many others they have.
