Post hardcore band Get Scared, released their third studio album, Demons, on October 30, this year. Bomber, from Bombshellzine, says music producer, Erik Ron, has also worked with bands such as Saosin and Panic! At the Disco (Bomber). I personally like both of those bands, and I knew that the album would sound exceptional. I have listened to Get Scared’s past albums and extended plays, and have been very impressed with them. This Utah band has consistently written catchy, addicting songs. I was very eager about the release of Demons and even preordered it, and it is currently available on iTunes for $9.99. This is one of the best albums I have listened to this year, beating out the many other metalcore staples, such as Bring Me the Horizon …show more content…
Lyrically, Demons could be compared to any metalcore band, but I feel like I’m listening to The Amity Affliction. The themes of depression, anger, despair, and anxiety are present consistently through, the appropriately named, Demons. Each song touches on one of those topics, and the emotion is prevalent through front man, Nicholas Matthews’ versatile voice. His higher pitched voice may turn away some, but I do not mind it at all. His sound reminds me of Denis Stoff or Vic Fuentes. Matthews lets his screams become more evident in each song, rather than being used as background vocals. The screams also sound much better than those from their last album, Everyone is Out to Get Me. The uncleans and cleans overlap each other adding a complexity to the songs, as well as harmonies in some parts. Certain lines in the songs are screamed while others are sung, with no pattern, to add a strong emotional emphasis. My one complaint though, is that all the songs follow the same formula of a verse, chorus, and then a bridge near the end. There is not much variance in the song structure. However, the band is able to keep things interesting by adding unconventional instruments and effects. Songs such as “The Devil’s in the Details” or “Second Guessing,” features both violin and piano. The song “Addict,” even has the sound of rain in the background, which …show more content…
The song though, is not very memorable. “What If I’m Right” reminds me strongly of their old sound. This song plays heavily off of a repeating chorus which is very catchy. It has the most memorable chorus out of all of the tracks, and is also a personal favorite. “Take a Bow” is the eighth song, and is a filler track. The only thing that makes it interesting is the violin chords. There is not much more to say about it, except that it is extremely forgettable, and is my least favorite song. “Relax, Relapse” is all about anger and failure. The bridge has Matthews sounding like as if he is going to mentally collapse. His desperate screams in the bridge adds to the strong emotion evoked in the song. Unfortunately, it is my second least favorite song, as it is not very memorable either. “Second Guessing” is the tenth track and is the softer, redeeming song on the album. After listening to such dark themes, it gives the listener a much needed reminder of hope and purpose. The piano and lead guitar makes the song stand out because it gives it more of a rock sound. Last, the closing track, “R.I.P.,” is a strong song to conclude the album. The group chants in the song are actually apart of the song rather than background. It gives it a unique sound compared to the rest of the album. It makes the band sound more
This is probably one of my favourite CD’s of all time. It has so many of Nirvana’s greatest hits. I think (and I’m probably the only one) that Nirvana is a lot like Marilyn Manson in many ways. They completely created a new genre, and have the largest modern cult followings. Nirvana totally brought grunge to the world, and Manson brought us Alternative Music.
The satanic cult panic in part contributed to the conviction of Misskelley, Echols and Baldwin. Baldwin himself describes this assumption; “I can see where they might think I was in a cult,” he said, in that 1993 interview, “because I wear Metallica T-shirts.” (Rich, 2013). The article goes on to explain that the crime happened at the end of the five-year satanic panic period that had plagued American popular culture. These boys did not dress like other teens; they did not listen to the same music. Metal music especially music from bands like Metallica were frowned upon because of their expletive lyrics. When the public established that the boys were different from them, they developed stories that would align with their beliefs. The article establishes that after several weeks of investigation and no clear leads, “rumors of satanic involvement assumed greater urgency” (Rich, 2013) By doi...
Victor, Jeffrey S. Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend. Chicago: Open Court, 1993.
In the murder mystery “Scared to Death”, there are several suspects to who had scared Marcus Farley to his death. The suspects to the mystery are Claire, the faithful housekeeper; Tom Paisley, the Scottish medium; Sasha, Marcus’s Australian model wife; and Rachel, who is the younger sister to Jane Farley and had been in London for 27 years. Jane was Marcus’s daughter, who committed suicide and is claimed to have been a ghost. Marcus Farley read a threatening letter that was stabbed into the door with a knife, which caused him to have a heart attack and die. He could not find his nitroglycerin pills in the medicine drawer. Claire had the motive, opportunity, and the means to kill Marcus Farley.
... song represent each man almost equally in that each man has a difficult, dark past. Each song, while different at first, have many similarities in their result. So if the industrial version by Nine Inch Nails does not appeal to you, maybe the country/gospel version by Johnny Cash is right up your alley.
Listening then, I just thought it sounded nice, but analyzing it today I can truly appreciate the care that went into their work. There aren’t many songs that give me chills, but every time I hear their rendition of Landslide (written by Stevie Nicks), I can feel it head to toe. The pacing of the instrumentation and harmony coming in is simply perfect.
The 12th track on the album is “The Document Speaks For Itself,” this song embodies everything that A Day To Remember is and it blends everything they’ve done with previous records, it is musical genius. Being a hardcore band, the instrumentation includes two guitars, a lead and a rhythm, a bass guitar, drums, and two kinds of vocals, clean singing and a “death growl” scream. What makes this particular song so unique is that it is a balance of everything the band tries to do with making songs, it mixes their heavy side with a melodic chorus. When analyzing the form, it was difficult to classify the song with some of the basic forms like binary or ternary, because of the uniqueness of the style of music how it repeats and changes, the form ...
He discusses how his mom got him christmas presents and how he was shocked due to being from a very poor family due to not having the advantage of being white. He continues to say how his emotions are pouring out of him as in he is letting all of the stuff that he has gone through that was hard out and he is ready to let it all out for the best of his health. He mainly discusses the pain he has gone through and how it is hard growing up as a young black male. After this main song, he continues to open up on how he coped with this heartache that he has gone through.
A couple of other songs they played were “Bothered,” “Cruel and Pretty” and “Changes Come.” If you had never heard the band before tonight, this is where you would probably think all the songs sounded very similar. Slow, piano and sad. The variety lies in the songwriting, if you start paying attention to the lyrics now, you’d have a different opinion. I almost think what they say is so poignant sometimes it should be in a book or poem by itself. But on the other hand, if you took away the way Barquist sings it, or the accompanying instrumentation, I doubt you would get the same idea. They can even make an acoustic guitar sound like it’s in pain and crying.
title Too Much Too Soon, it left a lot to be desired but each song is
Being the huge Deftones fan that I am, and after being subjected to the impressive media blitz preceding the release of their third album White Pony, I just had to purchase it the day of it's release. Upon first listening to the cd I was a little disappointed with the band's effort. This new cd was nothing like their previous two releases. The Sacramento based band has built a reputation since the release of their first album Adrenaline in 1996 of being an aggressive "new" metal band. However, their style has shifted steadily from riff-based thrasher type songs to more melodic songs that find themselves being aggressive and strangely tender at the same time. In the previous album, Around the Fur, that shift was apparent in songs such as "Be quite and drive", "mx", and "dai the flu". White Pony finds the Deftones toning down the pace a little more and Chino Moreno screaming and howling in a less threatening way. His eerie animalistic voice is put to great use on this record. It accompanies the melody on "Change (in the house of flies)" excellently and adds a different dynamic to the song. An interesting vocal sound results when Chino and Perfect Circle/Tool lead singer Maynard Keenan. The two voices come together to create a haunting overall effect. Often the listener cannot determine who is actually singing; that's how well their voices compliment each other.
Moreover you can hear the sounds of crying faintly in between all of the noise, also you can hear some sounds of a man talking. It is hard to make out what he is saying because it is muffled, but you can tell by his tone that he is speaking in a harsh tone. In “A Child Called ‘it” the song start with the singer screaming “Mother I really hate the way you treat me like no other!” Along with the intense lyrics the guitar lets some strong power chords ring out, also you can hear the heavy crash of the symbols which add emphasis to each of the phrases. After this there is an instrument that consists of a few guitar riffs and the rest of the band playing. In “Im OK” there are no heavy guitar parts its a completely different feel; once the music starts you just hear slow finger picking of the guitar. When Aguilera sings she has a short voice compared to the hard rock sound in “A Child Called ‘it.” In Buckcherry’s song after the strong intro the guitars quite down, the song switches the focus on singer singing, “I count the days and nights they are all numbered she takes the pain out on me and not my brothers.” The artist wants you to understand want is happening, the child has been singed out from his siblings and is being stuck and abused by his mother. After that he sings, “ keep it all inside, never see me cry,” the child is trying to be tough and doesn't want the mother to see that she is hurting him. As the singer sings this you can hear another voice behind the music yelling the something, they want to show the anger and the pain the child is feeling for this
To fully understand the meaning of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool entirety, along with identifying the appeals to emotion presented, one must first understand who Radiohead’s intended audience is. The difficulty in identifying their target audience is the fact that with each new song––and frequently within a singular song––the audience changes and with that, its emotional value. Since the albums main themes revolve around the loss of love, a relationship, and to an extent (as will be discussed soon) a will to live, it is clear that some fallacies of argument as described by Walton are bound to occur; for example, the album’s first track, “Burn the Witch,” seems to be an persuasive argument directed at himself in an effort to convince himself
The occult is on the rise; many young people are seeking their spiritual identity through Satanism. Satanism has become an issue of great concern in our society. It is a phenomenon that crosses the city limits into the rural areas of our nation. Satanism is not just a big city problem. The news wires carry story after story about young children being kidnapped, only to be found later as victims of some bizarre ritualistic crime. This paper will analyze and will come to a conclusion to the most frequently asked question “What makes a person to convert his/her religion to Satanism?” To do so, this paper will examine the following areas: Effects of Satanism on our youth and society, does power attracts young people to become a Satanist? And is music a factor in changing one’s religion to Satanism?
Demons do exist and are walking the earth trying to destroy Gods children. And as followers of Jesus Christ we have to keep in mind that Satan is here and his man purpose is to capture the weak. “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6: 10-8, KJV). As children of God we know that Satan does exist. According to Etzel, Satan will not stop trying to attack the believers of God so that he can make a statement that to God his believers are not worthy of his grace (2015) (206). (words 106)