I love this cd. This guy has really high screamy vocals really good stuff. One word of caution, the recording volume on this cd was really really high, more so than all my other cds, it's very noticeable when you switch between this cd and another cd recorded at a "normal" volume. If you're feeling very much like an exorcist listen to track 2! It's not titled nor are there lyrics, but you can figure them out pretty easy. I saw this band live before I had even heard their name, so it was interesting to say the least. A great great band! Most of the time the guitars fall more along a melodic metalcore line of sound. At some points it's brutal, I can't remember the song but it has the lyrics "rivers of your love flow." It's an exceptionally beautiful song throughout the album as far as I'm concerned. It's so much fun to listen to while driving...people always turn their heads....great fun. The bass is really loud on this recording too! Enough that you can hear it most of the time, really cool as this sort of thing isn't an often occurrence. As for the drums I haven't exactly paid a great deal of attention to them myself there's a few parts that really get me going though. Overall this cd is really really good. A very good addition to any musical line up!
9/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #79Reviewed by David BixlerAt some of the recent festivals, a certain band had caused a bit of a stir. Their shows have been described as intense, the players as good musicians, and the music as simply brutal. And, after hearing Wanting . . . Waiting, I believe it. This CD opens up with Jon Edwards passionately screaming "Sound the trumpet / Prepare for battle / Your helpless struggle with self-righteous sin fades,"…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by CrusaderThis release by Bettie Rocket Records is about the heaviest thing I think you will find on the label, which mostly consists of punk and ska bands. It's along the lines of what I'd call semi-"chaotic" metal influenced hardcore. Musically, it is quite catchy sometimes and I can get into it pretty good. Not really anything earth shattering though, I find that bands in this style usually seem to be…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by GrindboyMan, I hate to ever say that one band or album sounds exactly like another. . . but wow, I can't not think about Training For Utopia's Plastic. . . when I listen to this. Scratchy, abrasive, dissonant hardcore with high pitched, (although not black-ish like Zao) desperate vocals is the neat one-sentence description. Like TFU, the drums never quite settle into a "normal" rhythm and occasionally…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by dEaDsMilETo please the new school hardcore fan for sure. With these 11 tracks they show off a unique sounding blend of the usual west coast hardcore, and more chaotic sounding messes. The songs remind me of the chaos of Training For Utopia occasionally. In many songs, the guitars remind me of the unique sound Eso-Charis had throughout their debut album. The chaos meets order kinda thing, ya know? The lead…Similar sounding releases
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