Sub-Train in its original format, before going through singers and music styles like a coffee shop goes through filters.
This was hyped up as the "Christian Metallica," and I must say, this six-song e.p. lives up to the hype. Definite Ride the Lightning flavor, what with the raw speed-metal and dead-on James Hetfield growl. And with the name comes the blatant Jesus-centric message in the lyrics, set forth in the first tune "Religion" ("There is the way/There is the truth/There is the life/Jesus Christ"). "Hypocrite"'s one of my all-time favorites on the disc. It's just metal, period. "Mourning By Night" touches on the rapture.
"D.U.I." is another one of my favorites, this being the life and times of a kid drinking and driving. "Die With Me" and "Scarlet Pleasures" top off this too-short recording, both extending the salvation invitation.
Alas, like the chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream cone, the pleasure is intense but all-too-soon is gone. Fortunately, hitting the 'repeat' mechanism on my CD player won't go straight to my gut.
8/10
Other coverage for this album
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