Seeing these guys at last years TOM and this year was a definitely good idea to spend 30 minutes a set of good ole hardcore. Are you sad that Everdown broke up? and Snapcase is gone too. Well these guys fill that void with the same style of hardcore. I know D doesn't think they sound like Snapcase, but when I heard this album Snapcase, Everdown, and Helmet all came to mind. Though they sound similar NP is in no way a rip off. This one grows on you, you find yourself listening to it more and more.
On the music side they do some cool 4/4 5/4 time switches and even get Dirt to stand in on vocals (doesn't Dirt do guest vocals for ALL Rescue bands? maybe he does some for Mindrage too hehe) For all the guitar freaks that check us out they are tuned to drop D and the stuff is fairly easy to pick out. Even though it's easy the riffs are catchy and filled with groove galore.
Lyrically it's a strong album. Strength and standing firm are main points throughout the album. But as always there's the pro-life song (we all gotta have one, hey so does my band).
If you are into this east coast groove core check it out.
8/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #77Reviewed by Doug Van PeltThe album that's been hinted at for nearly two years is finally here. By all estimates, it sounds like the wait was good for the band. My memories of the band's live shows were good, bordering on intense, but not riveting. This release, however, finds the band fulfilling its potential. These four guys sound not like they're only on the same page, but on the very same letter. While not exactly…HM Magazine #74Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovernThick, solid guitar riffs eat this thin silver disc, chew it up, and spit it out with the precision of a Swiss timepiece and the weight of a Caterpillar dump truck. Aggro-rock at its bone-jarring best, Nailed Promise kicks the devil's behind and takes no prisoners. Abrasion is all over the vocalists' confirmation, "I will not waiver, I will not fail / God is the reason I stand up tall." The only…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by sesspoolAlright, this album actually starts off very good... resembling the newest Slayer album and mixing in some Metallica with that (for those who HAVE to have a comparison). However, the album trails on with a sort of... angry monotone that doesn't necessarily get OLD per se, more... gets ignored. Lyrically, the band seems to be rooted in the "be saved or die" aspect... but approaches it with a…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by MuchWithout the smallest doubt, I can tell you precisely the sound of this band......HELMET. In fact a better description was given to me by D_Lister, "They're HELMET all over the place!" Now, some of you are on this big "anti sound-alike" kick , well I too enjoy originality. Let me tell you this much, I really embrace this LP. Especially because I think HELMET took a turn for the worse after the…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by D_ListerNailed Promise calls their music "heavy, abrasive, aggro-rock" and list their sound as being at home with "Stavesacre, Helmet, Glisten, Puller, and Snapcase." Hmmm. Well I don't know about Snapcase, but they DEFINITELY sound like Helmet. Fast start/stop riffs through the verses and then lending to chugga choruses. The CD is 12 tracks long, and clocks in at just over one hour, so you do get your…
