The not so great Til We Die album/cd review from nice Clare

December 28, 2007

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TILL WE DIE

PRESSING ON

LOCOMOTIVE RECORDS

Though I try not to judge an album by its cover, in some cases it’s warranted, particularly where metal is concerned. One can easily tell a power metal CD from a black or death metal album; similarly, one gets that certain whatever-core vibe from the stark, clear-cut cover for the album in question. The album art is fine, but the music is not. Pressing On is an unfortunately obvious and generic-sounding metalcore release—screaming vs. clear vocals, chuggy guitars, breakdown, music a tad formulaic, lyrics a little on the angsty side. What is actually most disappointing about Pressing On is that the record is under-produced, a fact I don’t want to hold against the band, but it rather undermines the sound they’re going for, which is heavy, hard and to-the-point. The percussion sounds like it’s coming from down the hallway somewhere while the guitars are muddy; singer Mitty is therefore deserted in the foreground and sounds melodramatic compared to the left-in-the-dust instruments. This results in a total lack of emotion throughout the album. Hopefully these guys maybe have it in them to be a little more original, or at least convincing with the sound they’ve chosen…maybe next time.