Album Review by Ian Albrecht
Freemasonry- Sparrin’ With The Varmint
The opening song is
called “Lick Clean Method” and is a
short (1:32 m) segue way to a quick paced CD. The vocals in the opening song
aren’t anything special. It sounds as if they are trying too hard for the punk
edge over a rock organization. The general sound of the band appears like “The Misfits” with a style of yelling the
vocals over a very repetitive instrumental.
I am into the third
song “Kitty Come Home” and so far
all of the songs have sounded the same, vocally. The only difference has been
the drumming, which seems to be consistent and at this point in the album, it’s
the strongest component of the band.
One thing that has
been very noticeable throughout the album is the odd fact that the singer’s
voice appears to always be overwhelmed up by the instrumental, which either
means the studio’s sound mixers doesn’t know what they’re doing, e.g. they
wanted to go for a more distorted sound or they were trying to cover up his
voice because it just isn’t up to standard.
The eighth track (of
fifteen) on this album is called “Mystical
Union” and the first 1:44 of the song is the same, repetitive
instrumental. At this point, the album has become increasingly hard to listen
to with all of the songs, sounding the same. Now some bands can get away with
this style, because they change things up just a little bit, like with their
tempo or use of breakdowns and bridges. A band to do this successfully would be
“As I Lay Dying” but the Metalcore
genre is a lot more basic with how different the bands can sound. There is only
so much variation one can apply.
If I were to choose a
“favourite” song, which is difficult given almost all of these songs are weak; I
would choose “If It Isn’t One Thing”. However, the biggest problem
with this band is their drawn out, boring, repetitive intros!
Overall Rating: 3.2/10
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