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Artist: HISTORY OF
GUNS
Album: Acedia
Year: 2008
History of Guns is a duo from London, existing as a
project since the late 90s. Since then, the band already
released a bunch of EP's and two albums, which makes 'Acedia'
their third full-lenght release. This band says to be
influenced by bands like VNV Nation and Underworld, as
well by bands like Depeche Mode, Killing Joke and
Bauhaus. 'Acedia' is released by the English label Line
Out Records, who preveriously released Deathboy's 'End
of an Error' album as well.
The stuff History of Guns presents us on 'Acedia' isn't
somethnig very complex or groundbreaking. They manage to
produce an easy listening mix of the old school era of
industrial (gothic) rock, while added some wave elements
to the music. All the songs are decently build and the
band is quite creative with their guitars and sampling,
but it's all just a little bit too flat to be totally
convincing. Another thing I have a problem with are the
vocals. Normally I don't mind the rawer, punky
influenced vocals at all, but somehow on History of Guns
it's different. It's hard to find the harmony inbetween
the vocals and the music in some songs ('Born,
Brutalised, Bought then Buried', 'Exhaust Fumes') while
on other songs ('Drag On', 'It's Easy (To Go Blind)')
the vocals fit the music very well, but sound a bit too
monotome to be outstanding.
Acedia is definitely not a bad release, but I've heard
better stuff in the genre before. People of depressing,
old school gothic rock might really enjoy this one - for
me, it's basically just another album. An average, just-good-enough
score on this one.
Vote: 65 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Born, Brutalised,
Bought then Buried
02. It's Easy (To Go
Blind)
03. ...But I'll Be
Waiting
04. Exhaust Fumes
05. What Have They Done
To Us?
06. Never Forgive You
07. No Eternal Reward
08. Empty Eyes
09. Drag On
10. Killing Myself Until
I Die |
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