Well, long timeo...but hey, i bin busy..anyway, ve gotten over trivium, and moved on to ...uh..less metal metalcore :P so anyway, today ill be reviewing my latest ear-tonic, Bullet For My Valentine's, The Poison..Here goes..
1. Intro : this instrumental starts with some smooth cello work, done by the swedish-cello-nutjobs apocalyptica..and progresses into a typical base shifting but catchy clean riff...becomes harmonized, and then has a very very pantera like solo to it...dive-bomb and all..nice way to start it out..has a very pre-war feel to it...though a little monotonous...3/5
2. Her Voice Resides : The Heaviest song on the album, starts super abruptly, goes thru a good verse, chorus is alright, which i like the most is the post-chorus, re-into with the pinch harmonic...sounds awesome...very headbangable lol hehe..after the 2nd chorus, the song slows down, goes more melodic, changed style and speed, more boutique-amp type effects...solos good too...very varied, quick-slow-quick type...outro is nice.. good song, me-likes...4/5.
3. 4 Words (To Choke Upon) : one more heavy heavy song...less melodic, more trashy, insane pinch harmonics on the interludes...INSANE post chorus, id headbang to it at a wedding! awesome double kick drums on alteration at the back...solo is awesome too...keeps switching in guessing, sounds good...what i didnt like is what comes after the solo...not that nice, guess they couldnt think of anything better...well...crazy speedup outro..4/5.
4. Tears Dont Fall : one of the more commercial songs on this album...though pretty heavy...intro,verses go well, has a nice love-hate vibe to it...after the 2nd chorus is a interlude, that makes the songs true metalcore...awesome riff, even more fun playing it on the guitar :P, solo is the fastest on the ablum, though a little messy and non-melodic, good...has verry mosh style, right after the 'lets go'...best part is the outro, catchy tune...sounds nice, emoish, but what the hell, awesome song..4.5/5
5. Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow : The first time i heard this song, i knew id like it, just because the riff was sooo catchy and insane...songs good...the drums on this one are awesome, the gallop beat...the chorus has wicked pinch harmonics...solo is very very Iron-maideny, upto the tapping part...the bridge sounds good too, catchy, but seems unecessary and a little sloppy...great song overall..4/5
6. Hit The Floor : this song is nice, the riffs a bit typical, but the chorus is very very catchy, verse lyrics are a bit dumb..dont make much sense...what i like is the 'woah' part and the key change after it...i know it sounds emo, but i like it, so STFU :D...3.8/5
7. All Theses Things i Hate (Revolve Around Me) : Another Commercial song, prolly to most radio-friendly..has clean vocals almost all through, and acoustic guitar very often...the whole song is pretty non-metal, but its alright...they gotta make money right, so ill allow it :P is a bit repetative, but still, nice song...3.5/5
8. Room 409 : This song is one of the okay songs on this album... its got a simple starting riff, and the chorus is very messy, seems more like a filler...but still a lot of people like this song..but i think theyve made a lot better...so ill give it a ..2.8/5.
9. The Poison : this a better song...the riff plays through the whole song, which gets a bit boring, but the song on a whole is nice...the solo comes in at the right moment, and sounds great...song has a more post-hardcore feel to it, but its welcomed...but they could have done better, its the title song were talking bout here!3.5/5
10. 10 Years Today : This song starts out with a great sounding riff, which blew me away the first time i heard it...but it drowns out into the song...pretty boring song...not well built...i lost intrest within the first minute or so...just a sprt of overrated intro hehe...3/5
11. Cries In Vain : the first BFMV song i heard..this one starts out beatifully, has good verses, choruses...and the breakdown, the interlude, and the harmonized solo-thingy, all help to make this song really really good...the guitars and drums match seamlessly in this song, giving it a very heavy effect..the outro on this one, with the artificial harmonics and all, sounds nice, keeping the whole song great through and through...one of theyre best..4/5
12. Spit You Out : i saw a Trivium concert vid, where they mentioned that they were close buddies with BFMV, and i could tell, after hearing this song...it seems almost all aspects of trivium songs have bin incorporated into this song, for eg the Pre-chorus has a Gunshot feel to it, the chorus has a solo at the back similar to like light or drowned and torn asunder (yeah my blog name ^_^) it stops in between and as a hey-hey-hey drum part just like gunshot ... and has a triviumish breakdown too...though many bfmv parts this visible.....anyway, i like this song too..and to think it came out from the b-side as a bonus...anyway..good song...4/5
13. The End : One of the more longer songs on this album clocked at 6:47..is a nice song...slow start..panteraish solos on the slow chorus, becomes suddenly heavy , sounds insane...the breakdown is great too, all melodic and all...the bridge in between sounds great...but the outro is too too long and repetitive..goes on for almosr 1:30!..which is not good..they should try to cut that a bit...great song none-the-less 4/5
well, that ij all, awesome album, more listenable , more commercial. still a great album, and worth a atleast one time listen ( or download ) hehe..anyway..thats been exhaustive...ive gotta get going..been a plezar..ciao
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