Thursday, May 28, 2015

CHIPPED TEETH – Bleeding Out Demo/Coward single Review

          

Bleeding Out Demo cover art
Coward cover art            Although both of these releases are from 2014, they are so good that they need another look. Back when originally downloading Bleeding Out I was impressed with the release. With the first view of the painful looking cover image, I knew it had to be heavy and gritty.
            Bleeding Out has a dark sound, definitely not happy tunes. The music paints a picture in the listener’s mind of complete despair and rage. The guitar tone is dirty and I like it. The vocals are delivered in a raspy-painful manner. Overall there are quite a few metal and doomy sludge elements, but the band maintains a strong hardcore foundation. Of the four tracks, Jaded is probably my favorite. Beginning with a gnarled bass solo, the track pounds right into a roller coaster of driving rock speed and pure doom.
            As for the Coward single, the band continued in keeping the quality strong for 2014. For me, the artwork for a release is always important. Even if it is just a download single, the artwork says a lot. It tells a story of how much the band really cares about how their music is perceived by others. With Chipped Teeth, they do care. The cover appearance of the dead bird coupled with the desolate background blues really sets the tone.
            Coward opens with a charging guitar that leads a charge so heavy that I was expecting to hear a death metal growl shrill out. The track is well played but still maintains its legitimate underground persona. I can definitely envision someone having the complete shit beaten out of them while Coward plays in the background.
            With these two releases, along with the Low Demo, the band is creating a formidable discography. I cannot wait to see what 2015 has in store.



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