1. Exodus
2. You Wear A Crown But You're No King
3. Hollow Bodies
4. Déjà Vu
5. Buried In These Walls
6. See You On The Other Side
7. Youngbloods (ft. Jesse Barnett)
8. Standing On Ashes
9. Carry on (ft. Jake Luhr
10. The Sound Of Starting Over
11. Open Water (ft. Lights)
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Escape The Fate, August Burns Red, Stick To Your Guns.
2. You Wear A Crown But You're No King
3. Hollow Bodies
4. Déjà Vu
5. Buried In These Walls
6. See You On The Other Side
7. Youngbloods (ft. Jesse Barnett)
8. Standing On Ashes
9. Carry on (ft. Jake Luhr
10. The Sound Of Starting Over
11. Open Water (ft. Lights)
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Escape The Fate, August Burns Red, Stick To Your Guns.
1. The Dreamer
2. Just Another Night[Mare] (ft. Denis Shaforostov)
3. Just Another Night[Mare]
4. You Only Live Once, So You Can't Die Twice (Yolosycdt) (ft. Set On Famous)
5. Green Eyes & Butterflies
6. The Dreamer(S)
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Asking Alexandria, Set On Famous, Down And Dirty
1. Don't Pray For Me
2. Killing You
3.The Death Of Me
4. Run Free
5. Break Down The Walls
6. Poison
7. Believe
8. Creature
9. White Line Fever
10. Moving On
11. The Road
12. Until The End
13. The Death Of Me (Rock Mix)
14. Dead
15. Someone, Somewhere
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Bring Me The Horizon, Attack Attack! Blessthefall
1. Hive Minds
2. If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty
3. Wrongerdoers
4. Potter Has No Hands
5. Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes
6. Aftherhour Animals
7. The Lash Whistled Like A Singing Wind
8. Neck In The Hemp
9. Tiffids
10. Funeral Singer
11. Sun Dies, Blood Moon
Genre: Chaotic Hardcore
For Fans Of: Every Time I Die, Converge, The Armed.
1. News With Mark Alford 1 (Skit)
2. Straight Out Of The Gate (ft. Serj Tankian & Krizz Kaliko)
3. B.I.T.C.H. (ft. T-Pain)
4. With The BS (ft. Red Cafe, Trae Tha Truth & Big Scoob)
5. Love 2 Dislike Me (ft. Tyler Lyon & Liz Suwandi)
6.Fortune Force Field
7. I'm Not A Saint
8. Fragile (ft.. Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday! & Kendall Morgan)
9. Priorities (ft. Game & Angel Davanport)
10. News With Mark Alford 2 (Skit)
11. Dwamn
12. So Dope (They Wanna) (ft.. Snow Tha Product, Twisted Insane & Wrekonize)
13. See Me (ft. Wiz Khalifa & B.o.B)
14. My Haiku-Burn The World (ft.. Krizz Kaliko)
15. That's My Kid (ft. Cee Lo Green, Big K.R.I.T. & Kutt Calhoun)
16. Meant To Happen (ft. Scoop DeVille)
17. News With Mark Alford 3 (Skit)
18. Believe
19. R.I.P. Ray (Skit)
20. Strainge 2013 (ft. The Doors)
21. SMB
22. Colorado (ft. B.o.B, Ces Cru, Krizz Kaliko, ¡Mayday!, Rittz & Stevie Stone)
23. Drowning (ft. Liz Suwandi)
24. Thizzles (ft. Danny Brown)
Genre: Rap
For Fans Of: Snow Tha Product, ¡Mayday!, Wiz Khalifa
1. Prelude
2. We Are The Future
3. Hounds Of The Apocalypse
4. Eclipse
5. The Evolution
6. Scarlett
7. Gala Hala (Burn Down The Floor)
8. Countdown To Hell
9. Deathwish
10. Counting Stars
11. Burning White
12. Only The Wise Can Control Our Eyes
13. Not Alone
14. Against The Wave
15. Outbreak
Genre: Elecontrica
For Fans Of: HER NAME IN BLOOD, Fear From The Hate, Ashley Scared The Sky
1. Setting Course For Disaster
2. When I Was Your Age Pluto Was Still A Planet
3. Bottle City
4. MK-ULTRA: Psychotropic Puppets
5. MK-DELTA: Glorified Killers (ft. Cameron Reed)
6. Disease Test The Best
7. Balloon Battle
8. Listen To The Color (ft. Robby Bancroft)
9. Beast Fist
10. Bardonis Chonies
11. Play the sheep
12. My Newest Vision” (ft. Rob Smith)
13. Ride The Wave (ft. Garin Rosen)
14. Watchers
15. Sunny Places For Shady People
Genre: Experimental Metal
For Fans Of: Iwrestledabearonce, Dr Aucla, See You Next Tuesday.
1. Thunder Chunky
2. Letters To Stallone
3. Snake Charmer
4. Boat Paddle
5. Firebees
6. Mind The Gap
7. Carnage Asada
8. The Map
9. That's A Horse Of A Different Color
10. I'd Buy That For A Dollar
11. Inside Job
12. It Don't Make Me No Nevermind
Genre: Experimental Metal
For Fans Of: Dr Acula, Emmure, Arsonists Get All The Girls
1. Lift Me Up (ft. Rob Halford of Judas Priest)
2.Watch You Bleed
3. You
4. Wrong Side Of Heaven
5. Burn MF
6. I.M.Sin
7. Anywhere But Here (ft. Maria Brink)
8. Dot Your Eyes
9. M.I.N.E. (End This Way)
10. Mama Said Knock You Out (ft. Tech N9ne)
11. Diary Of A Deadman
12. I.M.Sin (ft. Max Cavalera)
13. Anywhere But Here Duet with Maria Brink of In This Moment
14. Dot Your Eyes (ft. Jamey Jasta)
Genre: Metal
For Fans Of: Disturbed, In This Moment, Hatebreed
1. The Machine
2. No Mercy
3. All That's Left Is Blood
4. I Despise
5. Plastic Wonderland
6. The Transmigration
7. Crown Of Phantoms
8. Spineless
9. Kings Of The Shadow World
10. Wrapped On Violence
11. Love Soaked Death
12. New Apocalypse
13. The Dehumanizing Process (Slow & Low 2013 mix)
14. Outshined" (Soundgarden Cover)
15. Wrapped in Violence (Allinaline Mix)
16. All That's Left Is Blood (Live in Huntington, N.Y.)
17. I Despise (Demo)
18. No Mercy (Demo)
Genre: Metal
For Fans Of: DevilDriver, Lamb Of God, Fear Factory
11. Love Soaked Death
12. New Apocalypse
13. The Dehumanizing Process (Slow & Low 2013 mix)
14. Outshined" (Soundgarden Cover)
15. Wrapped in Violence (Allinaline Mix)
16. All That's Left Is Blood (Live in Huntington, N.Y.)
17. I Despise (Demo)
18. No Mercy (Demo)
Genre: Metal
For Fans Of: DevilDriver, Lamb Of God, Fear Factory
1. Britney Spears-Ooh La La
2. G.R.L. - Vacation
3. Becky G Feat. Austin Mahone - Magik 2.0
4. Owl City - Live It Up
5. Sophia Black - Everything Breaks
6. Cady Groves - Forget You
7. Kiana Brown - Hey Chica
8. Nelly Furtado Feat. Ace Primo - High Life
9. Buckwheat Zydeco - Tutti Frutti
10. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Smurfy
Genre: Pop
For Fans Of: Right Said Fred, Owl City, Britney Spears
1. Tracing Back Roots
2. Fade Away
3. I Survive (ft. Aaron Gillespie)
4. Ghosts
5. Present, Future, Past
6. Never Let Me Go
7. Hope
8. Tell Me Now
9. A Moment
10. I Am Free
11. Through The Darkest And The Brightest Bright
12. Once Face (Target Bonus)
13. Reckless (Target Bonus)
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Woe Is Me, Attack Attack, The Almost
1. How We Survive
2. Ready For Repair
3. Forever And Never
4. Artist Vs Who?
5. Wasted Youth (Part. 1)
6. The Architect (Part. 2)
7. Maybe Next May
8. Fragile Figures
9. Live Together, Die Alone
10. Infinite Escape
11. Sleep Well, Darling
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: My Ticket Home, At The Skylines, That's Outrageous!
1. You'll Burn
2. A Feast For Crows
3. The Common Misconception
4. I Solemnly Swear
5. Deathmarks
6. The Blackout
7. In Dreams
8. Into The Ground (ft. Shane Told)
9. Serpent Herders
10. Nothing But Blood
11. Lord Of Bones (ft. Ahren Stinger)
12. My Own Personal Hell
Genre: Metalcore
For Fans Of: Sliverstein, The Amity Afflictions, Secrets
1. This Is Love (Ft. Bet Poncet)
2. The Inconvenience
3. Psycho
4. Miserable
5. Been Through Hell
6. Last Man Alive
7. Birds Of A Feather
8. Undecided Story
9. War (Ft. Mattie Montgomery)
10. LOTR
11. Never Mind Me
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Burning Twilight, Dismiss The Serpent, The Suit
1. Banshee (Ghost Fame)
2. Empty Elvis
3. White America's Beautiful Black Market
4. Dreamer's Disease
5. That Fear Fever
6. Virgin Dirt
7. Younger
8. The Dope Beat
9. The Priest And Used Cars
10. Pheremoe Cvlt
11. 27 Club
Genre: Hardcore
For Fans Of: Glassjaw, Stray From The Path, Defeater
1. A Sanguinary Mass
2. Grimoire I - Evicerated
3. The Devourer Beyond
4. Necrospire
5. Born Of The Abattoir
6. State Of Filth
7. Crucified And Consumed
8. Antipathy
9. Grimoire II - One With The Void
10. The Human Error
Genre: Deathcore
For Fans Of: King Conquer, The BattleWithin, A Bloodbath In Boston
1. Enlightenment
2. Ascetic
3. Condemned To Desolation
4. Bewildering Nightmare
5. Saunter To Extinction
6. The Ritual Of Internicion
7. Metaphysic Countenance
8. Verdict Of The Soul
9. Cataclysmic Tides
10. Metempsychosis
Genre: Black Metal
For Fans Of: Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth
1. Legends And Legions
2. Brohemian Rap City
3. Elephant Graveyard
4. Smiling's My Favorite
5. Wolfman's Got Nards
6. Give Me Some Sugar Baby
7. 1080p HD
8. I'm Gonna Sleep Real Good Tonight
9. Shut Up! Our Song Is On!
10. I Wish I Could Quit You
11. Shirts Vs. Skins
12. Suck It
13. The Light That Only Lasted So Long
Genre: Electronica
For Fans Of: The Captain Hates The Sea, Cinderella's Revenge, Atlanta Takes State
1. On Sight
2. Black SkinHead
3. I Am A God (ft. God)
4. New Slave (ft. Frank Ocean)
5. Hold My Liquor (ft. Cheif Keef & Justin Vernon)
6. I'm In It (ft. Travis Scott)
7. Blood On The Leaves
8. Guilt Trip (ft. Kid Cudi)
9. Send It Up (ft. King Louie)
10. Bound 2 (ft. Charlie Wilson)
Genre: Rap
For Fans Of: Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, King Louie
1. Yaya (Skit)
2. Razor Blades & Steak Knives (ft. Hemi)
3. Life In the Jungle
4. Don't Act
5. Big Rube Interlude
6. Dreams
7. The Way It Goes (ft. Planet VI)
8. Cadillacs & Chevys
9. Heart Attack
10. My Adidas
11. Smells Like (ft. R.A. the Rugged Man & Mic Buddah)
12. Even More No Homo (Skit)
13. Bully (feat. Vinnie Paz)
14. I Deserve It
15. Go Off (ft. Hopsin & SwizZz)
16. We On (My Own D*ck) [feat. Dizzy Wright & Pounds]
17. PBR & Reefer
18. Oj (feat. Elz Jenkins)
19. My Grandmas Basement
Genre: Rap
For Fans Of: Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Swizz
After releasing two great mixtapes, and making a name for himself, Jarren Benton managed to write a debut album. In it he spits some of his best raps to date! There literally is no limits on this, and he does spit some pretty nasty stuff. Jarren’s two mixtapes were a great start for his career, but this album takes it to a whole new level in his career. Some of the features on this album are Crazy, Hopsin, Swizz, Dizzy Wright, and Hemi! There's more, but those are the ones that stand out pretty much the most. The other few come close to Jarren in skill, but some of them aren’t that great in my opinion. All the features Jarren gets are really impressive and somehow they all manage to stay with his beats, and add twists to his verses. One feature I saw on here was Elz Jenkins, and if you can guess already, he’s on an offensive track. It’s a humour track, oh and not to mention, Jarren hasn’t really changed from his other two mixtapes when it comes to meanings behind his songs. It’s all about having fun, and making people laugh while spitting some nasty raps. Offensive or not, if it’s good and he’ll spit it with no care in the world. A few songs that stand out on this album would be, “Yaya (Skit), “Razor Blades & Steak Knives Ft. Hemi”, ” Life In the Jungle”, “Cadillacs & Chevys”, ”Even More Homo (Skit)”, "Bully Ft. Vinnie Paz”, “Go Off Ft. Hopsin & Swizz”, "We On (My Own D*ck) Ft. Dizzy Wright & Pounds”, “Oj Ft. Elz Jenkins”, and “My Grandmas Basement”. “Yaya (Skit), isn’t really a song, it’s a 6 second intro, and if you can guess it’s Jarren's grandmother hoping you like her grandsons album. You probably will if you’re a fan of Jarren’s older stuff, and a fan of FunkVolumes artists. “Razor Blades & Steak Knives Ft. Hemi” is the first song on the album, and I have to say that for the first song, Jarren went on the offensive side. He even kind of takes a swing at Tyler The Creator with this line, “You faggots stop comparing me to Tyler The Creator I’ve been on this before you was allowed in the theater of an R-rated movie, and your dad was wearing gators and your mom was just a before a whore, before your sister wore makeup, you was just a little bitch, before you morphed into a hater”. What a line! It clearly shows that Jarren doesn’t care about anyone, and he isn’t afraid to call out someone if it’s needed. Now, I don’t really know if the whole thing was aimed at Tyler, it may not be, but I’ll go ahead and say it probably is because he says his name and then the line. “Life In the Jungle”, is one song on the album that has a rather different meaning. It sounds like Jarren kind of explains his hardships in the “jungle” (the rap game). I have to say that I really did enjoy the song, and that I hope Jarren raps more about his hardships, and how hard he tried to make it before Funk Volume picked them up. “Cadillacs & Chevys”, was actually the song that got me into Jarren and got me hyped for this album. I mean it has some nasty raps, and Jarren has some a sick flow on this track. The best line on this song is “By the way, I finally sucked my own dick” I don’t know what it is about that line in the song, but it cracked me up the first time I heard it. The beat on this song is also something that makes it sound better too. The producer definitely did the song some wonders! Now for “Even More No Homo (Skit). If you remember from “Freebasing With Kevin Bacon”, there was a skit with two guys talking, and the one that kept saying “No homo” when he clearly is acting a bit “homo”, and the guy he’s talking too just wants to basically hang up, and not talk to the guy anymore. It’s back on this, but the guy actually hangs up on him this time. The skit is definitely funny, and stood out a lot on the album. It will make you laugh! “Bully Ft Vinnie Paz)", Vinnie definitely killed this track in a good way; his raps are nasty and I’m definitely digging his flow. Jarren had a good idea to get him as a feature, and it definitely did the album some good! Vinnie didn’t have just one verse, he’s somewhat in the song the whole way. He just doesn’t have a full verse. “Go Off Ft. Hopsin And Swizz”, yes, Jarren managed to get his label mates on a track, and one of the sickest songs on the album if I do say so myself. Hopsin and Swizz are a couple of my favorite rappers, and I’m pretty happy that Jarren got them on a song together. I wish Dizzy Wright was on this track as well. If he was, this song would have been the sickest rap song to come out this year. Swizz definitely up’d his game a lot, and you can tell he did with his verse. I’m still waiting for him to drop an album! Hopsin also had a sick verse, but everything he spits is great, and worth the listen. “We On (My Own D*ck Ft Dizzy Wright & Pound)", Of course when you get Dizzy Wright on a track, the beat has to have a stoner flow to it, and this definitely does! I’m hoping I see a song with all of Funk Volume (besides the songs they do at the beginning of every year). When they do, It’d be legit, and something worth the listen. Dizzy Wright, if anything, reminds me of Wiz Khalifa in a way. Their raps are similar, and they look somewhat alike. I’ve never heard of Pound, until today. But he did the song some good, and I’ll have to definitely check him out more! “Oj Ft. Elz Jenkins”, alright, I’ll be honest, I became a fan of Elz through Jarren, and I have to admit that he still impresses me. Jarren and Elz are two sick rappers that should collaborate a lot more. This song sounds like it could be about the infamous Oj Simpson (not too sure). If it is, Jarren may start some convtreversy with the track meaning. The beat, and his flow are spot on though. I definitely want to hear more like this, expecially with Elz. “My Grandmas Basment”, is the last song on the album, and the title track. It has one of the loudest beats on the album! This may be a favorite to some people, and some people may also hate it. Either way, I give the beat maker some serious props! Jarren's raps on this song are nasty, and he fast raps on this a few times. Breakdown: Cleans: Jarren’s improved a bit with his vocals, and he definitely got a lot better with his fast raps, where he talks really fast to the point where you can’t hear him rap. Jarren’s flow is also improving in places where it lacked. I definitely can’t wait to see him perfect his vocal style, and sit on top of all these other rappers. I feel this happening in his future. I hope so! If anyone, I’d love to see Jarren become bigger than Lil Wayne. He definitely has the skills! Beat: The beats on this album are just sick, and I don’t even know how Jarren could find beat makers better than the ones used on this. There’s a few that are definitely the stoner type of beats. (Like in the song with Dizzy Wright.) and you can feel it in the beats. Some of them are some “bangers” for sure!
Rating: 10/10
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1. Freebasing Prod By Kato
2. Billion Bucks Feat Rittz, Jon Connor Prod By Kato
3. Skitzo Prod By Kato
4. Jarron Calls Bacon
5. F ck You Too Feat 2 Chainz, Planet VI
6. Lean Prod By SMKA
7. Shut Up Bitch
8. Half Ounce Quarter Pound Feat Aleon Craft, Dizzy Wright Prod By Roc Mayne
9. Lord Knows Feat Freeway, Planet VI Prod By Roc Mayne
10. GED Feat 4-ize Laws Prod By Kato
11. No Homo Phone Call
12. Move Back Lil Jon Feat Gangsta Boo Prod By Roc Mayne
13. Turbo Ozone Feat Poodie The Byz Prod By Kato
14. Problem Feat Playboy Tre Prod By Charles Chizzy Stephens III
15. Nothing Remains Prod By Buddahdafuture
16. Sick Prod By M16
Genre: Rap
For Fans Of: Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Swizz
Jarren is back with another humorous mixtape! This one has some funnier, offensive raps in it. This will please people that enjoy Jarren's humor, like me for example. Even though some people may not like the raps he spits, he’s still pretty good and he’s always having some fun while writing these raps! One thing Jarren does have, that many rappers don't have, is no limits. Jarren seems to not have any limits whatsoever, which might be the reason I really enjoy his raps. He has a lot of skills, and I’d be lying if I said he wouldn't go far. He will go pretty far in his career, or at least I hope he will. When it comes to rap, Jarren is one of my favorite rappers to date. There’s just something about his flow, and the beats that he uses that make him stand out in the genre. These skills help him to be a little bit better than everyone else in the genre, that I've listened too. A few songs that stand out on this mixtape would have to be, “Freebasing Prod By Kato”, “Billion Bucks Ft. Rittz Jon Connor Prod By Kato”, “F ck You Too Ft. 2 Chainz Planet VI”, “Shut Up Bitch”, ” No Homo Phone Call”, ” Problem Ft. Playboy Tre Prod By Charles Chizzy Stephens III”, and “Sick Prod By M16”. “Freebasing Prod By Kato” may seem like a dis to certain rappers, and Tupac? But that might just be the limit parts. Jarren isn't afraid to say anyones name, and this is just the first song on the whole mixtape. It really shows some crazy stuff that Jarren can spit. He did this on his first mixtape too, he showed the listener his humor, and a little bit of what to expect on the rest of the mixtape. “Billion Bucks Feat Rittz, Jon Connor Prod By Kato”, is second song on the mixtape. It's the longest song on the mixtape. It even features another rapper that I highly enjoy; Rittz! Rittz is white, and he’s laid back. He's not like Jarren at all, but he does spit some heavy stuff. “Billion Bucks Feat Rittz, Jon Connor Prod By Kato”, is probably my favorite song on the mixtape. It shows more of Jarren's raps. I’ll point out Rittz verse a bit; he raps pretty fast so you may not really catch it clearly, but that’s okay, that just means you’ll have to give the song another play. “F ck You Too Ft. 2 Chainz Planet VI”, yes... 2 Chainz manages to feature on this song. It seems like 2 Chainz is getting his name out there more than ever before. I see him featured in almost every album/mixtape that I've downloaded from the rappers that I like. I’d be lying if I said 2 Chainz isn’t a good rapper. He’s not the best, but he definitely has some skills! His raps always change in his features, which is something good for him. His style is different in almost every song he does. This might be something that gives him more of an edge in the rap genre. Other than 2 Chainz in this song, this is another song that might be another favorite of mine because of how it turned out. The beat really matches all the features flows very well, which is something that’s very good about this song. “Shut Up Bitch”, is another song that shows Jarren's humor quite well. The song meaning shows that he has no limits. The song's basically telling someone that's really annoying (girlfriend, friends, baby momma's, even your mom!) to shut up. This song really made me laugh at some of the verses! Even the intro is pretty funny, and I definitely give Jarren props to be able to write a song that’s funny and have a meaning that many rappers wouldn’t do. It clearly show that Jarren has NO limits whatsoever. The whole mixtape does! However, this is one of the songs that shows it more. “No Homo Phone Call”, is basically an interlude that is seriously funny. It’s a phone call between two guys; one that’s “homo”, and one that’s straight. The ones that’s “homo”, keeps complementing guys and saying “no homo” afterwards, to make himself seem straight. Then near the end, his “homo” side really came out. He was talking about massaging his friend, with some new lotion that he got. Then to end the interlude off with a bang and to make it even more funny, he starts talking about an NFL player's dick that he saw, and he says it’s really “packin'". That really made me laugh. Throughout the song, you’ll hear a rather old song, but it’s definitely making the interlude funnier. The song is rather nice… I mean if you’re into old love songs. “Problem Ft. Playboy Tre Prod By Charles Chizzy Stephens III”, is a song that features a lot of rappers I didn’t know until I heard this song. Playboy Tre, has a pretty sick flow, I’m not going to lie about that. I may look into him more. The song overall, is pretty great. I wish it was a song you could've heard earlier into listening to this mixtape. It would have been a bit better, but either way it’s still pretty good. “Sick Prod M16”, is the last song on the mixtape, and this is the one that the “stoner” listeners may like more than the other fans, because the beat is something that could be considered trippy at it’s start!
Breakdown:
Cleans: Jarren's vocals are unique, and have improved a lot from his first mixtape which is something I noticed right off the top. I enjoyed it right away. I love seeing how Jarren is changing, and improving. I cannot wait for his next mixtape. Or maybe even an album? On a label? That’d be pretty neat to see Jarren boost up in his career! I’ll keep listening to Jarren, I have high hopes for this man!
Beats: The beats were definitely different, and they fit with every song on this mixtape. Some of them even had some spice to them, and sounded way better than the other ones Jarren had used before. I’d like to see him use different beats on his next mixtape. Maybe more unique ones, with some twists? It’d still be neat to see him freestyle a bit, maybe as an interlude.
Rating: 9/10
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1. I Will Not Lose
2. DJ (Skit)
3. Get a Load of Me
4. Justin Bieber (Ft. Elz Jenkins)
5. Ima Murder
6. A Spacesuit & Parachute (Ft. Aleon Craft)
7. Most Interesting (Skit)
8. F#ck That Sh!t The Drinkin (ft. Tom P)
9. Nostrils Full of that Eddie Cane
10. 30K Feet (ft. Elz Jenkins)
11. Losin It
12. No Lie In The Verses (ft. Kid Daytona & Big Remo)
Genre: Rap
For Fans Of: Hopsin, Swizz, Dizzy Wright
This is Jarren Benton’s first mixtape “Huffing Glue With Hasselhoff”, and this is the mixtape that gave him a name in the rap scene of music. He’s one of my favorite rappers if I do say so myself! He’s pretty crazy with his rhymes and he really doesn't care who he offends. I have to give Jarren some props for some of his raps, because they’re usually always funny in some way. This mixtape gave him a name, and a good name for that matter. Jarren may not be for everyone who likes rap, because of the way he spits his raps. His lyrics aren't always nice, so some of them might be offensive to some people. A few songs that stand out on this mixtape would have to be, “I Will Not Lose”, “Justin Biebier ft. Elz Jenkins”, “A Spacesuit & Parachute ft. Aleon Craft”, “F#ck That Sh!t The Drinkin ft. Tom P”, and “No Lie In The Verses ft. Kid Daytona & Big Remo”. “I Will Not Lose”, is the first song on this mixtape, and it’s basically the intro to the mixtape, and what could be Jarren’s career. Jarren shows off his skills quite well in this song, and he does show off his skills pretty well on this track. “Justin Bieber ft. Elz Jenkins”, is a song that really shows off Jarrens humorous side since this song was pretty much focused on the laughs, or at least that’s what it sounds like. There’s even a comparison to Justin Bieber; Jarren gets girls just as well, and as easily as Justin Bieber does. Jarren does have a pretty sick flow on this song, and that’s one reason I enjoy this song more than the rest on the mixtape, it’s pretty freaking funny. The featured rapper, Elz Jenkins’s verse on this song was pretty sick as well. I haven’t really heard much from him, but after listening to this I listened to some more of his songs. He’s not one of my favorite rappers, but he’s another rapper I can actually stand. Jarren Benton is my favorite rapper, because he seems like he doesn't care how he sounds as long as he’s having fun, and as long as his fans like his stuff. “A Spacesuit & Parachute ft. Aleon Craft”, was another one of my favorite songs on this mixtape. It’s another song that seems to have some humor behind it, which is pretty nice to have. It shows that he has some fun in the studio, and when he’s writing things for his songs. I've honestly never heard of Aleon, or any of the features on this song, but I’d have to say that they fit Jarren’s style pretty well. Their flows fit perfectly in each song, and that really counts. I’d rather hear a feature that fits perfectly, than one that only fits a tiny bit. “F#ck That Sh!t The Drinkin ft. Tom P”, is one song that really would fit in the “clubscene”. Where you’d hear this song is beyond me. Maybe at some nightclub? I’d have to say that the beats on this song are pretty good, and you can tell Jarren’s flow comes from the beat. If you noticed, every song I’ve said that stands out on this mixtape, have some type of humor behind it. This one seems to point at certain people, not rappers, but how people act in general. Tom P, I've never heard of him, and I can say that his flow is a bit faster than Jarren’s, but it still fit with the song. It definitely made the song a bit more interesting to hear. Almost every song on this release has a pretty sick beat to it, and Jarren’s flow really made the songs come alive. Now for “No Lie In The Verses ft. Kid Daytona & Big Remo”, I've read that this is a bonus track, however, it seemed like no matter where you’d get the mixtape that it would be there. So, I don’t know what makes it a bonus track. It must not be on the physical copy (if they ever made those for this). It’s the last song on the mixtape, and it goes all out in order to end this mixtape off with a sort of a POW! It’s a bit of a soft song, and the beat isn't that loud either. But it still really makes the song stick out a bit. Both of the features on this song, make the song interesting. I’d like to see them do this song live, if they ever do a tour, or a show together. The only thing that’s a bit different on this song, is that you don’t hear Jarren until the end of the song. Which, I guess was a good thing, because you get to hear more of both of the features first. One of my favorite lines on this song, and one that I found hilarious was “You know how I know we going to have sex tonight? How? Bitch, I’m stronger than you.” I don’t know what it is about that line, it was just unexpected and it was pretty funny the first time. It basically shows how dark Jarren’s humor is.
Breakdown:
Cleans: Basically, Jarren’s vocals are a bit unique, and original, but that comes from his voice. The way he spits his rhymes, and is able to keep a good rhythm, is what really makes him a better rapper, in all honesty. He doesn’t seem to spit them too slow, but somewhat fast, and it kind of sounds like he’s trying to copy Busta Rythmes style. However, in full honesty, he isn't… he’s taking an idea and making it fit to his sound, which is something I found highly enjoyable.
Beats: The beats on this mixtape were somewhat enjoyable. Some of them could have been a bit better, but they all tied into Jarrens sound, and his raps perfectly. So, in the long run that’s all that matters. The fast beats that you’ll hear on the mixtapes, were the ones I found more enjoyable. That might only be for me. The slower beats just aren't really that interesting, but the one in “No Lie In The Verses”, was one I found highly enjoyable for being a slow beat. I’d like to see Jarren find someone who can make a really fast beat, and then him freestyle on it.
Rating: 8/10
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1. Lovless
2. The World In Front Of Me
3. Foudations
4. Infinity
5. Hear Me Out
6. Neverlove
7. Moving On Moving Far
8. Evol
9. Black Maine
10. The Tracks We Leave Behind
Genre: Metalcore
For Fans Of: Like Moths To Flames, Secrets, The Word Alive
When I first heard about Loveless, I was pretty excited
because I've always liked Dream On, Dreamer. When I heard the single for
Loveless’s “The World In Front Of Me”, it had me super hyped for the album, and
I could have sworn that it was going to be a good release from these guys. Once
I heard Loveless fully… I was kind of disappointed. However, this does not mean
I won’t support Dream On, Dreamer. But I
really didn't think the album would sound like this. The album is great, and everything
is there, but the production straight up made the album sound bad. I know the
guys in Dream On, Dreamer put all their effort into this release. I can hear it
when I listen to the songs. It’s just that the production of the album isn't
the best, and it kind of messed up their sound a little in some of the songs. I’d
have to say that the biggest downer with the production would have to be the
vocals. The way they’re layered, sounds a bit out of place. Also, they have the
same bit of production on every song, so it doesn't really change much. This
kind of ruined it for me. I mean, I’d like to hear less production on vocals. The
same production over, and over again made the producer seem a bit amateur. In
all honesty, if you take away the production flaws, this album is really good,
and it really lived up to the hype it got. A few of the songs that stood out on
this album would have to be, “The World In Front Of Me”, “Hear Me Out”, ”Neverlove”,
“Black Maine, and “The Tracks We Leave Behind”. “The World In Front Of Me” was
the first single off Loveless, and it gave the album a good hype rating. The music
video was even good for the song, and definitely made the album seem out to be
the best release from Dream On, Dreamer. Sadly, once you hear the full album
this just isn't the case. “Hear Me Out” is definitely one of my most favorite
songs on the album. It’s also one of the better songs on the album. The clean
vocals at the beginning really gave this song some spice. The clean vocalist
tries to explain something in the beginning of the song, and it does some good
in my opinion. It helps the song get more of its meaning out easier, and clearer.
“Neverlove” is my number one favorite song on this album. It’s the best song on
the album too! (Well in my opinion.) It has everything an old Dream On, Dreamer
song would have; a great meaning, a meaning you can relate too, lyrics that
match perfectly, and a sound to back up the emotion towards the meaning of the
song. If you really enjoyed the old songs that Dream On, Dreamer did you’ll probably
enjoy “Neverlove”. “Black Maine” would be another song that old fans of Dream
On, Dreamer will highly enjoy. It has their older sound in the song. The feeling,
and the vibe is definitely there for their older music. “The Tracks We Leave
Behind” is the final song on this album, and it just happens to be the longest
song on the album. This song is full of great instrument play! The song is six
minutes long, and it’s enjoyable from the start, well to some people. Others
may just skip it. The production on the song kind of ruined it in a few places,
but other than that the song is great. It ends the album off on a good note. Plus,
the outro to the song and the outro to the album is just perfect. I wonder how
they’re ever going to top that in the next release? I’m hoping that the next
release is produced a bit differently than this was. I’m not going to bash the
whole album because of a few songs being oddly produced, or because the vocals
were produced the same way each time with no changes to them. But I hope that
the next album is produced by someone else, or at least whoever produced this
album learns a bit more about what they should be doing.
Breakdown:
Cleans: The clean vocals are a bit different from older
releases, but they are highly enjoyable. The clean vocalist definitely has a
distinct voice, and this makes his vocals a bit more unique in a way. The clean
vocals were actually produced nicely, and I could honestly say that there was
not a time on this album that I did not like the clean vocals. They were probably
my favorite type of vocals on this album. I hope that the clean vocalist does
more of those speech type lines that he did on some of the songs when he sings
live as well, because that would seriously make the songs a lot more enjoyable
to hear!
Screams: Well… The screams were decent, but the production
on them didn't change… much. It changed a few times to make them sound a bit
distorted, which was pretty nice to hear for a bit. But overall with the
production of the screams, they were really repetitive and sounded way to much
like the last release, in my opinion. I don’t know if the band was aiming for
that or not, If so, I hope not. The screams sounded a bit like an older guy. They
weren't bad, it just didn't fit the vocalist too well.
Instruments: The instruments production was good, and bad. There
were some places that the instrument play, and the production of the instrument
play really impressed me. But there were also places, where it didn't impress
me. The guitar play was my overall favorite instrument that was played for this
release. The drumming was great as well, but not as impressive as the guitar
work on this release. The drum play was pretty good though, so I’m going to
give the drummer his props as well as the guitar player. They’re both very
talented. but maybe on the next release, they could try to do some cool stuff
that’s new to metalcore? Something that would be new to hear, or stand out in
the genre.
Rating: 7/10
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1. Young & Awake
2. My Life As A Frequency
3. Dead Right
4. Time Alone
5. Peria
6. Crazies
7. Dead Permanence
8. Beautiful Friends
9. Safe Place
10. Skeletons
11. 21 To Life
12. Sincerely
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: Travelers, Us, Ghosts, Awake And Create
Every once in a while, you’ll listen to a band that changes
up the game for their genre. I’d have to say that’s just what Restless Streets
did for the post hardcore genre. I know
there are a lot of post hardcore bands coming out with their debut single, or
debut album, and are trying to make a name for themselves. A lot of them go
un-noticed for the wrong reasons; because they aren’t big, or don’t have many
fans. Now, that may be Restless Streets case. They’re still a fairly small band
to hit the scene, but they have everything they need to make it big, and to
make a good name for themselves. “Sincerely” seriously helps them out a bit to
make a good name for themselves. The vocals are perfect whether they be cleans,
or screams, they make you have chills, or they make you cringe in some areas. Now,
I don’t mean cringe in a bad way; I mean it in a good way. The vocals are just phenomenal,
along with the instrument play that you’ll be hearing throughout this album. A
few songs that stood out on this album would be, “My Life As A frequency”,
“Time Alone”, ”Crazies”, ”Beautiful Friends”, “Skeletons”,“21 To Life”, and ”Sincerely”.
“Young & Awake”, is pretty much an intro track to the album. It leads right
into “My Life As A Frequency”, which is pretty nice because I’ll be the first
to admit that “Young & Awake” was a beautiful intro, and I definitely
wasn’t expecting that the first time I gave this album a play. “My Life As A
Frequency” might be the first actual song on the album, but it’s definitely my
favorite because of the meaning behind it. It just has something that’s pretty
relatable, and nice to hear. The instruments on the song are pretty clear, and
you can hear everything perfectly. To be completely honest, there are no flaws
at all. “My Life As A Frequency”, is also perfectly timed; not too long, or too
short. It’s perfectly timed at just four minutes. “Time Alone” caught my
attention because of the guitars at the intro of it. The tuning used was great,
and it just really caught my attention quickly leading me to listen to the song
fully. Listening to the album to the point of “Time Alone”, will make you
wonder if the guys in Restless Streets could write a bad song. I’d have to be
honest, I asked that as well. None of the songs on the album are bad; they’re
all either decent, good, or downright perfect. Each song has a meaning behind
them, and you can relate to them a bit. This is the key element to any good
album that comes out today. It needs to have songs that have a good meaning,
and a meaning that many people can relate too. “Crazies” was the first single,
and the first song that I had ever heard from Restless Streets. Within thirty
seconds of this song, they got me hooked on their music. “Crazies” would have
to be my all-time favorite song from Restless Streets. The song isn’t too soft,
or too heavy; it’s perfectly written. And yes, if you can guess, it has a
pretty relatable meaning behind it. “Beautiful Friends”, is one of the softer
songs on the album. I mean you didn’t expect this whole album to be heavy,
right? This song has some of the better clean vocals on the album. The clean
vocals kind of match the emotion towards the song, which gives the song the
edge in order to be one of the better soft songs on the album. “Skeletons”, is
another song that had some guitar play that impressed me quite a bit. The
screams also impressed me, and gave me some chills when I first listened to
them. “Skeletons”, is sadly the third to the last song on the album, and when
you’ll listen to this song you might get a bit upset knowing that this
masterpiece is about to end. “21 To Life”, was the second single to promote the
album. It’s sadly the last song on this piece of art. The song ends the album
on a rather heavy note. Also, if you listen closely to the intro to the song,
you might be able to tell they were probably trying to grip the whole concept
on the song. The intro was a necessary thing, and it gave this song its bang. “Sincerely”
is not only the title track to the album but also the last song on the album. “Sincerely”
gave the band a bang to end off their album and impress everyone. The screams
and cleans both have a style in this song to impress someone. Restless Streets
are very talented, and will (hopefully) make it big in this scene of music.
Breakdown:
Cleans: The clean vocals are definitely new to hear a bit.
The style isn’t used as much, and all the production on them make them sound a
bit raw. This is something that people can enjoy, and will do the band some
serious good towards the critics. The clean vocalist can hit some semi-high
notes, and some low notes. The clean vocalist is very talented, and knows his
vocal cords pretty well. I’d like to see him improve, to make his cords sound even
better on the next release!
Screams: The vocalist is also a screamer and is pretty
talented, and he does know his vocal cords. The screamer has some of the bone
chilling type screams in some of the songs. Just not in all of them. The songs
that have him screaming along with his cleans, are some of my favorites. His
screams really impressed me on the first two singles, and even more on this
release.
Instruments: The instrument play on this album is either
decently good, or great. In some songs it lacks a bit, and could have been
better. But in other places, it’s perfectly timed, and perfectly placed. The
guitar player definitely knows how to play his instrument, and how to make some
interesting noises from it. I do give him that much! The drummer is great as
well, keeping attention of the listener is difficult sometimes, but he did that
perfectly! The bass player (yes you can hear the bass a little on this), did some
good for the album as well. The places where you can hear a bit of bass, are
the parts that all the instrument sound amazing together.
Rating: 9/10
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1. My Compromise
2. Obstacles
3. In Focus
4. Delusionist
5. Voltage
6. Hope
7. Broken Ocean
8. Vice Versa
9. Guns And Girls
10. Griever
11. Mj Returns
Genre: Post Hardcore
For Fans Of: With Oceans Below, Darkest Before Dawn, Adestria
Kingdom Of Giant released their debut album “Every Wave Of Sound”.
Kingdom Of Giants, is one of my personal favorite un-signed bands today. They
never really let me down with anything they release, which is pretty good for a
band to do. Almost every release of theirs, is as great as the last, if not a
bit better. Which is something I wondered with the release of this, but after
listening to it I can tell you that Kingdom Of Giants wrote one of the better
albums to come out this year. I definitely think this release may be talked
about for a while, at least until they release another ep or another full
length. When they write another full length, I wonder how it’s going to amount
to this, and if it will even amount to this. Kingdom Of Giants made a name for
themselves with their ep, and they just bettered their name with this release,
which will do them some serious good in the long run of being a band. I’m
always stoked to see what this band does, and I really hope their next move is
signing to a label, and playing some bigger shows. I’m pretty sure they landed
on warped tour this year, which really excited me. I hope one day they get to
play the whole tour, and not just one show. A few songs that stood out on this
album would be, “My Compromise”, ”Delusionist”, ”Hope”, ”Broken Ocean”,
”Guns And Girls”, and ”Mj Returns”. “My Compromise”, is the first song on the
album. It’s the song that really gets the listener hyped and ready to listen to
the rest of the album, not only because it’s the first song, but because it has
the full power of Kingdom Of Giants. It does this release some serious good.
The song not only has the power of Kingdom Of Giants, but for older fans of the
band they can see how they've matured and how much better they've gotten with
their music. “Delusionist”, is probably my favorite song on this album. It has
what almost every Kingdom Of Giant song has; it takes no time for them to get
into the song, and they basically go straight into it with no holding back.
That is something that Kingdom Of Giants is known for. “Hope”, is sadly the
shortest song on the album, and it’s basically kind of an interlude in a way.
Throughout the song, you’ll hear a speech from Charlie Chaplin's movie
"The Great Dictator" . This did the album some serious good, and it
kind of showed that Kingdom Of Giants wants to help people no matter their
gender, race, or how they look. This is something more bands are preaching, now
it’s not a bad thing that bands or doing this. It’s actually quite nice, and
I’m glad that there are more people out in the world that want to help others,
instead of harm them. “Broken Ocean”, is another favorite of mine on this
album. The guitar on this song just sounds so good, it makes me drool a little
bit. Some of the drum play on this song, is as drool worthy as the guitar play,
but only in some places of the song. “Girls And Guns”, was on their ep, as well
as this release. This kind of made me happy. “Guns And Girls” not only one has
one of the best song titles on the album, but you can definitely tell Kingdom
Of Giants likes the two G’S of life! “Guns And Girls” isn't only a funny name
for a song, but also one of the better songs on the album. It’s third from last
on the album, and you can tell they’re trying to end this release off with a pretty
big bang to get people stoked for the next thing Kingdom Of Giants brings to
the table. In “Mj Returns”, there’s a special guest in this song, Stephen
Rezza! You can hear him pretty clearly, which is something many guest vocalist
spots don’t have. However, it’s always good to hear the guest clearly. I’d have
to say that adding a guest vocalist to this song, really gave it its edge. It
seemed like Kingdom Of Giants wanted to end the album off with a bang, and they
definitely did end it with a huge bang. This lead to giving their fan base
something really great to listen too!
Breakdown:
Cleans: Yes, there still are clean vocals in King Of Giants. I
honestly think the band needs to have clean vocals, because that’s one of their
elements that makes them the band that they are, and without them they wouldn't
be the same. However, the clean vocals aren't really the same as they were on
the ep, and some older fans might not like that, but change is good? Right?
Well in my opinion, the change was a good move for the band. It didn't really
make their music any worse, if anything it made it better to listen too!
Screams: The screamers vocals are original like they were on their
ep “Abominable” but they've improved to give it more of a post hardcore /
metalcore feeling to them, which isn't a bad thing if anything it kind of
impresses me with their talents a bit more. I’d really like to see these guys
hard work pay off sooner or later. I feel like they could change the post
hardcore scene and give other bands some light to their music.
Instruments: The instrument play on some
of the songs on this album is definitely something to hear. The guitar, bass,
and drummer are definitely talented, and know how to play their instruments
very well. Some of the playing kind of sounded a bit new to me, but really did
some good for the album, and the band. I love how you can hear how the band
changed compared to their older stuff. That really made me happy, since I've
been a fan of these guys since they dropped their ep “Abominable”. It was
seriously great to hear how they changed and improved in the places that
lacked.
Rating: 9/10
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1. Who Is The Better
2. Have I Told You?
3. Eleven Hundred Years
4. Have You Ever Made A Movie?
5. You Better Never Mess Around
6. New Rock Song
7. A Lot Less Philosophy
8. The Buning Of Oliste's Place
9. Turn Back The Hnads Of Time
10. Dance Of The Milleners
11. I Remember You
12. Farewell Arigemon
Genre: Rock
For Fans Of: Beetles, Stones, King Crimson
This album is somewhat out of my area of preference, but I’d
have to say that The Meldavians are respectable, and some very talented musicians.
Their genre is somewhat of a blue grass, jazz and rock mixed together. Now I’m
not the biggest fan of blue grass or jazz, but I’d have to say there’s just
something about The Meldavians that I do happen to enjoy. Their vocalist has a soothing
voice, and the instrument play is soothing as well. Put these two things together,
and you really have a work of art! The Meldavians has not only piano play, but
also keys which is rare for most bands to have, but it kind of builds some
touch to the music that The Meldavians write. To be completely honest here, when
I first listened to The Meldavians, I knew that this wouldn't be something I enjoyed
fully, but I gave the song I was sent a few plays, and really enjoyed it. Then
once I got the album I was like whoa, who knew It’d be out of my place in
music? I really enjoyed “Farewell Arigemon”, to say the least and I’m stoked
for the next record The Meldavians release. I hope it’s even better than this,
and that is has more than 12 songs. A few songs that kind of stood out on this
album would be, “Who Is The Better”, “Have I Told You?”, ”Eleven Hundred Years”,”
Have You Ever Made A Movie”, “The Burning Of Oliste’s Place”, and “Farewell
Arigemon”. “Who Is The Better” is the first song, and with this song you really
see how long the songs are from The Meldavians. They definitely don’t write any
short songs for their listener. Which I guess is a good thing, because if you
really enjoy The Meldavians you’ll get to hear more of them. “Have I Told You”
is the second song on the album, and my favorite when it comes to instrument
play. There’s just something about the keys, and piano that stand out on this
song to me, and makes it sound the best on the release. The vocals are pretty
nice to hear, because their vocalist hits some high notes in this song which
she does throughout the album. But some of the time, it’s not fully there.
However, she does try it a lot, and successes more than she fails in my opinion.
This isn't a bad thing, because it’s always good to hear when someone messes up
in their music to show that it’s not all edits and production that are making
it sound like something that it really isn't. “Eleven Hundred Years” is the third
song on the album, and if you notice the first three stand out tracks I listed,
are the first thing songs on the album. I didn't do that just because, I did it
with reasoning. The first three songs capture The Meldavians sound pretty well,
and they show you what you’re going to be listening to throughout the album;
which is always pretty nice to hear. I know a few bands in the genres that I like
do this, but not a lot, which is something I give props to The Meldavians for.
As I was saying about “Eleven Hundred Years”, this is the last song I think to
capture the full power of The Meldivians. The vocals are the thing that really
stand out to me on this song, which is great. If you ask me, the song sounds a
lot like a 80’s band fronted by a female, kind of has a Vixen feel to it (If
you know Vixen.), even though I don’t think The Meldavians tried to use them as
an influence in the song, the feeling is definitely there for them. “Have You
Ever Made A Movie”, is the type of song that asks you questions and then leads
into the song, but you’ll get asked questions throughout the song, and overall
it’s a very relaxed and soothing song to listen to. It’s probably my second favorite
song on the release. “The Burning Of Oliste’s Place” is the longest song on the
album, and it has some of the best instrument play on the release, if you ask
me. Sure some of the other songs have great instrument play, but this is the
song with the best on the release. It being seven minutes, only makes the song more
worth listening to as well. The vocals on the song are just wow too, there are
some edits to the vocals to give them some effects, but hey? Who doesn't like
effects, to make them sound a bit different, and add background vocals! “Farewell
Arigemon” is the last song on the album, sadly. It happens to be the title
track of the album, and second longest song on the album. I wish they would
have gave it an extra ten seconds to make it a bit longer than “The Burning Of
Oliste’s Place”. This song has some background effects, to help make it sound
like it’s outside during the nighttime. This is pretty nice, and it’s another
soothing song and those effects only make it more perfect. For a last song, I’d
have to give it some major props. It ended this release off so perfectly, and
will have the listener completely ready for another play, as well as another
release from The Meldavians!
Breakdown:
Cleans: The vocalist only does cleans, so if you’re
expecting any type of harsh rock vocals, this isn't the album for you in all honesty.
At first, I really enjoyed the vocalist’s style, but there are some parts throughout
the album that I didn't really enjoy at all from her. However, overall she knows
her talents and knows how to hit some high notes, and how to make music she’ll
love. Her vocals may not be all that impressive, but she does do the band’s
sound some serious good! I think she should try to hit even higher notes, if it’s
possible for her, but I’m not going to bash her vocals at all. It may come off
that way, but to be completely honest, she has a really nice voice. She may not
be ALL that impressive, but she’s still somewhat impressive.
Instruments: Oh boy… there’s a lot of instruments in this
band; keys, bass, piano, guitar and I’m pretty sure there’s more. Overall, I’d
have to give these guys their dues. They’re all pretty talented if I do say so
myself, and I really did enjoy the fact there are keys, and a piano on the
album. Playing piano, or keys, is not an easy task to accomplish. However, The
Meldavians play very amazing keys. The piano and keys really stand out, which
is also not easy to accomplish. Most of the time, the other instruments in a
band cover up the key play; but with The Meldavians, this was not the case! These
two great instruments used together in this band was very impressive in my
opinion. I give them major props!
Rating: 8/10
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1. A Day Late... And A Dollar Short
2. Empires
3. Demoralized
4. Tyranny
5. Dead Last
6. Solitary Confinement
7. Side Effects
8. The Color Green
9. Novus Ordo Seclorum
Genre: Deathcore
For Fans Of: Oceano, Fallen Figures, And Hell Followed With
It’s finally here! 1776! Even though it had some mixing
issues, the album still came. It came with a huge bang! King Conquer managed to
write a deathcore album that kind of expresses their views in politics in a
neatly and brutal fashion. This album had some major hype to it, and it seems
like a lot of people were really expecting it to come out the 11th
of June. Then once it didn't, the majority of people were upset with them and
the label, and they didn't really like the single they released, instead of the
album, but I’ll be completely honest here, that song really doesn't define the
album at all. It’s one of my least favorites to be completely honest. “Side
Effects”, the song they released, just didn't have a full King Conquer feel in
my opinion. However, it surely made me happy that they did release something. A
few songs that stood out on this album would have to be, “A Day Late… And A
Dollar Short”, “Empires”, “Tyranny” “Dead Last”, “The Color Green”, and “Novus
Ordo Seclorum”. “Tyranny”, “A Day Late…
And A Dollar Short”, and “Novus Ordo Seclorum” were the first singles the band
released to promote the album. All three singles really helped them promote the
album greatly, and all of them were definitely pleasers to any deathcore fans
out there. “Tyranny”, was the first single that the band posted, but it wasn't
the mastered song, it was the pre-production. If I am correct, the song was posted
in 2012 to build up some hype for the band in order to release another album. “A
Day Late… And A Dollar Short”, was the first actual single from 1776, and boy,
did the boys in King Conquer do some good. From just that song, I can tell you
that they had a bunch of hype for their album. “Novus Ordo Seclorum”, was the
second single for the album, and the last song on the album. Not even going to
lie, this song is probably my favorite on the whole album, because of the
meaning it has behind it. In a way, it kind of calls out the government in the
lyrics. Which I find amusing, and It’s something I haven’t really heard, before
I listened to this song. “Empires”, is the second song on the album, and if I do
say so myself, it’s one of my favorites when it comes to vocals. The vocals on
this song are straight up killer and bone chilling. Even the breakdown gave me
some chills listening to it the first time. King Conquer really goes in hard,
and doesn't leave without getting harder! I mean, the second song is still as
heavy, if not heavier than the first song. And then the third is even heavier. They
really wanted to write an album that causes a lot of suspense to the listener. “Dead
Last”, is one of those songs that has a lot of growling, and really shows off
their deathcore elements In a brutal fashion, in my opinion. It just so happens
that “Dead Last”, is the second longest song on the album, which is rightfully
deserved. I mean, it’s one of the heaviest songs on the album. “The Color Green”,
is the longest song on the album, my second favorite song, and the second to
last song on the album. This song really brings in the heaviness, and the anger
of the band into 3 minutes, and it ends up doing the band some serious good,
even though the album got pushed back awhile. I’d honestly have to say that songs
like “Dead Last”, and “The Color Green”, will honestly make it worth the wait
for the album. Seriously, both songs are so heavy that it’s face melting, bone
chilling, and some of the better breakdowns for sure. But the one thing I really
didn't like about this album was that it only had nine songs, I mean, it’s
understandable but It could have been better if they would have gone for ten,
or eleven songs to give the fans the full King Conquer vibe. Other than that,
there are no more complaints about this release. It’s definitely one that’s
worth the wait.
Breakdown:
Screams: King Conquers vocals were flat out phenomenal, in
my honest opinion. The growls were really something else to hear, and really
gave them the edge in the deathcore scene. I really have to say that from
listening to King Conquer and some other deathcore bands, that deathcore is definitely
a genre that has some unique and different vocal styles. There really isn't two
of the song vocal styles, and none of them sound the exact same. So that’s
definitely a plus for the genre, and for the bands that follow the genre. King
Conquer’s vocal style is impressive though, and I do give them a lot of props
for that. Some of the vocals I’d really like to see them do live, and match
them up, because if they can pull them off live like they did in the album then
King Conquer may land the title of a deathcore god and a big shot, but we’ll
have to see when that comes around. Other than that, the vocals you’ll hear on
1776 are just heavy, brutal, you pretty much name it and it’s probably there in
the category of face melting. The vocalist did some serious work on this
release, no lie there, I’m stoked to see what he does next vocal wise.
Instruments: Some of the instrument play is just straight
out bone chilling, and heavy. It’s some true elements from a deathcore band,
and a major step up from older music from King Conquer. The guitar play, and
drum play are the main things that kind of stood out to me. You can hear the
bass a little bit on some of the songs, but the drumming is just insane on a
few of the songs. All the instrument play on this album is insanely
mind-blowing. It really did the release some serious good. The mixing on some
of the drum parts were spot on, and definitely worth the money that they
probably spent on it.
Rating: 8/10
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