1. Monster
2. Vengeance
3. I Am The Devil
4. Hate Filled Heart
5. No Escape
Genre: Metalcore
For Fans Of: Vampires Everywhere, Motionless In White, The Witch Was Right
Mike Kuza’s band, for those who don’t know mike kuza, he’s the drum tech for motionless in white, the merch guy for vampires everywhere and girls strange addiction. This just happens to be his music project. The first single was somewhat impressive but not fully this EP is surely something different and impressive for the gothic/emo scene of metalcore. I’d have to say he impressed me a lot with this EP he definitely knows how to make something musical and something so hateful and worth listening to over and over again.
“Monster”
First song on the ep, very nice way to start off the ep
as-well, the intro was interesting with the guitar riffs. The vocal style kuza has is pretty intense,
but I sort of don’t like the layers he put on his vocals, kind of sounds a bit
awkward...
Breakdown:
Screams: Kuza’s vocals is the main thing that makes this
song intense, he does have a lot of layered vocals on his, which I don’t quite
understand but it adds some interesting sounds to the song.
Instruments: This sound is very different, it’s in the middle
of heavy and soft and it’s pretty intense to listen to.
“Vengeance”
This song wasn’t very “special” to say the least, but it’s a
good song don’t get me wrong. Just sort of dull but it was a pretty good song…
On the bright side of things, Kuza has a small part where he does his “gothic”
style voice and says some things, which kind of makes the song a bit more interesting.
Breakdown:
Screams: The screams are still layered a bit, not as bad
though his screams are still pretty unique in a few different ways.
Instruments: This song is kind of speedier than the first
song, which adds more interest to the song, but for some reason it’s just dull
and doesn’t stick out much.
“I Am The Devil”
Kuza’s sing off the ep, and well this song isn’t as
impressive as I thought it would be for a single and all that. But it did show
how kuza was going to sound which I’d have to say the overall sound from kuza
is pretty good and could probably turn some heads in the long run. But I think
this song should be longer than it is.
Breakdown:
Screams: His lows and highs in this song were intense along
with the speeding up parts at random times of the song, that kind of really did
some good to make this EP worth listening to again.
Instruments: Kind of sounds like the other two songs but if
a whole different flow within the song.
“Hate Filled Heart”
This song is the main song that really sticks out, he has
his Gothic style vocals at a few different parts on the song and the song has
some synth and effects added to it, just really makes the song stand out with
the other songs and makes this ep even more worth the money you’ll spend on it.
Breakdown:
Screams: His vocals are more intense on this song, which is
pretty nifty the second to last song and he does major work on, kind of a great
almost ending gift to the listener.
Instruments: This song has some synth and effects to the
song, which is always nice to hear because sometimes it gives the music that
boost it needs to do sound a bit different and better in a way, kind of what it
did on this song. The effects to his vocals are just pure genius and the layers
make it more interesting.
“No Escape”
“No Escape”
Last song on the ep, and one of the best and the greatest
ending to an ep I’ve heard in a while, this song is pure gold.
Breakdown:
Screams: His screams are a bit better and still layered kind
of a bit more but his highs rule.
Instruments: This song is kind of soft, but it’s still
pretty good to listen to.
Rating: 7/10
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