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Around Europe, Meleeh are a band known for their
hard work and dedication to touring. Hailing from
Gävel, Sweden, they formed around six years
ago and have released two previous offerings. The
first thing i'd like to note about this album is
the ecologically produced case made from recycled
paper and that if you buy it, it'll come in a more
eco-friendly PVC bag – which is always a good
thing.
You have just 21 seconds to prepare yourself
for the second track Vowbreaker. It has a hard
hitting, heavy hardcore sound, a point which is
emphasised by the fact that this album was mostly
recorded live in the studio. This is them live
but on CD and I must say it's very very good.
Via a seamless interchange you're then hit in
the face by the whopping What I Carry With Every
Heartbeat. Just three tracks in it's clear to
see why they work so hard – if your band
sounded as good as this on CD let alone live,
you probably would too.
To Live Alone is the next song which caught my
attention. It's a bit darker than the other songs
so far, a lot heavier but still maintains the
rhythmic guitars and technical drum beats of the
rest of the album.
The next song kicks off and it's a bit more light-hearted
sounding than To Live Alone but Trauma still kicks
your ass from beginning to end. It's a song that
you hear and want to move to regardless of where
you are and well worth a listen if you're one
of those people who decides if they want to listen
to a band based on one song. Which just for the
record is a stupid thing to do.
Thorns for Flowers is not a hardcore punk song.
Not at all. However, it's brilliant and it's haunting.
You find out during this song that Thomas Florén
is a talented young man very capable of screaming
your face off as well as his but he can also sing...and
he has a lovely voice.
The album ends with the energetic To Die Alone.
A final showcase of this experienced band and
their talent. It's a brutal song filled with rhythmic
guitars and drums that kick your ass into moving
around. A brilliant finish to an excellent album.
This is a band of very talented men who have
worked hard to make this album and it thoroughly
deserves a listen. The whole album has a dark
atmosphere which is ground home by the haunting
and incredibly guilt ridden Thorns for Flowers
and yet maintains a relentless pace despite there
being an instrumental and patches of calm almost
amongst the storm.
4/5
Review by Lauren Dauny |
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Thomas (Guitar)
Fredrik (Drums)
Björn (Guitar)
Thomas (Voicals)
David (Bass) |
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1. Marmaverken
2. Vowbreaker
3. What I Carry With Every Heartbeat
4. Sun And Moon
5. To Live Alone
6. Trauma
7. Hells Mouth
8. Panegyric
9. Thorns For Flowers
10. To Die Alone |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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