 
Populationfour are oddly enough a five piece band
from the North West of the UK and the band have
been together since 2007, the band went on to
release their debut four track EP ‘2009’
back in 2009 and are now set to release their
second 4 track EP ‘This Town Will Drag You
Down’ which is setting them up for a promising
2010.
‘This Town Will Drag You Down’ is
right up my street as it is melodic metal where
everything is so damn fast and catchy, the EP
opens with ‘Kill Your Friends’ a song
about doing anything to get ahead of the pack
even if it means stabbing your friends in the
back, the song is a killer from start to finish
with its fast paced drum beats, super charged
energetic guitar riffs and fantastic distinctive
sounding lead vocals from Rick, the song features
many pure instrumental moments where these guys
jam out for 30 seconds at a time and it is such
a pleasure on the ears.
‘We Know Too Much’ is the token slow
track on the EP and is so stripped down compared
to the opening track on the EP, the introduction
to the song is extremely peaceful, but as the
minute mark of the song approaches the guitars
come in and kick the song into touch and the vocals
are not far behind but it is the gang vocals of
‘We Are Not The Same’ which really
brings the song to life.
‘Nomads’ opens with lyrics of “We
are not trying to change the world we are here
to have a good time” which is such a great
message that many people can reach out to, the
song is more melodic than the other tracks on
the album but at the same time screamo vocals
come and go throughout the song and so do the
hard hitting drum beats .
The EP finishes with the title track ‘This
Town Will Drag You Down’ and it is the opening
guitar riffs that take centre stage during this
song as they are executed at such a fast pace
and kick off a big rhythm which is easily followed
up with Rick’s fast flowing vocals.
You have to have a lot of respect for Populationfour
because they have a massive sound that will appeal
to a wide range of people due to the fact that
they are here to put the catchiness back into
metal, the 4 tracks on the EP are well produced
and help the band sound tight as fuck and for
that reason I recommend that you check these guys
out.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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