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If any one ever tells you that the UK has no good
bands and the UK music scene is crap and that it’s
all about the American bands, then they simply must
have their heads shoved so far up their own arses
that they just can’t notice great British
music. Over the past month a lot of good bands from
the UK have come to my attention and each and every
one of the bands have potential to go far, we have
My Passion, Go-X, Smudge, Lavondyss and so many
more, they are all from different genres but they
all know how to write and play great songs.
The latest band from the UK that I have come
across is Severe Zero and to be fair I simply
can’t get enough of them, they are really
original and extremely talented, their single
'Silence On The Radio' ended up being put on repetitive
play on my stereo for many days after I first
heard it, the song thrives on a punk rock attitude,
the guitar riffs are big enough to cause a mini
earthquake in your room if listening to the song
at maximum volume, the drumming is big and constant
and I would be surprised that after recording
the song, drummer Frank Rawle didn’t need
a new drum kit as he bashes the fuck out of his
drum set for the full 2 minutes and 34 seconds
of the song.
I have been looking forward to the debut album
from Severe Zero ever since I first heard 'Silence
On The Radio', the album is not released until
the 8th October, but I have managed to get hold
of a copy and have to say I am totally hooked
on listening to it.
The bands debut single 'Weapons Grade' opens
up the album in a fierce fashion, the song is
crammed full of attitude from start to finish,
this is proper punk sounding music, the guitar
riffs are big and solid and frontman Luke Bond's
vocals are fast and become quite melodic and furious
during the fists in the air chant-a-long chorus
that I simply love.
Severe Zero are a really big sounding band but
it’s not all about the fast punk rock music
with these guys, they have thrown a big mixture
of sounds and styles into their album and have
come up with a big mix that is so accessible.
After the hectic intro of 'Weapons Grade', the
next song 'Global Disaster' tones things down
a bit and i mean in every way, the guitar riffs
are more softer, the drumming is just as constant
but not as mad, yeah a new drum kits not going
to be needed just yet anyway, Luke Bond's vocals
are more softer and have a big soft sing along
feel about it, the punk rock feel and attitude
has been dropped for the whole song and it suits
the band just as much as having the punk rock
attitude.
Things speed up again during 'Lack Of Trust’;
the music comes at you thick and fast and in such
an enjoyable manner. 'Falls Away' is another toned
down song but is a real sing along number, infact
the song has a big radio friendly feel about it,
I could just imagine hearing the big sing along
chorus blasting out over the airwaves of radio
1. The album takes another mellow turn with 'Hostile
Takeover', the song happens to be the quietist
and one of the heaviest songs on the album at
the same time, the song starts off really chilled
out quite like your classic rock ballads then
suddenly the drumming becomes loud and rough,
the guitars start sounding thick and solid and
before you know it Luke Bond is pretty much screaming
his lungs out for ten seconds before the song
goes back down to being mellow, the song builds
up again and explodes into pure heaviness again
towards the end.
The chorus of 'Between Two Fires' is huge and
well worth a listen, to start with the song has
a poppy punk feel about it and then when the chorus
kicks in you are put in your place for thinking
Severe Zero would knock out a poppy punk song
as the angry punk rock attitude kicks in again.
My favourite song on the album apart from the
single 'Silence On The Radio' has to be ' End
Of The Way Forward', the song has this instant
appeal that draws you into it starting off with
short jamming sessions before Liams vocals come
in and takes over the song, here his vocals are
at their best, very clear and smooth sounding
giving the song a really catchy feel.
There is not a bad song to found on 'Dead Air',
all thirteen tracks on the album are easy to get
into, and I like the way the tracks are sorted
out, you start off by listening to a really heavy
punk song that is full of attitude and then soon
after the band go all soft on you and then for
the next song things pick up again before going
soft again for the following song, this is a good
formula that the band have taken and it certainly
stops you getting bored, not that you would get
bored of these guys anyway. Severe Zero are all
extremely talented musicians and it’s hard
to believe that so much noise and such good songs
have come from just 3 guys, Lukes vocals and Franks
outstanding drumming is what really makes Severe
Zero standout from the rest.
Severe Zero are a classic example of an amazing
British band and without a doubt they deserve
to go far and will go far.
5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Luke Bond (Bass, Vocals)
Gelb (Guitar, Vocals)
Frank Rawle (Drums) |
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1. Weapons Grade
2. Global Disaster
3. Lack of Trust
4. Falls away
5. Hostile Takeover
6. Between two Fires
7. Silence on the radio
8. Finding Fragments
9. The power it gives
10. End of the way forward
11. Reclaimer
12. The Patience
13. Cash on Delivery |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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