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Evita are a five piece metalcore band who hail from
Bristol and they have to be one of the best bands
to come out of Bristol in some time and they have
pretty much reinvented their sound with their debut
album ‘Minutes And Miles’ which they
have crammed as much as they can onto it from explosive
angry vocals to your more melodic sing-a-long vocals
to rip roaring metal guitar riffs which are going
to get your heart beating at a good pace to blistering
drum beats and interesting basslines, you name it
and I am sure Evita have not only covered but mastered
it on ‘Minutes And Miles’ the album
has such a diverse sound that it’s going to
help them clock up a good fan base.
The best way to describe Evita is the melodic
and shouty moments of Killswitch Engage mixed
with the rawness of Underoath and the instrumental
talent of Protest The Hero, and the best thing
is that they are English and are really going
to help the British bands thrive against the overseas
talent.
The album opens with ‘Cracks In The Wall’
which has an massive atmospheric introduction
which builds up over time and as the song reaches
the 2minute mark the guitars start to make a massive
impact with their technical metal edge whilst
front man Aaron Beider pretty much screams his
lungs out with his soaring hardcore vocals, the
song also features more melodic vocals from the
guitarists Mike Thomson and Daniel Cranney and
the overall assault of dual guitars and three
vocalists really make an huge impact within the
song, as they all come and go and different points.
‘Myself To You’ kick starts its self
with a massive instrumental introduction, with
its crunching guitar riffs and constant kick arse
drum beats, the more melodic backing vocals come
in first with Aaron taking over seconds later
with his raw fast flowing vocals, the vocals change
from melodic to hardcore far too often throughout
the song but that’s what’s going to
help make Evita appeal to a wide range of people.
There are many songs worth checking out on the
album such as ‘Absent’ just to hear
its brutal opening and then to see how the song
morphs into a melodic masterpiece, ‘Willing
To Wake’ is also well worth listening to
just to hear Aarons freaky sounding vocals as
he sings “Are you willing to wake up”,
and the closing track ‘Even The Odd’s’
needs to be listened to just to see how the song
goes on a slight random journey towards the end.
The whole of the album is fuelled with massive
rip roaring guitar riffs which sound so strong
with the inclusion of two guitarists, the drums
are a bit hit and miss as they really struggle
to stand out in some songs but in general there
are some great beats to be heard and as mentioned
above vocally Evita can’t be faulted they
have a lead vocalist who screams his knackers
off whilst they also have two backing vocalists
who add melody to the mix with their sing-along
vocal style.
Its weird how opinions change, I reviewed the bands early EP 'Like An Ocean We Rise Again' a few years back and really hated the EP and even stated that I would never listen to the band again and here I am now telling you how wonderfull their debut EP is, no the band havent paid me to say these kind words, they have just developed their sound for the better.
For an debut album ‘Minutes And Miles’
is great, it’s not going to set any new
standards for the metalcore scene or even set
the scene alight but it is going to help put Evita
on the map and I already can’t wait to see
how the band progress once album number two is
released sometime in the future.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Aaron Bieder (Vocals)
Paul Perkins (Bass, Vocals)
Michael Thomson (Guitar, Vocals)
Daniel Cranney (Guitar)
Johno Fisher (Drums) |
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1. Cracks In The Wall
2. Thrown To The Wolves
3. Myself To You
4. Absent
5. Willing To Wake
6. Vona
7. When Losing Everything Meaning Nothing
8. Elusive Victories, Passive Trickeries
9. Beneath My Feet
10. Even The Odds |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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