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Children HTHATWE

I had heard the tracks Power Spirit and Death Tribe (unfortunately not on the album) on the band’s Myspace and was very excited when I received Scott’s copy of Children’s “Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World”. Through Advanced Mind Control‘s spacey intro to the final chord of Time Is The Living, Children offers a consistent and yet ever-changing musical attack, with all the fury and finesse of hardcore punk and speed metal without sacrificing a definite sixties prog vibe. While I can definitely smell the presence of some other scenes and other bands in their sound, Children is pretty original. The riffs don’t get stale and pound and pulse with the intensity of a meteor storm. The solos are well-placed and usually overlap the track’s progressing riffs, so the song never has to take a “break” to allow for a blistering solo section. And while there are definitely some blistering, balls-out fast solos, a lot of solos are slow and allowed to build melodically to a climax. The album is spectacularly well EQ’d (at least for my audio setup), with guitars, vocals and drums all being audible and existing with presence, threat and destructive power at all times. Bass was definitely present, but could have been closer to the forefront of the recordings. Read the rest of this entry »

I have a few albums on my plate up for review. Here is what I have in line to keep it short.

• Goatwhore: Carving Out The Eyes Of God
  
• Firebird: Grand Union
• Your Demise: Ignorance Never Dies
• Seventh Void: Heaven Is Gone
  

Guest Review By Alex Rachon

• Children: Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World

Children HTHATWE

If Michael Jackson was a Hook In Mouth reader, he would be raising his hand high screaming, “Ooh, Ooh, I do! I do!”. Fortunately he’s not…I don’t think. Children is one of Kemado Records newest bands and I really dig their sound. You can get a preview of their new album …Hard Times Hangin At The Worlds End… by downloading the free Mp3 “Power Spirit” (right click, save as). Hard Times Hangin’ was released on May 12th. I’m going to send the album up to Alex Rochon so he can give it a review and post it on Hook In Mouth for me. The best way I could describe it is as “Psychadelic Stoner Thrash”. That may not be an accurate description, but it’s tough to argue. They’re normally described simply as thrash metal, but either way works for me.  Their new video for Power Spirit premiered on Pitchfork.tv and can be seen after the fold. Read the rest of this entry »