CD Review: We, The Undersigned – Bleed The Constants
November 6th, 2009 Filed under: Made In Canada, Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – We, The Undersigned
Bleed The Constants
Diminished Fifth Records
We, The Undersigned and Diminished Fifth Records present: Groovy party time metal for nerds! Bleed The Constants keeps the bar high for energy and creative heavy riffage without losing the underlying groove that keeps heads banging. It also keeps heads turning with hilarious references like on the opening track, IDDQD. If you aren’t sure what this reference is, you never played first person shooters on a PC in the 90’s. Back in those days, shooting digital demons and listening to Machine Head and Sepultura was a must.
These boys must be dreaming of Doom and dabbling in phantasmagorical metal fantasies to this very day. The songs are relentless string theories defying convention and convection until the core boils over and the smell of burning guts is pungent. Vocalist Tyler Feeney brings back the low tenor of the late Nothingface and squeezes it up a few tones with a twist of modern, melodic, hillbilly-hoe-down hardcore screaming to match the fast dance sensibilities of his band mates. Notable tracks include: Making a Break for the Ocean, with some of the hookiest licks you can shake a pointed stick at, Burning Bodies featuring vocals by Chris Schroeder, and Strassman’s Child featuring atmospheric guitar work by Mason Tikl, both of What’s He Building In There?
The title track features a fabulous wee bass solo by Jai Sadler, a nice gesture in the metal world where bass usually takes a back seat in the mix. Don’t forget to scream along with this one as the boys proclaim “PICK UP YOUR DEAD” to the unwitting masses. Do not confuse this with the “Bring Out Your Dead” sketch of Monty Python fame. If you are indeed confused go check out the band’s Myspace and peruse in the lyrical content therein. Perhaps you will be pleasantly surprised at how easily you can clean the skeletal dead out of your closet by indulging in this musical exorcism of the stagnant.
As a haggard peasant once said, “There’s some lovely filth down ‘ere!”
By ninjoelspy
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