Album Review - A Thousand Shades of Cold

A Thousand Shades of Cold are a very modern-sounding band that can be played alongside the likes of Breaking Benjamin, or Cold.  Some songs would do well in a playlist alongside of Strikken, but don't be fooled, they're much softer than Strikken.  Check out the player below to hear a sample of their music:

 

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Album Review: We, Who Overcome-Memoirs

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This week I am reviewing an up and coming metal band that will amaze you. We, Who Overcome redefines the term "fan loyalty" and will leave you wanting more with every time you listen to their music. Their first EP, Memoirs is a short one but it's a window to the greatness that this band has in store for them in the future. With heavy metal rifts, catchy drums, a deep scream, great vocals, and lyrics that were inspired by the fans themselves, We, Who Overcome has everything you can want out of a good metal band in this day and age. In comparison I would put their sound along greats such as Five Finger Death Punch and Killswitch Engage.

Of the songs on the EP my favorite falls to When The Mirror Reflects No More. I love the way it opens up soft yet you know there is something amazing in store in the future. It makes you wait in anticipation and you get excited for the curtain to drop and the band to unleash fury. The same feeling comes along with Rough Seas Make Better Sailors. This one opens up with a melodic slow entrance that reminds me of how Metallica used to start their songs.

I could go on and on about the greatness that this band has, but I want you to check it out for yourselves. Memoirs will be up on iTunes by the end of the week, but until then I have a copy to give away for free. All you have to do is head over to facebook with the link below, like our page, and comment on the post there to enter. One lucky follower will win a free copy of We, Who Overcome-Memoirs. The winner will be announced on Friday. Be sure to keep checking iTunes for the EP to drop to support We, Who Overcome and their hard work and dedication. As soon as it is up I will be posting a link to purchase the full album. Good luck to the contest entrees.


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Album Review: The Icarus Account-Sunshine And Rain

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Lately acoustic has felt right, so I'm going to continue with that theme for now. This weeks artist has been around for a while now, but doesn't get quite the recognition that they deserve. The Icarus Account is a pretty simple acoustic band hailing from Fort Meyers, Florida. Their latest album Sunshine And Rain is a short one, with only four songs on it, but they are all sweet songs that tell a story. Give them a listen below.

Of the songs on the album my favorite falls to ironically, Favorite Girl. This song tells of the love he has for that special someone in his life. It reminds me of my special someone and songs like that really speak to me. Its part of the reason that I liked The Icarus Account in the first place. Since the band is only a duo (two members) there isn't much going on other than two guitars and a lead vocalist, but each does the job well.

Yellow Shirt is another song that is both peaceful and simple. Yet it again tells you a story in the lyrics, and that is a good quality that not many bands these days have. Come Back Home is more of a sad song that makes you feel bad for whatever he did wrong with this girl.

In hindsight, The Icarus Account is a great acoustic band that everyone should have on shuffle in their iPods or whatever basic mp3 player you have. So support them below by purchasing Sunshine And Rain, and check out some of their other albums as well. I'll end with a question, what genre of music should I review next week? Comment below to let me know.

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Album Review - Worwyk - Malignant

Worwyk's album is a heavy, and melodic band that has a very unique sound.  Comparing their music to anyone else is somewhat of a challenge, but I'd have to say they have a Killswitch Engage meets Queensryche kind of sound about them (a unique blend I know.)  Their music sounds new, but often takes me back to the comfort of older metal, and I'm perfectly fine with that.

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I really like End of Days's familiarity with the old skool sound, the Circle of Trust's pano's, and The Mind's explosive opening.

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Album Review - "Aliases - Safer Than Reality"

“Aliases”. Searing riff’s, gnarly drum rolls, and screaming blow your brains out vocal’s is jam packed in this album. The guitar part’s definitely have a “Buckethead” flavor, the drums are just like Slipknot’s rhythm, and the vocal’s is a mixture of “Slipknot” and “Disturbed”. “Aliases” album “Safer Than Reality” is getting a lot of attention as of late, so make sure you purchase the album with the amazon.com or Itunes.com link’s below while it’s still cheap!

A little bit about the band, genre is experimental/metal/progressive/kick
your ass (I threw that in there). The band members are, Graham “Pin”
on guitar, Leah Woodward on guitar, Darren Pugh on drums, Joe Heaton
on Bass and Jay Berast on vocals. Check out the track’s with the Amazon cloud player below.

“The guitar part’s definitely have a Buckethead flavor, the drums are just like Slipknot’s rhythm, and the vocal’s is a mixture of Slipknot and Disturbed”

My top list for Aliases: “Safer Than Reality”

“Whats left for us”-
awesome guitar parts and vocals, the rhythms in the song are intense as hell, Loved it from start to
finish.

“All That Glitters Gold”-
Gotta love Metal-Tech! And that defines this track to a T! Buckethead type guitar riff’s abound in this track!

“Refraction”-
The intermission track of the album, focuses on beautiful guitar playing mixed hard and soft metal working as one.

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Album Review: Avian Sunrise-Silence In The Sound

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This week has been a stressful one, so there are two good ways to handle stress with music. Either go hardcore and scream and fight your emotions or sit back and relax to a calming band and get it all off your chest. I chose the latter. Avian Sunrise is a band that has a very good vibe that generates a good stress relieving feeling whenever you listen to them. Their album, Silence In The Sound strikes you in the ear with great vocals, catchy lyrics, and soft instrumentals. Give them a listen below. They remind me of a mix of Owl City, Daphne Loves Derby, and they are similar to the band I reviewed last week, Take Cover.

How Love Works is a great song that tries to capture the feelings behind love and relationships. The lyrics tell a great story and paint a picture in your head that makes you feel exactly what he wants you to feel. Doesn't have much in the terms of instruments in it, but that only helps drive the point home.

Other good songs on the album include Your Side Of The Wall, Sweet Release, and Go. All of them have simple yet creative melodies that will pull you in with lyrical content that makes you constantly think about the story. Avian Sunrise is definitely a good band to listen to when your upset or just want to have a good calming feeling take over your emotions.

All in all, Avian Sunrise deserves a good listen to by everyone that enjoys music as much as we do here at MelodyHunt. Support them with the links below, and leave me some feedback on what you thought in the comment box below.

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Album Review: Me Talk Pretty - We Are Strangers

Me Talk Pretty is a female led band from New York. The band was formed in 2006  and to me they sound a lot Paramore.  Their first album "We Are Strangers is a 10-track album singing a lot about love, and is full of catchy repetitive choruses that any Paramore fan will feel right at home with. 


Check out their music in the preview box below.

I really enjoyed Hello Hello, as well as their single "Wake Up."  The song "Love is in the Air" has a very interesting speech by a man in the background, speaking about monogamy, and the human mentality.


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Album Review - Bonded by Blood - Exiled to Earth

Welcome to melody hunt! This week’s review is on a thrash metal band that’s been around a couple years. These youngsters from California have stepped up the game and are headed for big things in the future. “BONDED BY BLOOD” released “EXILED TO EARTH” on August 10^th, 2010 on Earache Records. The concept of the album involves the fight to regain control of Earth from aliens. The guitar work in each song is tantalizing and keeps you head banging from beginning to end. With vocals like “Rage Against The Machine” and guitar work reminiscent of” Slayer” you can’t go wrong. I highly recommend giving these guys a listen with the Amazon cloud player below
 

"WITH VOCALS LIKE "RAGE AGINST THE MACHINE" AND GUITAR WORK REMINISCENT OF "SLAYER" YOU CANT GO WRONG."

“600 A.B.” (After The Bomb)- Starts out with a melodic scale followed by bone crushing rhythm’s. Then the chugging of two guitars fades in and the Vocals follow. Excellent mosh pit tune!

“Proto type: Death Machine”- This song tells the tale of Crong, an alien race sent to earth with one goal,global domination. And a skilled group of warriors must face the impossible challenge to overthrow the Crong and take back the planet.

“Episodes Of Aggression”- My personal favorite on the album, amazing guitar work. Non stop in your face thrash metal from start to finish.
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Album Review: Take Cover-The Dreamer And The Realist

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This week I chose a band that is a little softer than the other ones I recently have reviewed. Take Cover is a pretty swell alternative rock band that has great vocals and moving lyrics. Their new album The Dreamer And The Realist will surround you with a "feel good" vibe that will stay with you even after your done listening. They remind me a little of Newfound Glory and Boys Like Girls.

The opening song on the album, Declaration, starts off with a slow melodic intro and jumps into a fist pumping call for change, that can be interpreted however you want. If you're angry, upset, or just want to sing along to a song with some emotion in it, this is a great song for you. Listen to some of the samples below and comment to let me know what you think.

Other good songs on the album include such hits as Back Pedal, Everything You Do, and Don't Say you Love Me. Each one will inspire you in a different way and stick with you for a while. Before you know it you'll be singing these songs on your own at work, in the car, or even the shower.

In conclusion, Take Cover is great. I recommend buying this album below and supporting these guys. I know they would greatly appreciate it, as would I. So support them below and leave me some comments.

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Album Review - Edens Curse - Trinity

Eden's Curse is a very powerful progressive metal group, the members spanning over four countries, and two different continents.  They frequently feature different artists in their work, including Pamela Moore, (best known for her performance as Sister Mary in Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche.) as well as James LaBrie (The Vocalist from Dream Theater).





Here's some samples of their music:

Their newest album is called Trinity.  The album is full what you expect from progressive metal artists, it's full of energy, and talent.  Trinity as a whole sounds like it could have been played in the 80's, but still has a modern feel to it, much like Dream Theater does with thier music. In fact, this album features Lames LaBrie in the track No Holy Man.  It opens up with a very awesome intro called Trinitas Sanctus, and that sets the pace for the rest of the album beautifully.

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Album Review: Come Wind - Wanderer O' Wanderer

Welcome back to Melodyhunt! The band I'm reviewing this week is a rare breed indeed, a progressive rock band that sounds amazing. “Come Wind” hails from Canton, Ohio and released the album “Wanderer O’ Wanderer” on July 19th,2010. This group banded together to bring youheartfelt vocals and excellent music wrapped into one neat little bundle. It’s hard to believe how much 4 people can achieve with a little bit of talent and lots of determination. The band members include Nick on vocals Tal on bass Ben on drums and Aaron on guitar. As far as comparing the music to popular bands
I’m at a crossroads because the sound is so original. The vocals pop out like Matt Bellamy of
“Muse”, the rhythm is like a mixture of “Bush” meets “Sublime”. Check it out with the media player below.

The vocals pop out like Matt Bellamy of “Muse”, the rhythm
is like a mixture of “Bush” meets “Sublime”.

Bricks- You ever wake up and feel like something is weighing you down like you don’t want to get up? This song is about exactly that and how god gives you strength no matter how big your burden may be. And will take that burden away.

Midas- Now if your scratching your head wondering why I had “Sublime” down as a band too reference for the way “Come Wind” sounds. This track is your answer and the reason why you need to give these guys a listen.

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Album Review: Falling In Reverse-The Drug In Me Is You

Welcome back and enjoy the weekly dose of new music to listen to from MelodyHunt. By the way, I know your reading this, so follow me to stay on my good graces.

This week I stumbled onto a band that reminds me a lot of Escape The Fate. Falling In Reverse has a definite similarity to them, mainly because its the old lead singer's new band. If you liked ETF then you will for sure like FIR. They have a pretty good mix of heavy and soft, but it's the vocals that stand out for me. It isn't overwhelming with the screams, but instead it has more vocals similar to The Used, and a similar lyrical content at times compared to Psychostick.

So for there album The Drug In Me Is You, I decided to give it a good listen and try to dissect it. The first song on the album comes out with a bang, Raised By Wolves show you what the band can do, with a great mix of a little bit of everything, including a little bit of synth which i didn't see coming from them at all. Listen for yourself below.

Sink Or Swim is my favorite on the album, with a chorus that has an amazing sound and catchy tune. It jumps away from the metal at one point and keeps things new feeling without the same repetition, but then goes right back to a very heavy guitar and drum part.

As for other songs worth mentioning, The Drug In Me Is You, Good Girls Bad Guys, and Goodbye Graceful are all great songs to give a listen, and then purchase the album. Overall Falling In Reverse is a good transition between metal and screamo that will keep you tapping along to the beat and learning the words before you can teach your grandparents what a superman is. So purchase their album The Drug In Me Is You, and leave me comments below and tell me what you think of them.

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Album Review - Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

Avantasia is an empowering melodic metal project lead by Tobias Sammet.  The music sounds somewhat like what you get with bands like Kamelot and queensryche, but the sound transforms into many other sounds outside of that realm.  It has some familiarity with the Arena Rock sound of the 80's with a semi-modern twist.  The depth of Avantasia's music is wonderful, and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes the "epic" music sound, awesome guitar riffs, or Bon Jovi.

Check out some more samples of their music below:

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Album Review - Phil X And The Drills- We Bring The Rock N Roll

Thanks for returning to Melodyhunt!  My review this week is on “Phil X AND THE DRILLS”. There first album was released in 2009 titled “The Drills-Kick Your Ass in 17 Minutes” which I loved.  There new release debuted on August 2^nd 2011 titled “We Bring The Rock N Roll”. I plesantly stumbled across “Phil X And The Drills” about 6 months ago, totally by accident while searching for Led Zeppelin on You Tube. “Phil X And The Drills” was formed in Los Angeles,California in 2003, and their genre is alternative/pop punk/rock. Their sound definitely has a Foo Fighters, and Stone Temple Pilots kind of vibe.  Check out the media player below for a preview of their music.

“We Bring The Rock N Roll”- This is the first track on the album and this is what I like to call the "juice track." The song seeps all of the flavors that “Phil X And The Drills” are known for and gets you prepared for the in-your-face rock explosion that is to come.

“Helicopter”- My personal favorite.  This song has tons of energy and agreat rhythm plus awesome vocals that will keep the Foo Fighters fans in their comfort zone.

“The sound definitely has a Foo Fighters/Stone Temple Pilots kind of vibe.”

“Live on the moon”- This track is just fun to listen to from beginning to end. It  has a great rhythm and fun throughout. Let's face it, who has not thought about living on the moon at least once?

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