Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A Day to Remember...and apparently Ron Jeremy
So I've been listening to this band quite a bit lately. If you're not familiar with them, they're one of the pioneers of the Pop Punk/Hardcore genre. The guys grew up listening to bands like blink 182 and A New Found Glory. At the same time, they rushed to see hardcore shows with bands like Poison the Well and Madball. When they came together as a band in 2003 , they decided to blend both of these sounds together. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the idea at first. Pop punk and metal? Together? It just seems wrong. But A Day to Remember pulls it off.
Their first album, And Their Name Was Treason is a solid debut effort. However, the the combination of the two conflicting styles of music is a little harsh. Tracks like Heartless open up with a brutal metal breakdown, then kick into a catchy pop punk melody...right back into growling vocals...It sounds like Simple Plan spliced with the Black Dahlia Murder.
Their next release For Those Who Have Heart earned the band a solid fan base, and with good reason. A Day to Remember really develops their own sound on this one. It's like taking you're typical high energy pop punk sound, then giving it horse steroids. This album is what changed my mind about the whole pop punk/hardcore genre. Their latest, Homesick raises the bar once again. There's fluid transition between the hand-clapping, high energy pop punk verses and the brutal, chugging metal breakdowns. Not the bastard offspring of Screamo that I thought it would be after all.
Well that's it for now. Make sure you check out the video if you haven't already and let me know what you think.
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About Me
- Patches O'Hoolahan
- From western Pennsylvania, born and raised. In the mosh pit is where I spent most of my days.
I know some people that are really into A Day to Remember... one of my co-workers says they're his favorite band of all time. I didn't even know they existed until a few weeks ago but apparently they're pretty serious. Keep meaning to download a few things of theirs.
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting blend. The growling sounds like it should be coming out of a 300-pound biker named Rufus, though, so it's funny to watch the video. Ron Jeremy may have found his second calling here.
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