Ok, this is the first CD to be released by Ignition Records with the new name of ‘Engineer Records’ so this is a new beginning for the label because with a change of name they will hopefully release many a more great CD for years to come from many more great CDs. This first release as Enginner Records is a split CD featuring Steel Rules Die whose previous releases were on IATDE and Winter In June who are more at home here having already released CDs on the label.
This is a 6 track split CD with the first 3 tracks by Winter In June and the last 3 by Steel Rules Die so there is enough to keep listening as this is an exciting CD by two bands that have a lot of talent. So, starting with Winter In June then – here are three good tracks, ‘Looking Back Doesn’t Equal Living Now,’ ‘When No-One Else Gave A *****,’ and ‘A Heart Has Reasons.’ This is a five piece band that certainly knows what they are all about, their music is heavy, hardcore Punk with a Metal tinge and they are described as being influenced by Swedish bands. I can really hear this influence in their music as they could easily be a Swedish outfit and it’s a good job that I like that style! In fact, I love it and especially when it has been done as well as this because these three tracks are brilliant and show off a band with some amazing talent. The bass lines are really heavy, with a metallic edge and that is obviously where the metal influence comes in, there is definitely a metallic riffage thing going on here and I really like the sound which it is creating. It is exciting and full of energy and gives the music a bit of flavour and originality. The vocals are in an extremely hardcore fashion and are sure to appeal to a varied audience. The drumming on show here is extremely fast and aggressive with a good beat, and there are also some mellower guitar riffs at times on this CD like at the end of ‘A Heart Has Reasons’ before taking you into the heavier bass lines and back in to the vocals again and this technique seems to work really well and pays off as I was extremely impressed with their third track and it is probably my favourite track on show although it is hard to decide what my favourite really is as they are all amazing tracks that are just as good as each other. Check this band out, Punk fans and Hardcore fans alike are sure to agree that this band are something special that deserve to be bigger than they are as before reviewing this band I had never heard of them before and they don’t even live that far away from me. This band is changing the scene, with something a bit extraordinary that is sure to grab your attention and have you hooked.
And on we go with the second band to take the CD on, Steel Rules Die, a unique Hardcore band with a sound that is definitely their own as I cant actually think of any bands that I could compare them to. They are in a league of their own with their exciting sound and I swear that there will be no other band this year to create a sound anything like this and their sound is really quite inspiring. The three tracks here are extremely exciting ones with drumming that is deadly, guitar riffs to die for and vocals that will just totally blow you away. I would say that if you are to try and start to label their sound it would be an early sort of Hardcore sound and this is no easy sound to reproduce. With these three tracks they are really stirring something up as they are all awesome tracks that are well worth listening to with ‘A Mile A Minute,’ ‘Lives Like Movies,’ and ‘Our Time Honoured Tradition Of Trying Too Hard,’ all drumming through your body at a million miles an hour and ripping your insides apart with their great take on hardcore. This band are a great inspiration to me with a sound of their own which is sure to be mimicked by Punk kids the nation over in years to come. Everyone has to appreciate this band as their sound is just so great and if you cant find it in your heart to appreciate this band then my, there must be something wrong with you because there is plenty to appreciate here and plenty of Hardcore Punk Rock to digest. If you are looking for a band that are a bit different and you are into Hardcore then this is a band that you should seriously check out because original they are, and amazing they also are! If I could drum like this, sing like that and play guitar with that energy then I would be extremely proud of myself because all the elements of this band are amazing and they must have some extremely talented musicians in their band to make music like this!
I have just witnessed one of the greatest Split CDs I have ever heard, featuring two amazingly inspirational bands that I would love to find out more about. Mark my words, these two WILL be big and in theory their time should be pretty soon. If these bands aren’t big within the next year or so then there is no justice in this world because they definitely deserve it and both have great talent for what they do. What a great CD to introduce Engineer Records with! This one is out on the 11th of August, so on that date do yourself a favour and get out their and purchase this CD – if you don’t then you are missing out on the experience of a lifetime! Not to be missed!
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
