This is a three track EP from the dark, metallic melodic hardcore band that is Zero Cipher and a bloody good CD it is too! To use the term Emo on this band would be quite fair as Emo stands for Emotional Hardcore and this is exactly what this band are, they are emotional and melodic, yet hardcore at the same time and it makes way for a really good listen.
The three tracks on show here are three great ones of melodic hardcore with a metallic feel to it that is really worth listening to. There are eerie bass lines, cracking guitar riffs, violent drumming, and vocals which will blow you away with their dark metallic feel at times, melodic feeling, and at other times smack you right in the mouth with a bit of post-hardcore. Their music is fast, and full of energy and will keep you glued with its deadly approach, and it is all pulled off with great flair. Everything about this band really stands out, especially the bass lines and the vocals as in the vocals he can convey great emotion while taking a dark metal, or a hardcore approach and it is not often that this is pulled off with great style – you have to hear it to believe it. The bass lines really stand out as well as they have a really eerie feel about them and this is cool to hear because it gives it a really misty and metallic feel. The decks also add to the effect and make it even more so stand out as being eerie. The samples are used to great effect and really fit into the music rather than being plastered over the top of the music. This is a band that has a lot of talent and with this EP they have really put that talent across in a serious way. This music is insane and you are sure to love it, if you don’t then you are more insane than the music!
This is a great little EP, with three awesome tracks and clocking in at twelve minutes this is a corker of a release and I would strongly advise you to take some time in your life to give this band a little listen because you really don’t know what you are missing out on if you don’t as this band have a massive amount of style and great musical ability that is sure to put a smile on your face.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
