The ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ Tour is to take place throughout November and will see six of the best breaking through British bands hitting a number of 200 capacity venues throughout the country. RSJ, Asking Alexandria, Lap, Anemic, Djevara, and Circle of One will all be involved in the tour, and all six are bound to put on a great show at the venues they play. An added incentive for getting yourself along to the shows will be that the first 15 people through the doors each night will all receive promotional goodie bags featuring merchandise, free CD’s etc. so it well worth getting along to the shows nice and early. This CD has been put out in order to showcase all six of the touring bands, featuring one track from each.
The strong quality of output here emphasises the point of just how great a tour the ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ Tour will be, and kicking off with ‘Deadbolt’ by RSJ, the CD certainly gets off to a stormer. ‘Deadbolt’ is a superb track, and RSJ’s powerful Metal really does come through strongly in its 5 minute length. RSJ have a great talent for what they do, and show this perfectly with ‘Deadbolt’. Powerful guitars, demonic drum beats, and fantastic sounding vocals make this track stand out as a perfect example of what Hardcore should sound like.
RSJ are a hard act to follow, however Asking Alexandria manage it well in the second track here as with ‘Wings for the Sake of Flying’, the CD continues to impress. The track follows on well from the first, and once again we are treated to some brilliant Hardcore from a band that clearly have a lot to offer. Having formed in 2003, it is definitely apparent in their music that the band have been together for some time as they gel well together and sound extremely comfortable in what they do. ‘Wings for the Sake of Flying’ is a whirlwind of a track that comes hurtling past you, leaving you with an intense feeling of satisfaction that has just been derived from the listening experience.
Next up are LAP and their ‘The Minute I Live Is The Minute I Die’ effort. LAP is short for ‘Life Among People’, a name I feel they should forefront more heavily as it really is a cracking name. More heavily influenced by Rock than the first two bands, LAP slow things down a little and mix things up a little with the songs melodic opening. They soon launch into a powerful chorus however, and also show that their music is more than capable of packing a fair punch. The tracks heavier and lighter moments work well together, making for a well rounded little number from a band with a clear eye for penning a fine track.
Anemic are a straight up Rock band, and show themselves to have a great talent with their ‘Train To Hell’ track. This is balls out rock at its best, and definitely fits in well here. A general theme running through this CD is that all tracks here are from bands that have got something about them making them a bit different and special, and Anemic definitely fit the bill well. The band have had 165 000 views on their Myspace page and it is not hard to see why; Anemic are a highly talented Rock band are will without a doubt go far in producing the music which they do.
The music of Djevara I have always found utterly compelling. The band have a sound that they have made entirely their own, and therefore the listening experience is absolutely encapsulating. They are without a doubt a band that have a lot of good musical ideas, and as they are so different from other bands you’ll ever come across are greatly interesting. With ‘Moths to the Flames’ the band show exactly why they have become one of my most listened to bands in recent months; their unique talent and musical intelligence is greatly gripping.
Circle of One are the band to bring the CD to a close, and are an interesting one to write about. Their breed of Rock is not my favourite to listen to, however I do appreciate that the band are a great talent at what they do. It is clear that all those in the band have a great love of music, and the music of which they are creating is strongly melodic making a great powerful use of their guitars. In ‘Shooting Gallery’, the band round the CD off nicely and wind things down one last time for the closer.
It is clear that all the bands for the No One Gets Out Alive Tour have been chosen carefully, and the bands used here are without a doubt the cream of the crop as far as the British underground world of Rock goes. S-a-N Recordings have come up with a strong line up, and come the end of November will no doubt be extremely proud of all bands involved performances up and down the country. I wholeheartedly recommend you get yourselves along to at least one of the shows on the tour as each and every one of them is bound to be a stormer. The No One Gets Out Alive Tour will no doubt impress you just as much, if not more than the CD has done me.
Label: S-a-N Recordings
Release Date: 19th November 2007
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