THE TAKEOVER first impressions.

well since its going to take me a wile to shit out a review of the ne DEFTONES cd, i thought i would distract your laughably small mind with a first impression of an album with no mind of its own. heres....

usually i never let a bands odd name entrance me into laying down some not so hard earnded cash, but a cashire at our local hot topic enshured me "the takeover" by her demise my rise was one thing i have never heard befor. and she was right, its two things i have heard befor. her demise my rise strangly combines gruff metal vocals and meshuggah esc. guitar riffs with pop punk synthesised singing and keyboard. the closest (and wierdest) thing i can relate them to is "the red chord" meets "forever the sickest kids" (a new reality show on fox this fall). the reason this is a first impression rather than a full review is because im not really sure this band exists. I scowerd the internet and only found is some live pictures and some shirt designs. for all I know, HDMR could be made of chocolate klingons who have a grudge against hello kitty. if I had to pick a genre, I have to call them sludge metal (other examples of this is morgue supplier, murder death kill and dr. acula). but to be fair, some of the songs are ok. such as "take the crown", "truth be told", "southern" and "those nights". each of which flip between vocal stylings like a dolphin with alzimers. but is it a good album? I have absolutely no idea, part of me hates it for having almost no personality of its own, wile the other part likes how it caters to the un washed metal masses and the emo pop punk crowd. but then again i only paid $6 for it.

even though it combines two music styles (with the help of t. mills), they really dont sound different from any other metal band (only mixed with a healthy dose of punk). and im all for experimenting, and I hope to here more from this group, I i just wish they would pick a style and exel at it, insted of combining two different mediocre styles. but the screams are screamy and the pop is punky so if you like one or the other you might like "the takeover" by her demise my rise. and one last thing, wtf is with the name? I get the whole "girl hurts me now I want revenge" thing, but hasent that been done to death? heres a good name for a band "im sad, here me scream". there, and you wont get any letters from pissed feminist.

stop the slaughter! but crank up the volume!

well damn it all to the pits of pus spewing hell.

I was hoping to make a triumphant comeback with a shitty cd review. but alas all I have is a review of.......

"the dillinger escape plan" is one of my favorite bands of all time. with there harsh lyrics, frantic guitar riffs, and some times odd jazz sections. "option paralysis" is the long awaited sequil to "ire works" and has been one of the most anticipated metal albums of 2010. was it worth the wait? do you care? why dont girls like me?* all this and more............NOW!

*yes, probably not, anger issues.

moving on. after being delayed from febuary to april, the dillinger escape plan teased its fans by releasing a single of there new hit "farewell mona lisa", which I listend to more time than id like to admit. it was also nominated the best metal song (so far) of 2010 by skull and bones. so already fans were frothing at the mouth.(and other places. or was that just me?) anyway, the delay did not really upset me. I had there best song and I new the more time the album was in development, the better it would be. and I was right. according to myspace, the album was postponed to add some additional tracks the band didnt want to release as EPs the same year. and using the strange and mystical powers of RESERVING, I got this kick ass shirt.

damn thats sexy. so "option paralysis" finally came out and I was already listening to it driving home from the record store. first thing I noticed was the packaging.

what cd can you think of comes in such elaborate packaging. its kind of ironic because included with the cd was an enclosed letter from the dillinger escape plan talking about seals getting murderd for there fur and that we should "STOP THE SLAUGHTER" and join peta. im all for animal rights and what not, but how many trees did they have to cut down to make the cd case?

so I listend to it for a good week or so and I found it to be really quite enjoyable. however, its not the huge step forward revolver magazine claimed. no, it was more a repeat of ire works and kind of a thank you to the fans. dont get me wrong the songs are really good, but if you were not a fan before "option paralysis", you probably wont be a fan after. and though it is a huge improvement over "ire works", its still not as good as "miss machine". but there is a lot to love about "option paralysis". namely the best song on the album (besides "farewell mona lisa") "chinese whispers". which is hands down the catchiest metal song I have ever heard. seriously, I could not get the guitar riffs out of my head for weeks. some other notable tracks would be the ear shattering screams of "crystal morning", the paraniod "room full of eyes", and the spine chilling "parasitic twins". and though I understand the complicated meanings of each song, the song "gold teeth on a bum" still confuses me. well you cant win em all.

so the bottom line is, if you love the dillinger escape plan, its a must have. if you dont really know them that well, listen to "ire works" or the sublime "miss machine". as I said, it wont convert any haters, but it is a breath of fresh air for anyone craving some good screamo. also, $5 of each cd sold goes to peta. so its kind of like your saving the planet. WHERES MY NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!?

I give it an 8.5 out of 10 and recomend it to anyone who likes the enviroment but hates falling in love with a girl who takes you for granted and leaves you (which is what most of there songs are about).

I should also mention they are headlining at warped tour this year along with... every time i die? wierd.