Addicted to Amity

October 7, 2008

Just a note to say our good friends in Behind Crimson Eyes have their wicked new single up on myspace now. It’s called “Addicted” and it fucking owns. We just heard their album too, and it’s totally bullshit (Bullshit means amazing FYI) - has tonnes of brilliant metallic riffs, with melodic punk rock vocals and melodies and some of the catchiest songs they’ve ever written. It’s different to “Revelations” but way way better. It’s out in March through Roadrunner. For now, check out ADDICTED.

Also, we just got a nice review from Rave Magazine for the Amity album. 5/5 and Album of the week. Check it out:

THE AMITY AFFLICTION – Severed Ties
(Boomtown/Shock)
Hometown pride never felt so good
In 2007 The Amity Affliction cemented their place in upper echelons of Australian music with their EP High Hopes. Blending elements of hardcore, punk, rock and a few daubes of oft-maligned emo, The Amity Affliction soon had crowds singing along to every word and winning hearts nationwide. Come 2008 and the band’s debut album Severed Ties is set to blow this already impressive achievement out of the water. Bigger and better is the name of the game folks – vocalists Ahren’s and Joel’s respective
melodic singing and guttural screams are complimented by complex musicianship and guest appearances by Crafter and JJ of Prom Queen, Helmet of the Daylight Curse, Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan and Lochlan Watt of the Surrogate. It is due to this all-star line up and musical talent that every track sounds like a party where all attendees are having the time of their lives. With keyboards coming to the fore across the album and guitar work of international quality, Severed Ties is as full a sounding recording as anything out there, something particularly apparent on opener I Heart Roberts and the reworked Poison Pen Letters.
In case this hasn’t whet your appetite yet, Severed Ties also contains a memorable cover of Love Is A Battlefield to put the icing on the proverbial cake. Put simply, Severed Ties is the one of the most engaging and listenable records in whatever genre The Amity Affliction choose to dabble in this year.

 

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