Bleed
Bleed are another band which I stumbled upon late one evening whilst checking out the music world. Coming from Indonesia, I was intruiged to see what this band had on offer.
Protect and Serve opens like something off of a Dark Tranquility album, heavy drums with a picked lead line over the top building into a solid riff. As the vocals kick in everything seems to slow down a step yet retains that heaviness from before. Sptting vocals over the punchy guitar line carry this track forward ever more, using the lead line occasionally to pick the pace up again before dropping back into the vocals. As the chorus kicks in though, everything becomes catchy, the bass becomes a lot more prominent and the band show their true colours, this is all good so far.
Bro Monkey kicks in where the last track left off, pumping guitars and drums, only this time a lot faster than before. Taking on a funky edge, this track powers away using strained vocals to hammer home the message that this band are here and here to stay. Often complex, this track is once again catchy and one which will have crowds moving for sure.
Final track Fragments opens with a simple riff over a solid bass line, backed up by drums. Sounding softer than the other tracks, this track has a more mainstream appeal than the others mainly down to it’s ballady nature which the others didn’t have. Still retaining that darkness and catchy guitar hooks, this track finishes the selection on a different note from where it began, laid back and chilled out.
It’s impossible to rate a band on three tracks, but you can get an idea of what they’re like. Personally, my favourite from this selection is Protect and Serve because it seems to hark back to older bands and the style in which they played. I’ll be interested to see what comes next from these guys and which direction they head in, either way I’m sure it’s going to be something to have a listen to.
To find out more about Bleed, or to hear their music, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Protect and Serve opens like something off of a Dark Tranquility album, heavy drums with a picked lead line over the top building into a solid riff. As the vocals kick in everything seems to slow down a step yet retains that heaviness from before. Sptting vocals over the punchy guitar line carry this track forward ever more, using the lead line occasionally to pick the pace up again before dropping back into the vocals. As the chorus kicks in though, everything becomes catchy, the bass becomes a lot more prominent and the band show their true colours, this is all good so far.
Bro Monkey kicks in where the last track left off, pumping guitars and drums, only this time a lot faster than before. Taking on a funky edge, this track powers away using strained vocals to hammer home the message that this band are here and here to stay. Often complex, this track is once again catchy and one which will have crowds moving for sure.
Final track Fragments opens with a simple riff over a solid bass line, backed up by drums. Sounding softer than the other tracks, this track has a more mainstream appeal than the others mainly down to it’s ballady nature which the others didn’t have. Still retaining that darkness and catchy guitar hooks, this track finishes the selection on a different note from where it began, laid back and chilled out.
It’s impossible to rate a band on three tracks, but you can get an idea of what they’re like. Personally, my favourite from this selection is Protect and Serve because it seems to hark back to older bands and the style in which they played. I’ll be interested to see what comes next from these guys and which direction they head in, either way I’m sure it’s going to be something to have a listen to.
To find out more about Bleed, or to hear their music, check out their Facebook page HERE.