Burn The Sunset - Everything Worth Loving Dies
We covered Burn The Sunset a while back, so when they got in touch about their latest EP, Everything Worth Loving Dies, I was pretty excited to see what they’d been up to. Having spent the last 3 years crafting their sound to perfection, the guys have been out on the road supporting the likes of Your Demise, Bury Your Dead and While She Sleeps, so now is the time to see what they’ve come up with!
As Sometimes opens proceedings, one thing becomes very clear, this is going to be a serious EP! Heavy guitars back up rolling drums and powerful bass rhythms, all building up to the screaming vocal line coming into being. The fast pace of this track is going to get crowds going, get venues shaking and leave you with no doubt that there’s a new group of heavy-weights on the scene – and they’ve got a sound which is to be reckoned with. Somehow managing to combine the pulsating raw distortion with a sense of funky melody, this isn’t your bog standard heavy track, it’s a track which is going to get new fans onto the band, convert those who doubted them and leave you gasping for more!
Title track Everything Worth Loving Dies follows on and continues the all-out aural assault, this time slowing things down a notch to make sure that the heaviness is accentuated as fully as it can be. Moving from the slower sections to fast paced moments continues this idea further, once again grabbing you by the throat and forcing you into a pit, the sound becoming ever heavier as it progresses yet still managing to keep you involved. Punishment presents us with much the same sort of outlook, once again crafting a sound which is going to make you want to know more, somehow taking what is usually simply a heavy genre and firmly stamping their own take on it. This is another track which is hand crafted for the live scene, and the one which I would personally count as my favourite from the EP. There’s going to be those who say the sound is similar to Bury Your Dead, but personally I don’t think that’s a bad thing – they’ve taken the sound but made it their own, not copying but instead building on the influences which they’ve taken on board.
Closing with Nothing To Prove leaves no doubt about the all out power which this band are capable of, crafting one final track of all out destruction to leave you wanting more. The heavy start of this track acts to pull you into know more, then gradually as the track comes together you realise that you’ve started moving without realising it, the sound forcing itself upon you and making you want to get out to see the band, making you want the EP to go on and on so you can hear even more.
Burn The Sunset were one of those bands that we featured quite early on, but my memories of them have always been fond and their style one which I’ve always enjoyed. What you’ve got here with the new EP though is testament to the hard work which the band have put in, a result of their efforts and a display of just how able these guys are. In short, if you’re planning to only buy one EP this summer, best make it this one!
To find out more about Burn The Sunset, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls.
As Sometimes opens proceedings, one thing becomes very clear, this is going to be a serious EP! Heavy guitars back up rolling drums and powerful bass rhythms, all building up to the screaming vocal line coming into being. The fast pace of this track is going to get crowds going, get venues shaking and leave you with no doubt that there’s a new group of heavy-weights on the scene – and they’ve got a sound which is to be reckoned with. Somehow managing to combine the pulsating raw distortion with a sense of funky melody, this isn’t your bog standard heavy track, it’s a track which is going to get new fans onto the band, convert those who doubted them and leave you gasping for more!
Title track Everything Worth Loving Dies follows on and continues the all-out aural assault, this time slowing things down a notch to make sure that the heaviness is accentuated as fully as it can be. Moving from the slower sections to fast paced moments continues this idea further, once again grabbing you by the throat and forcing you into a pit, the sound becoming ever heavier as it progresses yet still managing to keep you involved. Punishment presents us with much the same sort of outlook, once again crafting a sound which is going to make you want to know more, somehow taking what is usually simply a heavy genre and firmly stamping their own take on it. This is another track which is hand crafted for the live scene, and the one which I would personally count as my favourite from the EP. There’s going to be those who say the sound is similar to Bury Your Dead, but personally I don’t think that’s a bad thing – they’ve taken the sound but made it their own, not copying but instead building on the influences which they’ve taken on board.
Closing with Nothing To Prove leaves no doubt about the all out power which this band are capable of, crafting one final track of all out destruction to leave you wanting more. The heavy start of this track acts to pull you into know more, then gradually as the track comes together you realise that you’ve started moving without realising it, the sound forcing itself upon you and making you want to get out to see the band, making you want the EP to go on and on so you can hear even more.
Burn The Sunset were one of those bands that we featured quite early on, but my memories of them have always been fond and their style one which I’ve always enjoyed. What you’ve got here with the new EP though is testament to the hard work which the band have put in, a result of their efforts and a display of just how able these guys are. In short, if you’re planning to only buy one EP this summer, best make it this one!
To find out more about Burn The Sunset, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls.
Burn The Sunset
Garry from SAN PR recently sent us through the debut album ‘Home’ from Scottish based Burn The Sunset. Originally conceived back in 2008 this five piece are dedicated to their craft, subsisting on a dietary intake of monster riffs and ear-shattering hooks, their sound is described as unmistakably hard hitting and intense yet still highly original – which sounds pretty damned impressive. Taking the lead from the likes of Bury Your dead and Your Demise, this album promises to be something pretty special to behold.
Home Pt.1 demonstrates exactly where the band are coming from, opening with a smash of the drums over a sludgy and distorted riff before launching into an all-out assault of rolling drums, hammering sludgy riffs and infectious bass – and this is just the intro track. Kicking into Moving On the riff continues to sound sludgy, the drums heavy and the vocals raw and aggressive. Adopting a metal core pace which is sure to get live crowds going mad, this is a track which sets Burn The Sunset apart from the rest of the modern metal scene and establishes them firmly as a force to be reckoned with. Hard hitting, aggressive, heavy and yet melodic throughout, this track opens the mini-album and leaves you with no doubt what so ever that what you’re hearing is a band who are destined for much bigger things. Hammering break down leads into hammering break down, riffs pummel you from every direction and the vocals stick to their distorted gravelly approach leaving you without even a second to catch your breath, and we’re only a couple of minutes into the album.
Lonely and Defeated follows on without even taking a breath and once again launches you into a pit of hammering guitars, pummelling drums and deep distorted bass lines. The vocals steal the show on this track though, possessing all of the savageness of Corey Taylor whilst achieving some of the deeper notes which you would expect from the likes of Glen Benton – they’re quite simply phenomenal. Hammering you from every direction as the track progresses, this is a seriously heavy track here yet somehow the band have managed to incorporate an element of melody into it meaning it’s more accessible than a lot of metal bands out there. Continuing on their rampage, The Changing of Times comes into being with all of the force found on the tracks so far. Adopting a faster pace initially, the track soon breaks down into raw elements and pummels you to the floor with sheer brutality. Roaring vocals fill your ears as the guitars and bass continue to get ever more distorted, the drums all the time keeping the pace and making sure you’re not getting a chance to relax.
Insincere is almost an extension of Changing of Times, opening at much the same pace and once again throwing aggression at you by the bucket load. This is another track which is sure to get live crowds going mad and tearing the venue apart – it moves from downright heavy to insane break downs to syncopated sections of roaring guitar lines and pounding drums, all within the space of a minute or so. Unrelenting throughout, this is quite possibly my personal favourite from the album purely for the sheer amount of aggression the band have poured over the track, whilst still ensuring they’ve kept a sense of melody there to behold. Moving Up follows straight on and offers a brief respite from the hammering so far. Opening dark and haunting through an off clean guitar line backed with huge cymbal rolls before kicking into a slowed down sludgy melee of palm muted guitars and simple yet effective drums. This track seems more emotional from the outset, offering up a melodic guitar line to back the hard hitting rhythm line, all the time setting the pace slow and making sure every single point is accentuated as fully as possible. There’s no lyrics on this track, and to be honest they’re not needed. This track is quite simply a musical triumph and a moment on the album which I for one will not forget, it’s just perfect.
Memories seems to feed out of the track, once again opening as it means to go on and coming as a bit of a smash to the chin after the last track. Raspy vocals and hammering guitars and bass are underpinned by rolling drums, the whole lot combining to form an assault of epic proportions which is sure to shake you to your foundations. This track is another no holds barred assault on your ear drums and if you’re anything like me, you’ll love every second of it. Hard hitting, melodic, energetic, aggressive, powerful – this track is all of these things and more, another one as well which I think will absolutely slay on the live scene. As it comes to a close and Home Pt.2 comes into close the album, everything seems to be summed up. The band haven’t saved their best for last I don’t think, but what they’ve done is put an unforgettable track in last place so that you’re left with a taste for what you’ve heard so far. Melodic and hard hitting all at the same time, this pacey track will leave you without a shadow of a doubt that what you’ve just heard is something massive, something which you’re not going to forget and something which you need to get out there and check out on the live scene.
Burn The Sunset have managed to craft a debut album which I think ranks amongst some of the best debuts I’ve come across. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this album sitting happily along side the likes of their influences, or to see them supporting those bands either. Their sound is so massive, so aggressive yet so melodic that you can’t help but allow them to infect you and get inside your head. My only question with the album is this – if this is their debut, what the hell are they going to do next?
To find out more about Burn The Sunset, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Home Pt.1 demonstrates exactly where the band are coming from, opening with a smash of the drums over a sludgy and distorted riff before launching into an all-out assault of rolling drums, hammering sludgy riffs and infectious bass – and this is just the intro track. Kicking into Moving On the riff continues to sound sludgy, the drums heavy and the vocals raw and aggressive. Adopting a metal core pace which is sure to get live crowds going mad, this is a track which sets Burn The Sunset apart from the rest of the modern metal scene and establishes them firmly as a force to be reckoned with. Hard hitting, aggressive, heavy and yet melodic throughout, this track opens the mini-album and leaves you with no doubt what so ever that what you’re hearing is a band who are destined for much bigger things. Hammering break down leads into hammering break down, riffs pummel you from every direction and the vocals stick to their distorted gravelly approach leaving you without even a second to catch your breath, and we’re only a couple of minutes into the album.
Lonely and Defeated follows on without even taking a breath and once again launches you into a pit of hammering guitars, pummelling drums and deep distorted bass lines. The vocals steal the show on this track though, possessing all of the savageness of Corey Taylor whilst achieving some of the deeper notes which you would expect from the likes of Glen Benton – they’re quite simply phenomenal. Hammering you from every direction as the track progresses, this is a seriously heavy track here yet somehow the band have managed to incorporate an element of melody into it meaning it’s more accessible than a lot of metal bands out there. Continuing on their rampage, The Changing of Times comes into being with all of the force found on the tracks so far. Adopting a faster pace initially, the track soon breaks down into raw elements and pummels you to the floor with sheer brutality. Roaring vocals fill your ears as the guitars and bass continue to get ever more distorted, the drums all the time keeping the pace and making sure you’re not getting a chance to relax.
Insincere is almost an extension of Changing of Times, opening at much the same pace and once again throwing aggression at you by the bucket load. This is another track which is sure to get live crowds going mad and tearing the venue apart – it moves from downright heavy to insane break downs to syncopated sections of roaring guitar lines and pounding drums, all within the space of a minute or so. Unrelenting throughout, this is quite possibly my personal favourite from the album purely for the sheer amount of aggression the band have poured over the track, whilst still ensuring they’ve kept a sense of melody there to behold. Moving Up follows straight on and offers a brief respite from the hammering so far. Opening dark and haunting through an off clean guitar line backed with huge cymbal rolls before kicking into a slowed down sludgy melee of palm muted guitars and simple yet effective drums. This track seems more emotional from the outset, offering up a melodic guitar line to back the hard hitting rhythm line, all the time setting the pace slow and making sure every single point is accentuated as fully as possible. There’s no lyrics on this track, and to be honest they’re not needed. This track is quite simply a musical triumph and a moment on the album which I for one will not forget, it’s just perfect.
Memories seems to feed out of the track, once again opening as it means to go on and coming as a bit of a smash to the chin after the last track. Raspy vocals and hammering guitars and bass are underpinned by rolling drums, the whole lot combining to form an assault of epic proportions which is sure to shake you to your foundations. This track is another no holds barred assault on your ear drums and if you’re anything like me, you’ll love every second of it. Hard hitting, melodic, energetic, aggressive, powerful – this track is all of these things and more, another one as well which I think will absolutely slay on the live scene. As it comes to a close and Home Pt.2 comes into close the album, everything seems to be summed up. The band haven’t saved their best for last I don’t think, but what they’ve done is put an unforgettable track in last place so that you’re left with a taste for what you’ve heard so far. Melodic and hard hitting all at the same time, this pacey track will leave you without a shadow of a doubt that what you’ve just heard is something massive, something which you’re not going to forget and something which you need to get out there and check out on the live scene.
Burn The Sunset have managed to craft a debut album which I think ranks amongst some of the best debuts I’ve come across. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this album sitting happily along side the likes of their influences, or to see them supporting those bands either. Their sound is so massive, so aggressive yet so melodic that you can’t help but allow them to infect you and get inside your head. My only question with the album is this – if this is their debut, what the hell are they going to do next?
To find out more about Burn The Sunset, check out their Facebook page HERE.