Cause of Denial
Sheffield 4 piece Cause of Denial got in touch about the music which they’ve
produced and have got featured on their Facebook page. This review is slightly
different to the normal ones as their music spans a longer period of time,
showing the development of the band as they’ve progressed through the different
recording processes.
‘Bury Me’, a track from the bands latest single opens with harmonic guitars played softly but launches head first into some intricate lead guitar work and one hell of a double bass pedal. Straight away, the contrasts here catch the listener off guard leaving you a little unsure about what’s just happened. As the chorus kicks in though you realise and before you know it you’re singing along with the lyrics. At times this track reminded me of Incubus, other times Lostprophets, other times Avenged Sevenfold, it’s a real melee of different music styles, time signatures and layered vocals.
Next track, ‘Unbeautiful Acoustic’ is a complete contrast from the sometimes heavy previous track. This track is (as the name suggests) acoustic featuring picked guitars, soft vocals but again, the catchy chorus. At times sounding almost Metallica (Unforgiven) like, this song is beautiful. The solo comes in layered with strings giving an amazingly deep sound, really quite impressive. That said, in my opinion this track is let down at the end by the key change – whilst it demonstrates vocal range and musical ability, I think they go too high and it simply doesn’t fit with the rest of the track. The distorted version of this track (from the bands 1st EP) works on a different level with a very prevalent bass line and sludgy guitar overtones, but from a personal point of view, I prefer the acoustic track.
‘Severance’, ‘Undecided’ and ‘No Bullets’ all come from the bands 3rd EP and show off the bands influences again. ‘Severance’ features chunky guitars played off beat to the drums, layered vocals and a solid rhythm section moving from dirty to clean and back again. ‘Undecided’ continues the syncopated approach to their style opening faster and featuring a completely different vocal style drawing influence from the Nu-Metal era of Linkin Park and the like. ‘No Bullets’ slams the listener against the wall with double bass drums and an intricate lead line played over a sludgy rhythm guitar. This song moves into an incredibly slow and heavy section, seemingly drawing influence from the likes of Avenged Sevenfold.
‘Worst Critic’ from the bands 1st EP (along with Unbeautiful) is another contrast, opening with flangey/phaser effect guitars leading into bass building up to a heavy melody of drums and more layered vocals. Again, this track is incredibly catchy, building into slow section (approx 3:30 in) which almost seems to tell a story.
‘My Wish’ is the final track on the music player, drawn from the bands 2nd EP. This track moved from picked guitars through to a very accomplished lead line. This track for me almost seems to mark the bands starting point as it doesn’t come across as developed as the others here.
I love the fact that there is such a variety here of different tracks – some which show how the band started out and others which demonstrate how far they have come. There are moments in the music which left me questioning whether the choice they made was the right one, but overall these tracks are catchy and well put together. Based on the development this band shows here, I will be very interested to see where they go next. Their fusion of clean and distorted guitars shows just how able the musicianship is within this band (and don’t get me started on the drummers ability with a bass pedal) but the vocals are the stand out point.
Definitely one to check out, have a listen to and find yourself singing along to after a couple of times.
To find out more about Cause of Denial, check out their Facebook page HERE.
‘Bury Me’, a track from the bands latest single opens with harmonic guitars played softly but launches head first into some intricate lead guitar work and one hell of a double bass pedal. Straight away, the contrasts here catch the listener off guard leaving you a little unsure about what’s just happened. As the chorus kicks in though you realise and before you know it you’re singing along with the lyrics. At times this track reminded me of Incubus, other times Lostprophets, other times Avenged Sevenfold, it’s a real melee of different music styles, time signatures and layered vocals.
Next track, ‘Unbeautiful Acoustic’ is a complete contrast from the sometimes heavy previous track. This track is (as the name suggests) acoustic featuring picked guitars, soft vocals but again, the catchy chorus. At times sounding almost Metallica (Unforgiven) like, this song is beautiful. The solo comes in layered with strings giving an amazingly deep sound, really quite impressive. That said, in my opinion this track is let down at the end by the key change – whilst it demonstrates vocal range and musical ability, I think they go too high and it simply doesn’t fit with the rest of the track. The distorted version of this track (from the bands 1st EP) works on a different level with a very prevalent bass line and sludgy guitar overtones, but from a personal point of view, I prefer the acoustic track.
‘Severance’, ‘Undecided’ and ‘No Bullets’ all come from the bands 3rd EP and show off the bands influences again. ‘Severance’ features chunky guitars played off beat to the drums, layered vocals and a solid rhythm section moving from dirty to clean and back again. ‘Undecided’ continues the syncopated approach to their style opening faster and featuring a completely different vocal style drawing influence from the Nu-Metal era of Linkin Park and the like. ‘No Bullets’ slams the listener against the wall with double bass drums and an intricate lead line played over a sludgy rhythm guitar. This song moves into an incredibly slow and heavy section, seemingly drawing influence from the likes of Avenged Sevenfold.
‘Worst Critic’ from the bands 1st EP (along with Unbeautiful) is another contrast, opening with flangey/phaser effect guitars leading into bass building up to a heavy melody of drums and more layered vocals. Again, this track is incredibly catchy, building into slow section (approx 3:30 in) which almost seems to tell a story.
‘My Wish’ is the final track on the music player, drawn from the bands 2nd EP. This track moved from picked guitars through to a very accomplished lead line. This track for me almost seems to mark the bands starting point as it doesn’t come across as developed as the others here.
I love the fact that there is such a variety here of different tracks – some which show how the band started out and others which demonstrate how far they have come. There are moments in the music which left me questioning whether the choice they made was the right one, but overall these tracks are catchy and well put together. Based on the development this band shows here, I will be very interested to see where they go next. Their fusion of clean and distorted guitars shows just how able the musicianship is within this band (and don’t get me started on the drummers ability with a bass pedal) but the vocals are the stand out point.
Definitely one to check out, have a listen to and find yourself singing along to after a couple of times.
To find out more about Cause of Denial, check out their Facebook page HERE.