So who are Even The Dead Love A Parade? Describing themselves as ‘fucking metal (nothing more and nothing less)’, the band is made up of Braxton Henry (guitars), Matt Raffaele (guitars), Jordan Condery (vocals), Stevie Benton (bass) and Clint Litton (drums), all guys who have experience, knowledge and an understanding of how the world of music operates. With a video already out there for Heart Poacher (see below) and 3 further tracks available on their ReverbNation page (again, see below), the guys are already managing to fit recording time into their busy schedules and are coming up with something that personally, I think is pretty spectacular.
Heart Poacher is without a doubt a heavy assed track, from the sludgy, bass heavy opening moments through to the awesome break midway through, this is a track which is perfectly crafted for the live scene, and the sort of thing which is sure to get pits moving from front to back. Humane is a whole different beast, fading into being initially before unleashing a straight up, in your face guitar line straight out of the metal hand book. Pumping riffs back up roaring vocals, the bass and drums deepening the mix and forging a sound which seems to cross musical boundaries, throwing out different approaches and resulting in a sound that can simply be called Even The Dead Love A Parade, and it sounds most good, most good indeed.
Moving onto The Cancer And Host we’re once again propelled into a world of heavy riffs, this time accompanied by soaring lead lines and that awesome sludgy and powerful backing rhythm. Funky once again, this is another track which seems to have been crafted for the live scene, the sort of track that has the potential to become a live favourite, and the sort of track which is sure to get ETDLAP a hell of a reputation for straight up, heavy assed metal, with a catchy edge. The final track, Morphine Queen, sums everything up nicely, bringing the tracks full circle almost and finishing with one final hurrah. Powerful, raw, heavy and in your face, this final track was my personal favourite of the 4 on offer, and a track that I’ll be playing to a hell of a lot of people. Melodic vocals combine with the hard hitting mix resulting in a sound which harks towards early Deftones at times, and almost Bury Your Dead style stuff at other moments. Reaching the conclusion of the track I’m left with one issue – there’s only 4 on offer and I want more.
It’s always going to be tough to fit in a side project alongside a band that’s already working hard, let alone a collection of bands, but there seems to be a real drive within Even The Dead Love A Parade and personally, I think that’s going to help push things forward. Talking to Matt by email, it’s clear that there’s a drive there as well as a love for what they’re doing, and that’s something which really came across from Stevie as well. Don’t go into this thinking you’re going to be hearing an extension of Drowning Pool or just another side project from another musician, go into this with an open mind and what you’ll find is a band who are heavy, raw, in your face and one which I know I need to see live once they sort the show out.
To find out more about Even The Dead Love A Parade, check out their Facebook page HERE and their ReverbNation page HERE.
Check out the video to Heart Poacher below.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Heart Poacher is without a doubt a heavy assed track, from the sludgy, bass heavy opening moments through to the awesome break midway through, this is a track which is perfectly crafted for the live scene, and the sort of thing which is sure to get pits moving from front to back. Humane is a whole different beast, fading into being initially before unleashing a straight up, in your face guitar line straight out of the metal hand book. Pumping riffs back up roaring vocals, the bass and drums deepening the mix and forging a sound which seems to cross musical boundaries, throwing out different approaches and resulting in a sound that can simply be called Even The Dead Love A Parade, and it sounds most good, most good indeed.
Moving onto The Cancer And Host we’re once again propelled into a world of heavy riffs, this time accompanied by soaring lead lines and that awesome sludgy and powerful backing rhythm. Funky once again, this is another track which seems to have been crafted for the live scene, the sort of track that has the potential to become a live favourite, and the sort of track which is sure to get ETDLAP a hell of a reputation for straight up, heavy assed metal, with a catchy edge. The final track, Morphine Queen, sums everything up nicely, bringing the tracks full circle almost and finishing with one final hurrah. Powerful, raw, heavy and in your face, this final track was my personal favourite of the 4 on offer, and a track that I’ll be playing to a hell of a lot of people. Melodic vocals combine with the hard hitting mix resulting in a sound which harks towards early Deftones at times, and almost Bury Your Dead style stuff at other moments. Reaching the conclusion of the track I’m left with one issue – there’s only 4 on offer and I want more.
It’s always going to be tough to fit in a side project alongside a band that’s already working hard, let alone a collection of bands, but there seems to be a real drive within Even The Dead Love A Parade and personally, I think that’s going to help push things forward. Talking to Matt by email, it’s clear that there’s a drive there as well as a love for what they’re doing, and that’s something which really came across from Stevie as well. Don’t go into this thinking you’re going to be hearing an extension of Drowning Pool or just another side project from another musician, go into this with an open mind and what you’ll find is a band who are heavy, raw, in your face and one which I know I need to see live once they sort the show out.
To find out more about Even The Dead Love A Parade, check out their Facebook page HERE and their ReverbNation page HERE.
Check out the video to Heart Poacher below.
Words: Dave Nicholls