Our Final Hour - NEW VIDEO!
So we featured Our Final Hour and their EP, The Moving House, a while back, so when we heard that they had released a spanking new video for Autumn Breeze, we jumped at the chance to check it out! See what you think of the video and track below, then read on to find out what we thought of the EP as a whole below!
Our Final Hour will release The Moving House on Monday June 24th 2013.
Check out the band on Facebook HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Our Final Hour will release The Moving House on Monday June 24th 2013.
Check out the band on Facebook HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Our Final Hour
It’s not that often that we get bands coming in from the Isle Of Man, but that’s exactly what we’ve got with Our Final Hour and their spanking new EP, The Moving House. Initially formed in 2008, the guys have gone through their fair share of line up changes and financial difficulties, but have stood strong and worked to get where they are now. With the release of this EP (their 3rd no less) we’re presented with 6 tracks of ‘venomous hardcore’, brawly riffs and enticing beats, driven by passion and true belief – which sounds pretty cool to me! I figured that there was only one thing for it, and that I should check things out for myself!
Opening with Four Years we’re launched into a hammering melee of roaring vocals, pounding rhythms and distorted guitar lines, the mix immediately grabbing your attention and pulling you in to listen harder. Break down after break down pummels the speakers as the track plays out, the whole while using the distortion to power the track up whilst adding in complexities in the guitar work to keep things interesting. There’s no holding back with this track, and throughout it we’re shown a band who understand their craft, understand their instruments, and put all their knowledge and passion into the music we’re presented with – a solid start to things for sure. Autumn Breeze continues this further, this time speeding things up and throwing down with an almost Atreyu like sound, using soaring vocals to initially get things going before ushering in the roars to bring back the power. Fast paced and in your face, this track continues the sheer power we were presented with at the start of the record, but adds in more of a sense of melody to keep things alive and moving.
Continuing the distorted melodic approach into #LSBC, the EP seems to continue to throw out tracks designed to ignite pits, get venues pumping, and secure these guys a slot amongst the must see bands on the scene. Once again combining the two different vocal approaches to keep things interesting and accessible, there’s something about this track which really stands it out as a serious high point, and a potential single release in my humble opinion. Searcher comes up next, not bothering with any new fangled or complex intros and instead throwing us straight into the roaring melee that is Our Final Hour. Gang vocals lead into soaring sections whilst the roars continue to push the heaviness of the track out at you, resulting in a sound which takes you on a journey through the track, leading you by the hand through the power and keeping things interesting from start to finish, another solid track on the EP for sure.
Moving onto Evergreen the onslaught of power continues, alternating the pace from fast to slow throughout and offering up a track which is fast paced when the moment requires it, and slower when it’s more suited – not necessarily the most complex track in the world but the sort of thing which is sure to connect with the fans. It’s only then left to title track The Moving House to close proceedings off for us, finishing on a track packed with different elements and approaches which are sure to engage the listener. Starting off faded out before reaching the crescendo of the track, the closing moments here should be enough to convince anyone that these guys need to be taken really quite seriously, offering up a heavy dose of power whilst still managing to keep the sense of melody flowing throughout – a fitting close to a hell of an EP.
Our Final Hour have put together a hell of an EP here, with moments which made me think back to the early days of Atreyu, to the closing moments which had me thinking of Devin Townsend and his ability to craft epic sounding monsters. From start to finish this is an EP which is going to engage you, pull you in, and make you want to hear more, and surely that’s the point of music. Definitely a band I think we’re going to be hearing a lot more of, make sure you check them out.
To find out more about Our Final Hour, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Opening with Four Years we’re launched into a hammering melee of roaring vocals, pounding rhythms and distorted guitar lines, the mix immediately grabbing your attention and pulling you in to listen harder. Break down after break down pummels the speakers as the track plays out, the whole while using the distortion to power the track up whilst adding in complexities in the guitar work to keep things interesting. There’s no holding back with this track, and throughout it we’re shown a band who understand their craft, understand their instruments, and put all their knowledge and passion into the music we’re presented with – a solid start to things for sure. Autumn Breeze continues this further, this time speeding things up and throwing down with an almost Atreyu like sound, using soaring vocals to initially get things going before ushering in the roars to bring back the power. Fast paced and in your face, this track continues the sheer power we were presented with at the start of the record, but adds in more of a sense of melody to keep things alive and moving.
Continuing the distorted melodic approach into #LSBC, the EP seems to continue to throw out tracks designed to ignite pits, get venues pumping, and secure these guys a slot amongst the must see bands on the scene. Once again combining the two different vocal approaches to keep things interesting and accessible, there’s something about this track which really stands it out as a serious high point, and a potential single release in my humble opinion. Searcher comes up next, not bothering with any new fangled or complex intros and instead throwing us straight into the roaring melee that is Our Final Hour. Gang vocals lead into soaring sections whilst the roars continue to push the heaviness of the track out at you, resulting in a sound which takes you on a journey through the track, leading you by the hand through the power and keeping things interesting from start to finish, another solid track on the EP for sure.
Moving onto Evergreen the onslaught of power continues, alternating the pace from fast to slow throughout and offering up a track which is fast paced when the moment requires it, and slower when it’s more suited – not necessarily the most complex track in the world but the sort of thing which is sure to connect with the fans. It’s only then left to title track The Moving House to close proceedings off for us, finishing on a track packed with different elements and approaches which are sure to engage the listener. Starting off faded out before reaching the crescendo of the track, the closing moments here should be enough to convince anyone that these guys need to be taken really quite seriously, offering up a heavy dose of power whilst still managing to keep the sense of melody flowing throughout – a fitting close to a hell of an EP.
Our Final Hour have put together a hell of an EP here, with moments which made me think back to the early days of Atreyu, to the closing moments which had me thinking of Devin Townsend and his ability to craft epic sounding monsters. From start to finish this is an EP which is going to engage you, pull you in, and make you want to hear more, and surely that’s the point of music. Definitely a band I think we’re going to be hearing a lot more of, make sure you check them out.
To find out more about Our Final Hour, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls