Crimes of Passion
Demo
Independent (2005)
If you made a list of all the bands currently playing the style of music labeled as metalcore, you could fill up 30 or 40 pages in Microsoft Word. There are that many of them. Luckily, for every five bands ripping off At the Gates and Hatebreed simultaneously, there's a band doing metalcore right. Luckily for us, Crimes of Passion are not just another band in the "Metalcore for dummies" series. They are an amalgamation of hardcore's intensity with brutal mid tempo metal riffs and guitar solos. Crimes of Passion could easily fit well on a bill with bands like With Honor, Zombie Apocalypse, or even Darkest Hour. They are diverse enough to appeal to a large number of people, but don't necessarily venture out of the umbrella of hardcore. "Pinching the Minds of the Indolent and Feeble," the first of three tracks, gives you a good idea of what you're in for. Group shouts, grainy vocals, and harmonized guitars fill out this 13 minute demo. "Final Sunrise," the second song, starts off with some technical leads, a slightly faster tempo than the previous track, and some great drumming. Singer Al Halas' screaming is one of my favorite parts of … Read more
Graf Orlock / Greyskull
Split
Dood (2005)
Unless you're backless, you have a backpack. What do you have in your backpack? I'd imagine there's a collection of … Read more
Renee Heartfelt
Death of the Ghost
Textbook Music (2005)
I often wonder how musicians reach the point in their lives where they want to make a change in their … Read more
