Review
Stars are Falling / Skylines
Split

Blood & Ink (2005) Zurab

Stars are Falling / Skylines – Split cover artwork
Stars are Falling / Skylines – Split — Blood & Ink, 2005

Is this what you kids call "screamo" nowadays? I don't know and I don't care. As far as I'm concerned all music should be split into two genres: the one I like and the one I don't. This album would then fall under the second category, well the first band at least.

The album is a split between two bands: Stars are Falling and Skylines. Both bands follow a similar pattern in their musicianship, only the first one is more wimpy and the second one's more... err, heavy.

Stars are Falling - I'm sure you've heard plenty of similar bands to them, even on MTV. They are the type that scream, scream, scream and then break out into bed-wetting wimpy vocals. Pathetic. I never understood why some bands do it. Their musicianship seems on par, but does it amount to anything? Nothing but torture to sit through four songs to write this review. Moving on.

Skylines - This one seems more decent than the first band. At least their music has more balls. They also seem to fall into the tracks of the increasingly popular style of Isis and Neurosis. God, please forgive me for mentioning Isis and Neurosis in this review, as neither of the bands deserve to have these names next to theirs. Oh well, at least they are trying. The music goes from crushing riffs into soothing melodies with good execution and some interesting hooks. I could get into this.

This is by far the worst review I have ever written, but then again, this is probably the worst album I've had a misfortune to write about, mostly thanks to Stars are Falling. Skylines are worth checking out, but I'd advise to do it separately as the first band ruins the experience. I'm giving it a 2.0 because Stars are Falling dragged the ranking down. I'm done here, good night.

2.0 / 10Zurab • August 4, 2005

Stars are Falling / Skylines – Split cover artwork
Stars are Falling / Skylines – Split — Blood & Ink, 2005

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