The ending is carried out with a cardiac-arrest-like breakdown, and the vocals ruin it with the chant of Wont you be my bride. All I received was an irritable performance.

Victory Records Emmure shows signs of hope.

A unique band with raw potential is an improving statement when dealing with bands from the Victory Records label. Emmure, a fresh, talented group, sparks debate about whether this label is full of diminishing talent, or if there is still hope dangling from the neck of the noose.

The vocals are brutal, but the insertion of talking lyrics is grating the ears. There is too much preaching and not enough variety. The title of track three, When keeping it real goes wrong has nothing to do with the song, and it is hilarious.

The ending is carried out with a cardiac-arrest-like breakdown, and the vocals ruin it with the chant of Wont you be my bride. All I received was an irritable performance.

The chug-chug sessions are continuous throughout the CD, as well as some earlier As I Lay Dying similarities in Rusted over Wet Dreams. Again, the track names are unrelated to the overall plot and devoid of any meaning.

Although the corrosive attitude that Emmure brings is all part of the bigger scheme, the scene is all blended together like your favorite smoothie. But this band isnt the mixture of your favorite ingredients; it has a bitter, foul taste that leaves you to pour it down the drain “ try again.

The final track is equivalent to that high school mushroom trip that felt like it would never end; an hour was really only minutes. When everything goes wrong, take the easy way out is a delay repeated over and again, and wraps up in the closing seconds with a hip hop beat and a car honking. Its so random, it is bothersome.

Higher pitch scales are provocative and lead an audience into the growls but clash with the message presented. Emotional pansies arent meant for this industry, get out!

Black flag and Suicidal Tendencies would stomp a tattoo of demented chivalry into these self-imposed bastards who think they are creating what we cherish. This music isnt meant to be cherished. It is to be called fresh and then thrown aside like the rest, unless truly inspiring.

The CD cover artwork is a lame version of a cartoon character hanging himself and this goes to show once again that Victory Records is filled with some vile music, but also some emo pansy-posers. Where is the originality, like past label innovators?

The truth will be unveiled next week in the History of Victory Records: Rise and Fall, and Falling.

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