Societys Finest-And I The Drunkards-CD-FLAC-2006-DeVOiD

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Artist…: Societys Finest
Album….: And I, The Drunkards
Type…..: Normal
Genre….: Metal
Label….: Hand Of Hope Records
Language.: English

Year…..: 2006 Source…: CDDA
R.Date…: 06-20-2012 Grabber..: EAC Secure

S.Date…: 00-00-2006 Encoder..: FLAC 1.2.1 Lossless
Quality: 992 kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels

Track List .
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01 NYC 2:59
02 And I, The Drunkards 2:36
03 Cutters, Oh Cutters 2:49
04 One More Kiss 3:02
05 Holland 5:03
06 Sunday Prayer 3:05
07 Goddess 3:15
08 Fourth Floor Corpse 4:02
09 Nebraska 3:48
10 Dear Rebecca Nurse 3:28
11 Untitled 4:19
12 Deadlightstrangers 2:08

Total Size.: 12 Files/300.3MB/40:34 min

Release Notes
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Splendidly adorned with splatterific cover art making it look like a
grindcore album, while possessing a title that suggests some kind of math
metal, And I, the Drunkards is Societys Finests second full album,
following almost a decade of sporadic activity, occasional EPs, and even
lending out musicians to other bands — most notably vocalist Joshua
Ashworth to a re-formed Zao in 2003. All of this might not even bear
mentioning were it not for this albums singular brilliance virtually
through and through — what have these guys been thinking, wasting time
with such distractions? The Dallas, TX-based post-hardcore outfit has
managed the rare feat of crafting an astoundingly catchy and immediately
gripping set of songs from almost exclusively extreme and inaccessible
elements. Bona fide grindcore does play a part in several tracks (“NYC,”
“Cutters, Oh Cutters,” etc.) while also making room for more linear
harmonic riffing and a panoramic dynamic range (see “Holland,” “Fourth
Floor Corpse,” and “Dear Rebecca Nurse,” for example) spanning the most
mountainous sonic chaos to the breeziest melodic softness. Talk about
covering a lot of ground: the title track and the instrumental “Untitled”
are but two of the many songs to touch upon Mastodon-style progressive
metalcore, while the crushing, interlocking instrumental prowess observed
everywhere, but especially on “One More Kiss” and “Sunday Prayer,” reminds
one of metalcore supremos Killswitch Engage — only with the benefit of
even more fearsome guttural explosions out of the talented Ashworth,
although its a good thing theres a lyric sheet on hand to help translate
his entertaining wordsmithing, which is rarely very intelligible. He is
capable of actual singing when needed, though, lending tuneful tones to
portions of “Deadlightstrangers” and “Goddess” (featuring a melodious
guitar coda), among other cuts. Finally worth mentioning is that, for all
the hardcore spirit deep down, its unquestionably METAL ruling the roost on
And I, the Drunkards. Never mind the obvious,
too-sophisticated-for-hardcore rhythmic onslaughts that double-kick-drum
the album all over the room; there are also plenty of guitar solos
(normally a hardcore no-no) throughout, and numerous one-way power riffs
(see “Nebraska,” for instance; “Goddess,” again) that preclude even
slam-dancing for straight-up headbanging. Regardless of what team you like
to think you belong to, chances are good that youll find your hearts
desire on And I, the Drunkards — a cross-genre triumph that sees Societys
Finest at the top of their game.