TEMPO
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Daily Aztec
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The Destro delivers a heavy amount of metal Band’s sophomore album continues trend of blazing riffs and vocals ALEESHA H A R R I S MANAGING EDITOR
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For Texas-based metal band, The Destro, its years of relentless touring may have finally paid off. The band’s sophomore album, “Harmony of Discord,” released by Ironclad Recordings, hits stores on Oct. 13 and is a prime example of typical The Destro style: loud and heavy. With its latest release, the band kept much of its persistent thrash guitars from its 2007 full-length release “As The Coil Unwinds,” an album that garnered the band much praise and comparison to
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‘Pink’ indie pair offers a very colorful debut Duet uses recorded sound to produce a refreshing take on today’s music A N YA M O B E R LY TEMPO EDITOR
United Kingdom shoegaze duo The Big Pink recently released its debut album, “A Brief History of Love,” on Sept. 14 to much worldwide admiration and intrigue. The performing pair is Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell, who take the synthesized guitarromp to a mature level with singles such as “Velvet,” “Dominos” and “Too Young To Love.” Often incorporating various remixed tracks, The Big Pink relies on recorded noise creations in mash ups to keep listeners interested in a given track from start to finish. After signing to 4AD, an admired indie record label based in the UK, The Big Pink continued its music-making creativity and finalized “A Brief History of Love.” The album in its entirety is curiously engaging, unlike the usual waves of popularity found nowadays. There are vocal accompaniments found on the album, which are also evident during its
live performances, further making this collaboration exceed the pair themselves. The strength of the album is in its textured instrumental layering and minimalistic vocals. “The Big Pink” is a true refreshment in modern music making. The Big Pink will be performing at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the Casbah and will also be supporting Muse during its UK tour this year. For more information on The Big Pink, visit its Web site at musicfromthebigpink.com.
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the Metallica of years past. Yet, the band’s new album manages to achieve a previously unattained level of focused heaviness and delivery that is escalated beyond what was present in its earlier efforts.
“Almost completely absent from this album are the generic, timed breakdowns of many current bands of this genre.” With a vocal tone that is slightly comparable to that of The Acacia Strain frontman, Vincent Bennett, but without the variation
of tempo, The Destro’s Eric Daughtry delivers an impacting auditory experience. A sound which has garnered the band stage time with renowned metal bands such as Goatwhore and Pentagram. Almost completely absent from this album are the generic, timed breakdowns of many current bands of this genre. The CD isn’t without its fair share of the “southern metal” style, however. “Harmony of Discord” instead provides nearly 30 minutes straight of blazing riffs and fiery kick drums. In support and anticipation of its impending release, The Destro is currently on tour through most of October with fellow metal bands, Arsonists Get All The Girls and It Dies Today. For more information on The Destro, visit the band’s Web site, www.myspace.com/thedestro.