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Echoes of Fear Isolation
Self Released June 06
by Ryan Starr
Here we have a band from my old stomping ground of NorCal. Ive never heard of Echoes of Fear before seeing them on the review list, but after some research, chances are I have seen them all in previous bands. Unfortunately none of those bands really did anything for me. Echoes of Fear is no different.
This self released debut is just unimaginative and childish. The riffs are garage quality, the kind of thing you play when youre feeling things out. The only saving grace is the vocals. Vocalist Evil D has a pretty good power metal voice. But what I dont get is why they are taking a power metal singer and combining it with their pathetic attempt at death metal. Every time someone tries combining the two, it fails. The closest anyone has gotten to pulling it off is Kiuas, and they arent really trying to be death metal. Furthermore, their choruses are sickening. They have a scary resemblance to Staind in these parts. Do these guys even know what sounds good together and what doesnt? Let me sum it up for them:
Power metal vocalist + wanna be death metal riffs + Staind like chorus = really bad music.
Im sure Ill get a lot of crap from the guys back home, but sorry, this is just bad. Maybe all the lineup changes theyve had since this release have improved things, but I dont think Ill be checking out anything new from Echoes of Fear.
Official Echoes of Fear Website
Self Released June 06
by Ryan Starr
Here we have a band from my old stomping ground of NorCal. Ive never heard of Echoes of Fear before seeing them on the review list, but after some research, chances are I have seen them all in previous bands. Unfortunately none of those bands really did anything for me. Echoes of Fear is no different.
This self released debut is just unimaginative and childish. The riffs are garage quality, the kind of thing you play when youre feeling things out. The only saving grace is the vocals. Vocalist Evil D has a pretty good power metal voice. But what I dont get is why they are taking a power metal singer and combining it with their pathetic attempt at death metal. Every time someone tries combining the two, it fails. The closest anyone has gotten to pulling it off is Kiuas, and they arent really trying to be death metal. Furthermore, their choruses are sickening. They have a scary resemblance to Staind in these parts. Do these guys even know what sounds good together and what doesnt? Let me sum it up for them:
Power metal vocalist + wanna be death metal riffs + Staind like chorus = really bad music.
Im sure Ill get a lot of crap from the guys back home, but sorry, this is just bad. Maybe all the lineup changes theyve had since this release have improved things, but I dont think Ill be checking out anything new from Echoes of Fear.
Official Echoes of Fear Website
