A REVIEW BY POM BASEMENT SESSIONS

I found this album to be quite enjoyable, because there were heavier tracks like "It Remains III" and tracks that had a massive lead guitar like "World-Wide Destruction." Most of the songs in this album were somewhat repetitive like "Vengeance" and "Riot." But then there were songs like "Nothing New" that had a GREAT intro and dissonance, along with some key changes really struck me by surprise and made me head-bang like crazy! And then there [is a] shorter song like "Metal Minute Madness" that [is] only a minute long and [is] VERY creative and VERY good. Overall this was a great album that I found to be very creative and to somewhat tells a story, as well as being really enjoyable and fun to listen to. Great job Faceless Culture!

Creativity: 8.5
Musicianship: 8
Enjoyability: 9
Overall Rating: 8

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Normally, I don’t like songs longer than 3 minutes. Why? Cause they get too dang long and repetitive! The Random Factor throws all that out the window with their debut album, “Random!” Let’s check it out! First off, they give every instrument its turn! I love how they gives the bass a chance to shine in tracks like “Betrayer Of Hope". They really knows what to do with that thing! Also, the drums occasionally get the spotlight, in songs like “Shattering Illusions". The rhythm is also really crunching in the heavier stuff. I have to say, my favorite songs on the album are the heavier ones like “A Paradise That Never Was"; Those are really cool!

Now, I can’t pick an overall favorite. They’re all too good! Another cool thing they did was have certain songs segue into one another like “A Paradise That Never Was” into “The Darkest Of Dreams". I really look forward to the rest of their stuff, considering the great job they've done on this album! If there’s one thing I didn’t like, it’s that the album itself started boring me after a while.

The Random Factor, if you’re reading this, here’s something you should work on. For the love of all things holy, make some songs with more original bridges! By the end of the album, I felt those coming from a mile away! Mix a up a bit! Other than that, the album was really good.

So, lets rate this bad boy!

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Not a groundbreaking album, but definitely a nice one. Hello Sunrise has been around for quite a while now, so it’s a surprise that this is their first album and that it features only 4 songs.

The first track “Lightly Away” shows the color of the band in the first seconds: a punk rock sound with sharp edges but with always a nice pop touch. The opener also provides some nice ska-punk beats around with fast guitars and great power chords. After a ska-break and a solo, we can hear Rofl Monster giving a last touch on the song with one of the best solos I’ve heard in a while.

The following “See it Through” mixes pretty well punk-pop with more heave aggressive riffs and metal beats, all following the same flow of ideas. Only problem here would be the fade in riffs by the end, but overall, a very nice song.

“Dead End” features the bands creativity at its best. It’s fast and jumps around a lot on drums, while the rhythm guitar tries to keep everything together. There are a lot of risks and unexpected elements going around, mostly for the best of the listener.

"Zealous" starts out right off the bat with creative mixes of specials and dual leads. The whole song actually is based on specials a lot and has a nice pop-punk feel. It feels all sunny in my speakers. The specials are not always perfect, but damn that the drums are awesome in this one!