As soon as this CD was in my hands i knew it was something special, the boys in fall victim took a risky chance with the EPs artwork because it is awesome and instantly sets the expectation for music of a high standard, but FV knew what they were doing! and thank god they did because this EP is exceptional. Being an avid Horrorpunk fan when i first discovered Fall Victim i expected the usual, pop-punk riffs played on slightly out of tune guitars, the same punk drum beats and Danzig copycat vocals, but NO!! to my surprise there are none of those insight.
The first thing i noticed about these songs was the strong basslines provided by Scotty Trauma, then followed by the original fresh sounding vocals and guitarlines by Dan Blood, and maybe the most interesting drumming ive heard from an underground 'punk' band in a long long time. Not on this record but bound to help the constant evolution of FV is new guitarist Jamie Rage.
The EP is full of catchy instant classics, opener 'Just A Bad Memory' is the perfect track to start the infection, this is followed by instant fan fave 'Horrorfalls 2' a perfect mix of horror and punk, the next song 'Bad Reception' is just pure brilliance! the lyrics are fun but clever aswell. 'Three Steps' will always be my favourite Fall Victim song, and live it is immense, a driving punk anthem with gang backing vocals! and the finale 'Black Rose Blooming', starts with an evil macabre carnival sounding riff and then transforms into another storming punk masterpiece!!
This is Fall Victim's first release proper and is released on their own Smart Skeleton label, the production is near flawless and the package as a whole is perfect in every sense. Go out and buy this EP now!! you will love every single song and will listen again and again. Also be sure to catch these guys live because there live show is not to be missed!!
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