Audio CD review:
New Day Rising - Memoirs of Cynicism

New Day Rising - Memoirs of Cynicism

Band: New Day Rising Title: Memoirs of Cynicism Rating: Release Date: 21 August, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Hired Angel 2: Cash Core 3: Old Souls Can Be Beaten (A Song About Revenge) 4: Holy Martyr 5: Shithead 6: Annoying 7: Punishment 8: Predator

Customer Review This my friends is metalcore... The clunky, rudimentary lick is the priest, the crooning is the choir boy. I can sell you the scariness of this album in no more than 3 seconds, about the times it takes to upload the first track, "Hired Angel," here on Amazon. The boy pleads for his life, as the priest slashes his chest and lungs, mechanically, stoically. . . His bits paint the altar. . . And then things slow, only for a second, though it's the longest second, and we follow the priest's arm - in slow motion - as it carves the boy's flesh. . . We can't help but notice the chilling calm on the man's face. Poof. Beefy guitar crunches pedal in, sludgy riding cymbals, choppy crash, tortured screams. . . Suddenly, we're situated in a netherworld in which we cannot know. Only imagine. I can't be sure. Certainly not. Though I interpret that which I sense. Demented angels, terribly sick, gnarled features, twisting themselves around this boy's soul as it's pulled through the darkness, toward a faint light somewhere far beyond. . . Withered fingers, knobbed by inflammation, fight to keep the boy here. . . With us. Hands down, one of the most possessed albums ever. With the insight of _You and I_ and the severity of cult band _Weakling_, _New Day Rising_ is just nasty. And to think this album was created by a bunch of kids, way back in '97, back when Eulogy Recordings was a bull, with bands like _Upheavel_, _Bird of Ill Omen_, and _Spread the Disease_. Tortured wails over brooding arpeggios, thick crunchy guitar chugging, occasional power chords with sketchy vocal melodies, breakdowns the beckon karate-kick-central, chainsaw riffing, heinous battery that is, at times, strangely funky, and an indescribable uniqueness that sets this band apart. I would have shiiit on the floor and stuffed it back up my ass to have seen these guys live. . . You can see a complete list of all New Day Rising discography, or go back to the New Day Rising tabs