Audio CD review:
Dark New Day - Twelve Year Silence

Dark New Day - Twelve Year Silence

Band: Dark New Day Title: Twelve Year Silence Rating: Release Date: 14 June, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Taking Me Alive 2: Brother 3: Free 4: Pieces 5: Bare Bones 6: That's Enough 7: Fill Me Again 8: Lean 9: Evergreen 10: Heal In Time 11: Follow The Sun Down

Customer Reviews Pretty good but nothing exciting or groundbreaking... I have to say that the sound and structure of thier songs are pretty good, vocals are good, but everything seems very similar to some of the bands these guy's left. I'm a big Sevendust fan, which is why I bought this CD. Overall, I'd say I'm pleased to pick this up for $6 off amazon's marketplace. . . but frankly, that's all it's worth. It's worth a listen or two now and then but would I ever go to see these guy's live? No. They're just not very exciting. I commend Clint Lowery's bravery to leave an established band like Sevendust for new aspirations but I personally think it was a grave move. Dark New Day just doesn't stand out in any way. Pretty evident by the fact that they seem to have disappeared after releasing this CD over years ago. . Solid album by a post-grunge supergroup This group takes the earnestness of Creed, the intensity of Sevendust, and the dark, brooding riffs of Alice in Chains to form the basis of its sound. This 2005 debut of Dark New Day which features former memebers of Creed, Sevendust, DoubleDrive, Virgos Merlot, and Stereomud is a slightly above average rock album. "Brother" and "Follow the Sun Down" are easily the two best songs of the album. "Brother" is a lonely song about missing one's family and "Follow the Sun Down" is an acoustic tune about making a fresh start in life. The guitars of Clint Lowery and Troy McLawhorn provide good riffs throughout this album and Will Hunt is a solid percussionist. Brett Hestla vocals are, however, somewhat thin and I think Clint Lowery could have handled the duties of lead singer just as well if not better. . Clint Lowery's new project is far cry from Sevendust roots A lot of the guitars on this cd have a trace of Sevendust style riffs, because Lowery was such a huge part of that band, but they are used in a more traditional hard rock sense, not with the metal-tinged, energetic styles of 7Dust. But it is still very good. Dark New Day manages a pretty solid debut. The vocals are top notch, and the lead single, "brother" is a very good song. But there are a lot of other bands out there with similar styles, so I don't know if there is that much here to separate them from the pack. I think they have room to grow. I give it 3. 5 stars. . You can see a complete list of all Dark New Day discography, or go back to the Dark New Day tabs