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This album will punch you in the face, plain and simple. There's really no two ways about it. Before Daughters came about, some of its members were spending their days in the now-defunct As The Sun Sets. As The Sun Sets was not a long-lived band, having released only three full-lengths, this being the second of them. The band split shortly after 2002's 8949 and are more often than not completely overlooked because of all the hype surrounding Daughters. Unfortunate, really, because, damn, could this band make some noise.

And that's what they did: make chaotic, ear-splitting, grind-influenced tech metal. If that's not your thing, might as well quit reading now. Since everybody loves a good comparison, the two bands that spring soonest to mind in comparison to ATSS are Discordance Axis, and even early Dillinger Escape Plan... you can really hear it in the guitars. They're as intense as any record in this genre you'll hear. Everything about this album is intense, in fact. The guitars absolutely rip, the drums pound relentlessly, and the vocals are absolutely ear-shredding; they're also completely incomprehensible.

But as with most bands of this style, you're not missing anything deep or poetic with the lyrics, as in "Feed The Scenesters To The Lions;" "If I were you and you were me / I wouldn't be me and that wouldn't work / Because you don't know how to be anything but an asshole / So fuck you and fuck me too / So on and so forth." Brilliant lyricists they're not, but that's quite obvioulsly not an intent for these guys. They only want to knock you on your ass. And in that right, I'd have to say they've succeeded. Half the songs here don't even break a minute, but pound relentlessly for the entire duration. A trademark in most bands of this type, the lightning quick tempo changes and odd time signatures are here in full effect. Listen to "Feed The Scenesters To The Lions" if you need proof of that.

In keeping with both of their other releases, this album isn't a long one, just topping off a little over the 14 minute mark, with half the songs on the album not even cracking a minute. Just to mix things up a bit, ATSS has decided to include two instrumental songs on here, both at the very end, both untitled (two of five untitled songs on the album), and both a hell of a lot more melodic than the rest of the album's duration. The first instrumental track is done entirely with drums and some clean guitar, and the other on the piano. Though it seems like a funny gripe to have with a band like this, the piano playing is disjointed, and doesn't flow at all, but such is probably the aim of ATSS, a band who doesn't conform to too many musical standards.

If you're a fan of grind-influenced tech metal, or just grind, or fast music, or Yanni for all I fucking care, give this album a shot. It's not everyone's cup of tea, sure, but I'm sure some of you will find it to be enjoyable stuff.





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    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 3:01 PM (EST)

    can any1 identify the intro to their cd "each individual voice is dead." it starts out with a sum sfx, random talking, guy breathing heavy, then he says
    "get me outa here"
    "where do you want to go?"
    "home"
    "home? this is your home, your dead"
    "not dead, no, no i just hurt my back, i'm not dead"
    "what are you then?"
    "I'm Alive"
    "then what are you doing here?"
    "i dont know... this isn't happening (wheeping)"
    "what is happening?"
    "get me outa here"
    "there is no out of here, you've been killed, dont you remember?"
    "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH"

    and then it starts track 2 which is beautiful.

    whatever this is from, i have to see it...

    email me if you know please at

    Betweentheburiedandi@yahoo.com

    thanks

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 8:51 PM (EST)
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    the show i was referring to was at the knitting factory in nyc. it was read yellow, daughters, planes mistaken for stars and dillinger. all in all a great show. excluding daughters of course.

    -WNB
    jd

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 4:28 PM (EST)
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    jd, what city was that daughters show in? they did the same fucking thing at the troubadour show in hollywood opening for dillinger

    btw, i saw remembering never open up for evergreen terrace like a year and a half ago and thought they were pretty decent. i like tough guy stuff at times

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 9, 2005 at 2:07 AM (EST)
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    ha! bizzlebizzle....

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 9, 2005 at 12:34 AM (EST)
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    I get you and that BrizzleBizzle guy mixed up

    -BSD

    Posted by Anchors on 2005-01-08 15:28:19
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    When have I ever said, or implied I like Terror?

    I'd have to go with never, because I can't stand them.

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 8, 2005 at 1:04 PM (EST)
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    Yet you like Terror... Hmm.

    -BSD

    Posted by Anchors on 2005-01-06 18:00:34
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    I've always said Remembering Never is the worst band you could ever see live.

    I've never seen Throwdown or Hatebreed, but I'd imagine them to be up there too.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 4:52 PM (EST)
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    to the awesome dude below me...

    i'd goto a daughters show over a REMEMBERING NEVER show anyday. funniest/heaviest show you can see(or great redneck hope)biatch
    -j money

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at 1:57 PM (EST)
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    just a quick note: daughters were a fucking trainwreck live. the singer was pathetic. started bitching about how someone should buy him a drink after their first 6 second song. some girl jean wearing roadie sprinted off to the bar and comes back with a vodka and cranberry(?lame?), which the pathetic screamer man nursed for the entire 11 minute set.

    moral of this story? go to the bathroom when daughters come on. drop a healthy deuce. by the time you have things in order and wander back to the main space...you might be lucky and they'll be done.
    WNB
    -jd

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 7:54 PM (EST)
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    their first lp is brilliant. this is just mediocre

    Posted by backupdork on 2005-01-04 18:13:02
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    i love the shit out of this album. i think i may like Each Individual Voice...a bit better, but i haven't listened to it enough, so for now, my favor will go to this one. i haven't heard anything from their last album, though.

    Posted by Anchors on 2005-01-04 14:22:24
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    My bad on who released this, it's Undecided Records, not Trash Art!

    Trash Art! put out their next release, 8949.

    Posted by joeg on 2005-01-04 12:26:41
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    fast, heavy, and lyrics you can't make out. i'm interested.

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