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Gods

I See You Through Glass
2005
Hand Of Hope

Gods - I See You Through Glass (Cover Artwork)


Review by: KirbyPuckett
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Published on September 9th 2005

Former Zao members Jesse Smith and Rob Horner have come together with clean heads to form Gods. The group, aside from easily being labeled as metal, shows no ground for a comparison to metalcore stalwarts Zao. Instead, Gods’ debut I See You Through Glass feels like commercial radio’s answer to the recent surge of metal in the independent scene, standing somewhere between Creed and Avenged Sevenfold.

Album opener “If The Bet Is Love I Fold” sounds like Bam Margera’s poster band HIM settling on redundantly clichéd lyrics. I should not act so surprised by the verbal content behind the music, with song titles like “The Devil’s Tears,” “5 Steps To Fame & Fortune,” and “Love Is A Blister,” which contains this stellar line: ”Young ones soon you’ll see / you will live this life on your knees / your spirits pushed beneath / as your heart begins to bleed.”

Nearly every track sheds an airy, atmospheric tone. The fuzzy layer is challenging to ignore and presents the record blending fashion where each song sounds the same, simply being strung together by uninteresting intros and conclusions. The music alone tends not to expand beyond anything that has been played on the stages of Ozzfest over the past few years: Boring rock and metal clichés, from the double bass to the non-experimental chug of the guitar.

On the previously hinted at “5 Steps To Fame & Fortune,” the song features segments that sound as if the record is skipping; this was the nail in the coffin for me. I ejected I See You Through Glass from my computer and shattered it. As shards of CD shrapnel flew around my room, I smiled knowing that no one could ever hear this atrocious attempt at music again.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 10:13 AM (EDT)

    ...Okay... so the album name wasnt that good... but once you get past that...SOME of the songs are good at least.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 10:02 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Last time i checked Bobby and Allan were not Christian's...
    So i really doubt if its a big time Christian band, so besides
    the fat jokes and wanting to fight Jesse I think the bands
    alright for beginners.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 16, 2005 at 8:05 AM (EDT)

    remember when jesse wasn't fat as shit?

    i do...fight me jesse!! ill meet you at grand central pussy

    Posted by CherryColaRain on 2005-09-12 23:44:42
    My Score:

    For Former Zao members. This is a load of crap. End of Story.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 6:09 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Jesus called. He said "Yea, and I say upon to thee, This Christian Metalcore crap has got to stop. "

    -Ken (Jesus has me on speed-dial, by the way)

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 2:28 PM (EDT)

    balls was better as Abbudah Singh

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 10:50 PM (EDT)

    remember when jesse was in the underwater? didnt think so...

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 6:29 PM (EDT)

    the name of this album is gay as shit to. i can see people through glass too, you know, because it is fucking transparent. in fact im pretty sure anyone can see anyone through glass. what a faggot album name. fuck this band.

    Posted by blade-runner on 2005-09-10 10:20:04
    My Score:

    This band called themselves Gods.
    That is hilarious.
    I would've thought it was Blasphemous?
    Stupid Christians.

    I Hate This Shit.

    And Balls Mahoney Owns All, "We've got the Biggest Balls Of Them All!".
    Anyone who can make a living out of beating people senseless with "steel chairs" and other various "metal" objects while making countless references to testicles deserves respect.

    Posted by rkl on 2005-09-09 22:42:40
    My Score:

    score is for balls mahoney.

    why even review shit like this? reviewer knows its going to suck from onset. i knew it was goign to suck as soon as i read "zao." anyone who didnt know this was going to suck probably sucks themselves.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 10:36 PM (EDT)

    it's weird, because on Zao 'Liberate Te Ex Inferis', Jesse was skinny, full of tattoos and wearing women's makeup (bands like Atreyu and 18 visions worshipped these liner notes in 1999) then he started to look like ECW wrestling Balls Mahoney more and more. Google that if you have no clue who he is.

    Posted by colton on 2005-09-09 20:17:42
    My Score:

    18 Visions is Christian now?

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 4:51 PM (EDT)

    This should have been a review for the Godz. Kirby still would have given it a 2, but it would have been more interesting.

    -Will

    Posted by Scruffy on 2005-09-09 16:23:27

    I think he was challenging Jesse Smith of GODS (I used to live in the same town, and know the Grand Central Mall all too well), not our beloved Jesse, to a fight.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 3:12 PM (EDT)

    ...Christians, and they called their new band Gods?

    Posted by etwiels88 on 2005-09-09 13:51:54
    My Score:

    these are the reviews for today?...

    Jesus...

    Posted by McGarnicle on 2005-09-09 12:32:23

    Jesse's fat? Damn, my idealized vision of him has gone by the wayside. Now what am I gonna rub one out to?

    lords >>> gods

    Posted by Sirens on 2005-09-09 12:12:36

    Hahahah, are you asking Jesse to go fight you?

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 9:06 AM (EDT)

    jesse is a fat fuck.

    come fight me at grand central mall right next to circuit city (when you guysget off work)

    Posted by Sirens on 2005-09-09 08:26:37
    My Score:

    sucks.

    scores for Kirby.

    Posted by justatango on 2005-09-09 07:10:06

    ZAO = greatest band in the world. seriously.

    Posted by takingchase on 2005-09-09 02:19:44

    oh good im glad this got rated so high. I won this cd on a pastepunk contest. Maybe Eulogy can send me the warriors cd instead.

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