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Countdown to Life

Govern Yourself Accordingly
2005
New Age

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Review by: kernscan
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Published on November 15th 2005

Raw passion is the only way to describe this album. Portland, Oregon’s Countdown to Life come back with their sophomore release via New Age Records and accomplish everything a heavy band would like to accomplish with Govern Yourself Accordingly. Filled with catchy guitar riffs, passionate vocals and politically influenced lyrics, GYA seems to jump out of the speakers, grab the listener by throat and demand to be listened to.

With smart and appropriate breakdowns, metal leads and even some melodic singy parts, GYA does a great job of tying many aspects of hardcore, metal and rock together successfully. Often times releases in this genre may be stale and overdone, but Countdown to Life does an exceptional job of providing a new breath of fresh air to a dying sound. Although GYA is very original in its own light, you can see similarities in it to bands such as Refused, Comeback Kid and Every Time I Die. Produced by Paul Miner (Thrice, Terror and Taken), this album has a very unique sound. It almost has a raw and unpolished sound, but at the same time doesn’t let down the listener because of sloppiness.

A criticism of this album would be that there are a few songs on the album that seem out of place. Although the majority of the songs on the album are very catchy and in your face, others slow down the aggressive, in-your-face attitude that makes this album so enjoyable to listen to.

Plagued by a previous negative review, Countdown to Life comes back with a solid sophomore release that could easily be put up with the other hard hitters of this genre. Lyrically sophisticated, musically aggressive and fun, Govern Yourself Accordingly is a great album and highly recommended.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 21, 2005 at 3:17 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    i like the first comment a lot....

    -poopxcore

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 10:41 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    When listening to this album it does a good job simulating the effects a massive flying roundhouse kick executed by the one and only Chuck Norris would have on a humans face. That being said, it is truly an amazing album, and Chuck Norris might want to really consider using "Countdown's In The House" as the new theme song for Walker Texas Ranger(WTR). Either that or Countdown to Life should team up with Chuck Norris to produce a new and improved version of the current WTR theme song.

    godspeed-wesley

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 5:07 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    countdown rules is all aspects. loyal to the fans, dominating all of their shows. i've seen them grow and they are becoming a monster. you can't stop them. try it. fools.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 3:54 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    This album is simply amazing. Great guitar riffs and vocals. highly recommended!

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 2:43 PM (EST)

    see this band live, this shit is off the hook

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 11:28 AM (EST)

    These guys are Fuckin AMAZING live!

    Posted by benz on 2005-11-17 09:56:04

    I don't know anything about this band, but...

    They're called COUNTDOWN TO LIFE??

    Cooooome ooonnn.

    -benz

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 2:54 PM (EST)

    their last cd is good, but has too many cliche' parts and the quality was lacking pretty bad. This new cd is much better, and the mix is really good

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 1:40 PM (EST)

    I thought this CD was a disappointment compared to their debut release. The kind of dropped everything that made them enjoyable to listen to. They used to have melody and breakdowns....and this new release is all go and no slow....which for some is preferable i know.

    Posted by AlmostPunkEnough on 2005-11-15 04:30:04
    My Score:

    score is for Thirty3, though i liked these guys side of the split. i'd like to check this out.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 3:12 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    this is THE band to look out for in '06. Get ready for world domination.

    Posted by andrew13 on 2005-11-15 01:28:32

    i got their split with Thirty3 in AMP a while ago... really enjoyed it...

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 1:10 AM (EST)

    i thought new age records was dead?

    Posted by rkl on 2005-11-15 01:03:56
    My Score:

    score is for not using the term "metalcore" once in this review. kudos, sir, kudos.

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