bring me the horizon is beter!!!!

You guys are all fucking stupid. No one can touch Karl in his type of vocals.

Actually I have heard the demos. I thought the vocals sounded amature, and rushed- topped off with a heavy overdrive. I thought that performance wise, they were much better on the full length- but I still think the production was ridiculous.

The vocals are even better.

And Jesse is better than Karl.

If Jesse's voice is what stood out to you, then that could only be because they are horribly over produced on, "Of Malice". Don't get me wrong- I absolutely loved that album, but the biggest downfall for me were Jesse's vocals. Yeah- he had good range at times, but for the most part the reason his vocals sounded they way they did is because they produced the living crap out of them.

Have you heard the demos from Of Malice? The vocals way even better.

"The reason this band stood out was Jesse Zaraska" - are you serious? This band is on a whole different musical plane then most generic hardcore acts out there. If Jesse's voice is what stood out to you, then that could only be because they are horribly over produced on, "Of Malice". Don't get me wrong- I absolutely loved that album, but the biggest downfall for me were Jesse's vocals. Yeah- he had good range at times, but for the most part the reason his vocals sounded they way they did is because they produced the living crap out of them. And not to mention that his lyrics were quite cheesy in many cases.

If you've followed this band at all, you'd know of their history as 7 angels 7 plagues and that their former singer from that band had an incredibly deep gutteral voice, and I think they were trying to get back to that with this record. Karl has amazing intensity and emotion that he shows through his vocals, regardless if he has a magnificent range or not. And to top it off- his lyrics are so much more sincere and thought provoking then Jesse's ever were.

If the person that posted this, or the people that agree with this review have no understanding of production and things of that sort- I suggest you listen to both records again with headphones. Karl's performance is so much more organic both in sound, and true emotion. Jesse's are pretty much manufactured. There is so much layering, distortion, stereo panning, and even pitch shifting in some cases- it's almost no longer his real voice.

to say that karl has no vocal range is ridiculous. he mixes it up a lot throughout the album.

i'm sorry, but this review is just way off. album deserves at least an 8.

This review screams of someone who felt they were special because they personally knew Jesse and because of some personal vendetta they have their head so firmly entrenched up their ass that they can't give it a half-fair review. For shame.

No I didn't know Jesse. I just really liked their prior album and there were a lot of times on this album were I was thinking 'Jesse would have killed at this part' but instead I was treated to your standard, typical metalocore vocalist barking over the song. He just doesn't fit as well.

of malice the best metalcore cd? personally i dont think it's got anything on 7a7p but i guess that's just my oppinion. i agree that the vocalist is kinda cheesy on this one, but I think that about 99% of metalcore bands so that's not really a surprise. misery signals does enough stuff to keep them a step above the average metalcore band, but still not amazing by any means.

the guitar work is on this album is unparalelled. no other metalcore band can even touch misery signals.

Whats wrong with myspace?

Nothing, but if you're in a band you shouldn't have to resort to using it to find a replacement.

This is stupid. Just because technology makes it more efficient to find like-minded musicians instead of using zines or whatever used to be classified as punk rock, don't mean that Misery Signals "resorted" to anything.

Karl is a wicked guitarist who's always appreciated their insane musicianship, and just happens to be a pretty darn good vocalist who fit their style.

This review screams of someone who felt they were special because they personally knew Jesse and because of some personal vendetta they have their head so firmly entrenched up their ass that they can't give it a half-fair review. For shame.

This album was great.

The reason this band stood out was Jesse Zaraska

Jesse Zaraska was the band's weakest point IMO. he couldnt sing the songs live, he looked like he was out of breath, the studio work alone they did with his vocal tracks (it doesnt take a genius to pick them out) doesnt make for a STAND OUT experience to me. as a dedicated fan since the release of their EP and after experiencing both old and new singer, Karl breathes much needed life into their live show. as well this cd is by far their best creation yet to date. the guitar work and drumming are unbelieveable and blend perfectly well with the new vocals.

heres my opinion.. i love "of malice" more than any album in music period. but the new one isnt bad at all. its probably the beast album in hardcore/metalcore/heavy music to come out since "of malice". the new singer doesent bother me. in fact i love how powerfull his growl is and i know it may be some what generic but to me it fits. but misery signals to me has always been about the instruments. as a guitarist i see misery signals in a different light than most people, and the instrumental genious in this album satisfies me 100%. i mean "of malice" was better in every aspect, but this one is almost as good. seriusly if i never heard "of malice" i would rate "mirrors" a perfect ten. i see it this way..

OMATMH= 10
MIRRORS= 9.89

Sorry but In my opinion Jesse blows, Karls way better hahahaha

Whats wrong with myspace?

Nothing, but if you're in a band you shouldn't have to resort to using it to find a replacement.

Whats wrong with myspace?

So I guess I just cant feel this new lineup because part of the appeal for me to Misery Signals was the amount of hardcore historic significance in not just the members, but the lyrics. Compromise and 7A7P all met terrible demises, and formed together a sort of super-group of sorts. Adding a new vocalist schmuck they found off MySpace of all fucking things just strips the band of all cred.

what are they supposed to do? break up? it's not like they just picked a random guy that liked their band off of myspace, they had a tryout and liked his vocals.

"There's no variety, no range, no emotion, just him barking his head off"

the vocals on "of malice.." were the most uniform screaming I ever heard. Dont get me wrong, i loved it, but i don't think its fair to say stuff like that because the vocals were also the weaker part of "of malice". at least this new guy doesnt need to double-track his vocals to make them sound thicker.

personally i like this album and think its a step forward. mirrors is now one of my favourite songs.

misery signals are still excellent at what they do - heavy rhytm section and vocals with guitars often flitting to the melodic side, and lots of use of the bottom 3 strings. it's beautiful

So I guess I just cant feel this new lineup because part of the appeal for me to Misery Signals was the amount of hardcore historic significance in not just the members, but the lyrics. Compromise and 7A7P all met terrible demises, and formed together a sort of super-group of sorts. Adding a new vocalist schmuck they found off MySpace of all fucking things just strips the band of all cred.

MySpace Signals.

Everybody who loves the new MS vocalist has probably never heard Compromise.

Is it just me or does jesse zaraska look alot like pete from fall out boy????

Eh, kind of. If he were to go out and try to be more fashionable and crap like Pete, and kind of grew his hair out just a tad bit longer, then I'd defitinely agree.

Is it just me or does jesse zaraska look alot like pete from fall out boy????

I'm disappointed too!
I think this album is better than it was given credit for.

I think "Of Malice..." was a terrible album and Jesse was a horrible vocalist. Vocally "Mirrors" isn't very good, but musically it is incredible. It kind of reminds me of Taken.

This was a dissapointing review. I was hoping that it would point out all the positives and showcase how good of a record this really is. They've stepped it up a notch and I think it's fucking brilliant. Misery Signals are carrying the torch for 'metalcore' or whatever the hell you want to call it. Great fuckin record.

i actually think this is one of the best metalcore albums i've heard in a long while...the old vocalist was horrible but i kind of like this guy

the music is a HELL of a lot better too...the title track is nuts

yeah - i'd have to say that Jesse's screaming voice was easily one of the worst recordings that has ever come out of this whole hardcore/metal thing of recent years. so this reviewer is obviously smoking crack...and saying that the vocals is what set this band apart from the herd? are you nuts! misery signals stands out easily because of their complexity that's mixed in with their atmospheric simplicities! its insane!

anyway listen to the horrible double-tracking of jesse's screaming voice all over the "Of Malice..." record! its terrible...his scream is so weak...his singing voice was better...but when he left, no big loss at all.

this new dude rules in that regards...

Their new vocalist is good. I think the music has lost a lot of the middle ground they had on Of Malice... though. Now it seems they've got two gears: melodic chording or outright mosh.

ehhh about this band

on a positive note, this was actually a pretty good review from CT

Fall Out Boy tainted this album.

I saw them Saturday night at Yesterday Was Everything in Edmonton. Jesse came out for the last song to sing "The Year Summer Ended in June". This band is incredible. Karl kills it. This band kills it. The new album is rad. Watch it live, hear the album and fall in love with this band all over again...

I liked Jesse's vocals more, but Karl's vocals sound fine IMO. Plus Jesse double tracked his vocals I think. and I've heard that he had Matt Mixon come in to make them sound fuller.

the instrumentals are amazing and I would probably give this a 4 whereas OMATMH is a 4.5 or 5 in the metalcore genre.

The new guy is a fine replacement and I think this is the best metalcore album to come out since their last one

gotta disagree. shubach isn't totally uniqie, but he's not totally generic, either.

I think these two tid bits might get a kick out of some people:

1. Patrick Stump sings on 'One Day I'll Stay Home'

2. They found their new vocalist via a Myspace audition

The first decent review I've read from you. Even though you can be a fucking douche on the boards, good job.

This band has as much promise as a date with a nun.
-Dante

I.. will probably buy this. The new singer does blow dudes though, bummer.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with crazytoledo. The music sounds promising but I can't get over that super generic, gruff metalcore scream.