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I am not going to review Gallows' Grey Britain because I have absolutely no desire to listen to it. To be honest, Gallows reached their peak with their first demo, and there's really no need to ever listen to anything else. Containing only five songs over 15 minutes, three of which were re-recorded for Orchestra of Wolves, their debut demo from 2005 showcases them at their most raw, their most brief and their most bearable.

Whilst their first full-length got tiresome and dragged on when you realized the band weren't actually doing anything of any particular interest (and I assume that Grey Britain, at 52 minutes, is even worse), the demo is over before all of this sinks in, and is much more enjoyable for it.

The couple of tracks with keyboards sound a little more hilariously tacky, the recording is a little less polished, but pleasingly so, and "Swarm Over Death" is the closest Gallows have come to sounding like `80s hardcore; it's easily my favourite track by the band. Frank Carter also seems to play his accent up a bit less on these recordings, which is definitley preferable.

If you had previously written Gallows off, then give this a quick blast.



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    Posted by inagreendase on 2009-06-02 00:08:04

    Where the fuck is the Narrows review?!

    Unwritten?

    Posted by Lmnndtlgrph on 2009-06-01 22:34:25

    to suggest that someone is "playing up their accent" is pretty insulting. it also makes you sound like an idiot.

    and this is coming from someone who doesn't give a shit about this band.

    Posted by Grue on 2009-05-30 15:21:44
    My Score:

    Score is for tentacle rape.

    Posted by givemeamuseumandillfillit on 2009-05-30 08:12:20

    Now, I actually have this demo on a scribbled cdr, but this review must a fucking joke. I never ever seen something so stucked up in my entire life.

    Posted by wearestillalive on 2009-05-30 04:25:26
    My Score:

    I've heard alot of good things about Grey Britain to be honest, more than I was expecting, so I should probably give it a chance. Their first album was shit though.

    Posted by tenwestchaser on 2009-05-29 17:37:31

    Where the fuck is the Narrows review?!

    Posted by inagreendase on 2009-05-29 17:08:24

    I like that the guy saying "Calm the fuck down" sounds even more overreactionary than Scott.

    Posted by slowstupidhungry on 2009-05-29 17:04:22

    This band's hardcore stuff sounds like a sissy version of Walk the Plank. I've never listened to a whole album but I don't hear any Bronx.

    Posted by laserguidedbygod on 2009-05-29 16:35:10

    Calm the fuck down Scott.

    Posted by maverick on 2009-05-29 15:34:05
    My Score:

    You're an idiot. Grey Britain is awesome. Score's for it.

    -Scott

    Posted by NewKid on 2009-05-29 14:47:26

    Where do you find this now?

    Eric

    Posted by saladfingers on 2009-05-29 12:49:18

    it seemed like it was written by a retard.

    Posted by Tye on 2009-05-29 12:47:33

    this review seemed a bit condescending or something.

    Posted by Dante3000 on 2009-05-29 12:06:04

    "i just listened to this demo and, to be honest, i dont think these guys are gonna go very far."

    How could they, everyone is just going to call them a Bronx rip off.
    -Dante

    Posted by wearestillalive on 2009-05-29 11:31:34
    My Score:

    Hah, I sent this in just as Grey Britian was coming out and before the review was posted on here...

    Posted by ffwoodycooks on 2009-05-29 11:06:58

    i just listened to this demo and, to be honest, i dont think these guys are gonna go very far.

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