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//JonoThe Bride
Screaming out of sydneys western suburbs, The Bride have released two EP’s, Synchronized Steps To The Sound Of Their Guns and their most recent ep The Divinity Devoured. The first, Sound Of Their Guns completely blew me away when I first heard it. The recording was tight, full and packed a solid punch. The screams were not guttural roar’s like many bands that dabble in the deathcore sound. I couldn’t exactly say The Bride is deathcore, yet their not completely progressive metal or metalcore either. Somewhere in the middle of these camps sits the bride and that’s just where I like it.
Sound Of Their Guns is an amazing, blindingly fast ep but the fact that it was their first ep is evident through the slightly unmastered feel towards the drums in particular. There seems to be an element of space or room reverb that is unintentional and probably due to the equipment and studio used. This is by no means a bad thing, it just comes across slightly unpolished.
The bands second outing, The Divinity Devoured (released October 09), in comparison is a much more clean and polished ep with a much thicker bottom end. The drums still have the crack and ring of the past album but the spacious rattle is gone, probably due to the heavy use of compression or even triggers on the drums.
The vocals have improved as well. The second scream which was much more deathcore/metal is now used very sparingly, instead the more passionate screamo vocals take over and even in some places, clean sections used as harmony which was a lovely addition to build depth and dynamics.
To say The Bride have matured musically a lot between the two albums would be spot on. The surging guitars are still present in the same brutal manner of the last album but the structural composition has taken a more technical approach which builds depth and gives the ep space to move and progress with each song.
If you get a chance to catch these guys live do it, they will not disappoint. Two shows in Melbourne are scheduled. The first being the 18th of march at Next.
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The bands second outing, The Divinity Devoured (released October 09), in comparison is a much more clean and polished ep with a much thicker bottom end. The drums still have the crack and ring of the past album but the spacious rattle is gone, probably due to the heavy use of compression or even triggers on the drums.
To say The Bride have matured musically a lot between the two albums would be spot on. The surging guitars are still present in the same brutal manner of the last album but the structural composition has taken a more technical approach which builds depth and gives the ep space to move and progress with each song.
If you get a chance to catch these guys live do it, they will not disappoint. Two shows in Melbourne are scheduled. The first being the 18th of march at Next.
