EP Review: The Great Lie - Burners (Hardcore/Punk, 2022)

Life is short. The Great Lie seem to have used this saying and put together a EP that goes straight to the meat.

The New York based band put's out a open stylistic EP called Burners.

It's main ingredient is a strong basis of heavyness. The tight drums and guitar sections make sure it all sticks rough and dirty together.

From it's stylistic "Burners" is a open release taking advantage of many styles of the heavy music genre. You can spot potions of Hardcore, Punk, Thrash and Metal all the way. The band makes sure the journey never becomes monotone because the five short tracks (the longest one is three minutes in duration) quickly change from one part to another. 

My favorite is the opener "Amputee" with it's change between vocals that stand alone in some moments and other segments where the rest of the band pushes in with all of it's sheer power bringing the whole song into a rush of fury. 

Partly It feels a bit like progressive Metal to me when I listen to the music on this EP. The dry production adds to this feeling. Happily the songs are very straight forward (just listen to "Winters Death") so things never become too complicated to follow.

You can pickup the digital release at a price of your choice from Bandcamp. As a alternative "Burners" can be added and listened to on Spotify. Please add them to your playlists so your friends can check them out, too.

Finally Facebook will help you to keep on track how the story of the band evolves further.

Single Review: Marc Vanderberg - Break Free (Hard Rock, 2022)

I think we all live more or less under circumstances that we like and dislike. Sometimes I'd like to break free from all of the bad sides of my existence. 

 

Music helps me to stick to my life and continue also many obstacles are on the way. The best example of a song that helps is the brand new single of german guitarist and songwriter Marc Vanderberg called "Break Free".

Like in the old days: music provided on a cassette tape.

It all starts out with the hammond sounds shining in at the very beginning and further at different sections of the song. They send a positive basic note my way. But it all starts to fully kick in with a drum roll and the rest of the band joining the party. 

Vocalist Jimmy Gee first comes into play with some longer spoken words. Quickly he opens up his organ to the full range and spreads his energetic performance giving the track a "fight on!" touch I love so much. 

The vocals stick the most into the mind. They are worked out a lot (most of all the big refrain). Gospel vocals that have been worked in also help to pump up the air with a more powerfull feeling.

Finally it's time for some guitar solo experience but it's held close to the song style so it doesn't get lost at some point.

Make sure to listen for yourselves to this classic Hard Rocker. It's available on all major download and streaming platforms from February 18, 2022.

Keep a eye on Marc Vandeberg's Facebook page for further updates.