Artist: Brand New Sin
Label: Century Media Records
Release Date: 5/31/05
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Title: Recipe for Disaster Artist: Brand New Sin Label: Century Media Records Release Date: 5/31/05 |
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Abyss's Review:
Brand New Sin's self titled debut three years ago failed to move me, but that wasn't surprising, considering they're in a genre I don't find all that compelling. In short, bands of this ilk really need to stand out for me to sit up and take notice. The bands in this niche that are able to reel me in usually do so with extremely catchy songs, and that is where Brand New Sin still falls short for me.
"One word review: Good." Recipe For Disaster does show improvement, however. Their songwriting continues to mature, developing a certain amount of hook that shows the potential these guys have. And while I have warmed significantly to the hard rock sound in the three years since their debut, recent output by bands like Alabama Thunderpussy and Corrosion of Conformity outshine this album and raise the bar for other bands of this genre.
Brand New Sin are much more effective on their more upbeat tunes, as I feel the ballads leave me snoring. Songs like "Freight Train" and "Black And Blue" prove that this band has a knack for this kind of thing, even if the album as a whole remains somewhat underwhelming. Many of the songs are too repetitive, especially "The Loner" with its redundant chorus, but the band does utilize their own sound, which bodes well for their future.
More hardcore fans of the genre will most likely embrace this album far more emphatically than I do, and the simple fact that I remain somewhat interested shouldn't be overshadowed. These guys are pretty good and should be proud of this album, although I'll most likely stick with CoC when I'm in the mood for this sort of thing. One word review: Good.
Death's Review:
It seems like forever since Syracuse's Brand New Sin were on my radar screen. I remember seeing them perform in New York in 2002 at a really small club in support of their last release on Now or Never Records and having a great time, but they soon faded from thought. Three years later, things have changed a bit. But after some label issues and lineup changes that derailed the band for the last couple of years, Brand New Sin are now on Century Media Records, and there is a whole new market for rock. In particular, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society has somewhat broken through commercially, and overall, it's a different kind of market for this kind of sound. With a new drummer in the fold and a new label, Brand New Sin have come back reinvigorated, sporting another catchy album full of down-home, southern metal. In short, Brand New Sin deliver.
"Brand New Sin deliver." For those who don't know, Brand New Sin incorporate Metallica, C.O.C., B.L.S., Down, Alice in Chains, Alabama Thunderpussy and Lynyrd Skynyrd into an overall "hard rock vibe" yet with lots of crunchy metal riffs and guitar solos. It's good old fashioned rock and roll and that's good enough for me. All in all, this is a fun record - nothing earth-shatteringly new, but it is a nice next step for Brand New Sin and, overall, a worthwhile endeavor. Personally, I prefer C.O.C.'s In the Arms of God for a recent example of this type of sound, but this is a good album too.
Hel's Review:
In a number of ways, Brand New Sin is a band that I wouldn't expect to be into. I only like a handful of band that have that southern-fried sound, and I'm generally good with that. I have a strong aversion to anything resembling country music and these sort of bands are as close to that as I like to get; a singer with too much of that twang can ruin an entire band for me. Yet the first time I saw this band, way back in 2002 at Don Hill's in NYC, they sucked me in. Their self-titled debut effort also sucked me in. And now, Recipe for Disaster has sucked me in as well.
"Recipe for Disaster has sucked me in ." Again Brand New Sin release an album with impeccable production. They have achieved a big sound that is nicely balanced - always a bonus in my book. The vocal performance really impressed me, and in combination with the skill of the rest of the band, played a large role in drawing me in. The songs are pretty engaging, but beware the occasional ballad, though even those are well done. All in all, I’m impressed with the direction Brand New Sin is heading in and will be sticking around awhile to see where the ride takes us.
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