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Most people know and love Walls Of Jericho for the
fact that they are a 5-piece band that is fronted
by a female under the name of Candace Kucsulain
who has the hectic screamo vocals to rival many
other females in the screamo/hardcore scene and
also the leading men in the scene. Walls Of Jericho
are now back on the scene with a brand new EP which
is totally unlike anything they have made before,
this time around the band have taken a totally different
approach and taken on the idea of making an acoustic
EP, this is something which may come as a shock
to some of the bands fans and will come as a pleasant
surprise to others.
The new EP called Redemption is produced by Slipknot
and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor and was recorded
at Corey Taylor's Iowa home, the EP features 5
new Walls Of Jericho songs, 3 of which Corey Taylor
co-sings on.
Redemption opens with an extremely mellow introduction
on 'Ember Drive' and before long Candace Kucsulain's
chilled out sing a long vocals come in which run
up to the dual chilled out mixed vocals from both
Candace and Corey Taylor which works really well
sung at the same time, The song slightly reminds
me of Stone Sour but I’m still not sure
if that’s because it features Corey Taylor's
vocals or because of the acoustic guitar sounds.
'My Last Stand' is vocally one of the strongest
tracks on the EP, Candace's singing voice really
does shine here and could easily match the vocal
skills of other front lady's such as Tarja and
Amy Lee who have both sung in such a chilled out
way. 'No Saving Me' is another vocally stunning
song and the acoustic instruments are soothing.
The band do an acoustic cover of the classic
song 'House Of The Rising Sun', the song is about
a life that has gone wrong in New Orleans and
has been covered many times in the past by both
male and female fronted bands. I have always liked
the song and think Walls Of Jericho pull it off
so well, Candace's vocals really brings the song
to life.
The EP closes with 'Addicted' another one of
the songs that features Corey Taylor’s vocals,
his vocals here are really chilled out and soothing
and quite unlike the vocals you have heard from
him in the past, the song is the most upbeat song
on the EP even though it is still quite chilled
out but the acoustic guitar playing really does
up its tempo the longer the song goes on and the
duel vocals become louder in a sing a long fashion.
Redemption is a project that Walls Of Jericho
have been thinking of doing for over six years
now and I bet they are extremely excited and proud
that they have finally carried off the project,
the band have always had singing vocals in their
previous material but it was always hard to pick
out over the fast loud assault of music and screams,
I have always been a fan of acoustic music and
it’s such a pleasure to hear a band of Walls
Of Jericho's caliber carrying off this sound and
it shows what talented musicians they are being
able to carry off their well known screamo sound
as well as a more chilled out sing a long sound.
Most people should find this EP fun and breathtaking
as the band have shown a new depth of creativity
and a totally new sound, but if you are one of
the fans who can’t adapt to the sound don’t
worry as the bands next full length studio album
is out in only a few months time.
5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Candace Kucsulain (Vocals)
Chris Rawson (Guitar)
Mike Hasty (Guitar)
Dustin Schoenhofer (Drums)
Aaron Ruby (Bass) |
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1. Ember Drive
2. My Last Stand
3. No Saving Me
4. House Of The Rising Sun
5. Addicted |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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