What I think about blogging..

Honestly I don't really have an opinion about blogging. What I like about it is that you can basically type about whatever you want and people have the option to read it. I think it is a good way to express ones self and a good way to get ideas out and flowing. I don't really know if there is anything that I would really consider negative about blogs......Well I guess a personally negative thing would be that I dont have much to write about. I don't feel that i could pump out a few hundred words a week. But that isn't really a problem with blogging itself thats a problem with me. Even now I'm just kind of rambling because I dont really know what to say. So i will stop now.

Review of "Homesick" by A Day to Remember

IT IS FINALLY HERE!! Ocala, florida hardcore/pop punk band A Day to Rememeber has just released their new full length cd "homesick." it has been quite sometime since the release of their second full length titled "For Those Who Have Heart" and their fans have been waiting. First off let me start by saying I love this cd! Alright now onto the review.

Ok first lets start off with the over all sound. The mix is amazing quality and is a real step up for A Day to Remember. In this cd I think they have finally mastered their sound in the sense of how they want there songs to sound like not the actual mix. This cd unlike FTWHH is more pop punk oriented over all. The songs feature quite a bit more singing than screaming and many breakdown opportunities are replaced with melodic bridges. But don't get me wrong ADTR is still brutal. I would say that the heavier parts in this cd are just better and in fewer number because of it.. kind of like a quality over quantity thing. Jeremy their vocalist is just as good as he was at singing on the other cd's but his screaming has gotten much better and you can really tell he has been practicing. Other than the vocals the band has improved immensly as well. The writing is great and everything blends quite well. The guitars sound great and the drums have some pretty unique fills and the breakdowns are pretty epic and well placed. Over all its a pretty amazing cd and i would recommend it to anyone.

The Comman Man's Collapse = my favorite album ever

Chicagos finest Veil Of Maya has been on the metal music seen for a few years now and they have released to full length albums. One being "All Things Set Aside" and the other being "The Common Man's Collapse." Now obviously I think that "The Common Man's Collapse" is better but that doesnt mean that "All Things Set Aside" isn't an amazing cd because it is. However I'm not here to talk about that cd. Ok so basically Veil of Maya's "The Common Man's Collapse" has to be my favorite cd ever. Veil of Maya is a tech/deathcore/progressive metal band and they are amazing. The cd first starts out with the song "wounds" which is really more of an intro and it starts with this high toned whining guitar and than a breakdown smashes in on top of it. This really sets a good tone for the whole cd. It shows that it will be both beautiful and brutal at the same time which it pull of flawlessly. An example of this is the song "It's Not Safe to Swim Today" Which opens with a nice fast guitar riff and speeds itself right into a heavy thrash beat. No other metal band I know can pull off all these smooth transitions or complicated riff structures like Veil of Maya can. My other favorite thing about this cd is the production and mixing quality. It is purely amazing. This cd is so crisp and well produced there is no fuzzing or echo and every instrument is clearly audible. I have no gripes at all with this cd. Over all I would give it a 10 out of 10 any day.