a little over a month ago, canadian trancecore veterans released their sophomore album “infamous”, following-up their 2010 classic major label debut “geeving” and their underrated 2009 independently released self-titled EP. now that the albums been out for a while, and ive had time to let the songs sink in, i will be giving it a proper review.
first lets start off with some history of the band…
the band formed in toronto in 2006 playing mostly norma jean covers (s00 scene). they eventually decided to exercise their creative abilities and start making original songs and create a style of music that no one had heard yet. influenced by eurodance & metalcore music, the band not only pioneered their own signature sound, but with all the members being of italian decent, they also pioneered another new genre: guidocore.
having such a unique and progressive sound and all around vibe, they managed to attract producers from the muchmusic (basically what MTV is to canada) show “disband”. each episode of the show basically follows a different band as they are coached by music industry mogul Greig Nori (of the band treble charger) to perform infront of a pannel of judges (all important figures in da music industry) and the judges either give the band thumbs up or tell them dat they suck and should break up. the judges were obviously impressed by abandon all ship’s innovative sound and energetic stage performance, so they gave them a huge thumbs up.
clip from da show^
the band then got signed, went on countless tours and released their debut album which contained hit singles such as “take one last breath”, “megawacko 2.1″ and “geeving”.
siq single from the first album^
so 2 years later, some things have changed. the band went through some lineup changes (only half the dudes from the first album are on this one, but both the original vocalists and the keyboard/synthesizer guy are still in it, so not 2 big of a change) and the tr00bonic plague has really set in… so the question is… can abandon all ships still remain relevant in twenty-twelve…?
and well the answer is…
yes
and the reason is because they have continued to expand their creative and innovative tendencies.
the album starts off super heavy 2 get u amped but u know that AAS always has some tricks up their sleeve so u cant just expect the same stuff throughout the whole song… bout 50 seconds in the heaviness stops and this is where the big twist sets in… they go R&B… seriously who else does that? who else can blend heavy risecore with R&B so seamlessly ? epic
the album’s debut single features classic abandon all ships tendencies (heavy as fuk verse, catchy pop choruses) and the video features many kewl shots of toronto, which proves that no matter how big theyve gotten as a band, they will never forget their roots and where they’ve come from. the song also features guest appearance by rappers “A Game” which also proves the bands progressive and unique nature. most post-hardcore bands that have rap parts, its usually done by the ppl in the band (i set my friends on fire, for example) but AAS actually hired credible black street rappers in their song, so for this they get points for innovation (plus who wants to hear whiteboi scene kids try 2 rap anywayz).
the clean vocalist/bassist caught some heat for selling “i love martin broda” t-shirts and posters, but in reality what this proves is that not only is he a smart businessman, but also has high self-image confidence.
this beautiful-slow song showcases a very soft (soft as in sensitive/emotional not liek weak/gay) side of abandon all ships, and proves that martin can sing without autotune, and the only reason he uses it in all the other songs isnt cause hes not a good singer, but its to add to the “electronic” effect of the band. in this song, u can truly hear the sorrow in his words with lyrics like “i tried to drown the pain away, but my pain learned how to swim”. omg so beutiful
consider this song kind of like the post-hardcore version of the rocky theme. the galloping guitars and epic synths make u wanna get up and start training for a fight or run a marathon. with one of my favorite lyrics this year so far “not afraid to die but my life i will defend”, this song proves to be a future classic in the synthcore/risecore/electro-post-hardcore genre.
in this song, AAS proves their versatility and goes back to their true hardcore roots (bury your dead, the ghost inside etc) and shows that they are also capable of writing lyrics about their bros, not just girls. a perfect way to wrap up the album.
of course, due to the album being objectively rly good, it’s being met with mostly positive feedback, with the exception of a few butthurt oldfags. as a fellow canadian, i can truly say i am proud of abandon all ships’ success and i hope they continue making quality music for the course of their career.
what do u think of the new AAS? do u think it lives up to their debut masterpiece? do u think the clean vocalist is full of himself or jus really confident? do u connect with their music via being a fellow guido yourself?
Bro My God. It is so good.
Rly love this record; good review bru!
I reviewed it for AP; kinda liked it. (PS: I am 40. No joke.)
http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/abandon_all_ships_infamous
Some pretty hilarious comments for that piece. ” ‘Do you like Emmure?’ No, AP, I don’t. Won’t be giving this a shot.”
AAS sucks, minus “take one last breath” before the clean vocals, but I’m glad to see a funny article about “relevant” metal on SYWH again. 2muchezcorenignorantrapbeatz.
Never too much easycore and ignorant rap beats. Simply not possible.
aye i actually think i am gonna ditch writing about any -core genre for a while and jus focus on pop music
Should write about the underground easycore scene and hook us up with some underrated/unknown bands.
tbh ive fallen totally out of touch with the “easycore” genre. my knowledge of it now isnt like it was in 08-09 for example.
wood illegally download/10
I thought the last song was going to say “(feat. Xzibit)” for a second. Got my hopes up.
My band is successful, we opened for Abandon All Ships once.
“i only like the demo” – me
+1 for good songwriting
-1 for production
+1 for lesbian singer
-1 for fat keyboardist( do you even know how to backtrack bro)
on a side note, that dude’s video review i linked, his page is a goldmine for butthurt oldfaggotry. he has full “band reviews” lol. http://youtu.be/I3egYgsLdxA theres his asking alexandria one, theres also one for a day to remember and bring me the horizon. oh boy
There was already a thread on him on the SYWH forums.
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/24444069.jpg
I’m non ironically a fan of his reviews though.
really? link?
agh, wasnt logged in
http://sywh.freeforums.org/post22509.html#p22509
Emo-core of today’s music, lol.
Could not finish due to forced “comedic delivery”/10
Wheneva I read a forced, over the top and grammatically incorrect heading on SYWH, I just know it’s an Uppercut613 post. Regardelessness I still think AAS sucks.
cum @ me bro
I BET YOU’D LIKE THAT HUH FAGGOT
it’s like we have our own little version of gh15 ♥
I think I speak for all of Canada when I say we’re sorry about this band.
No, no I don’t think you do.
i speak for all of canada when i say “you’re welcome ” for abandon all ships
613 represent, brah. Maybe I will even see you at the Dead and Divine/My Children My Bride/Liferuiner show later today
good to see other ppl from my area reading stuff you will hate! i wont be attending that show, but have fun bro! mosh
Where you from in Canada man? Most Canadians I’ve met so far are too polite for me. And I’m pretty quiet as it is.
I’ve heard one joke about a sniper which was quickly retracted. WHERE THE FUN BROS AT?
Did not know AAS were from Canadia, will be checking touring schedules
im from ottawa, the capital
and yea im pretty polite in person ..does dat mean we cant be bros ? :*(
Polite is good. PC Police r bad.
ummmm Canadabro here and nope you don’t
clicked on the “butthurt oldfag” link, saw a Megadeth poster on the wall of his room, immediately closed the video
they’re not doing it right. . .
i like infamous, but idk. i liked them because of the catchy choruses with breakdowns and this just isn’t the same. at least, its not what i was expecting. maybe if i pretend im not listening to abandon all ships ill appreciate the music for what it is.
I think the “GuidoCore” tag is pretty apropos, even though they’re Canudadian-tryhard Guidos (all races/creeds/ethnicities lose some of their authenticity by being Canadian). -1 pt. for having Mooleńan’s up in their shit. Have they ever been to AE World, baby? Their Bryan Stars interview was not as awkwards & cringeworthy as I would have hoped for…
http://youtu.be/XCRCfzXaYX4
haha i love bryanstars interviews
“this is our video and we gotta use our fucking lazers, bro”
also miron that Tourism Toronto footage. i guess this is what you get when you market yourselves to the rest of canada that might actually be impressed by the “big city”. (416! WUTWUT!)
“this is our video and we gotta use our fucking lazers, bro”
never gets old to me
not usually into anything “-core” but this = backtard. Also I guess it’s cool that they’re from my country, especially given how many lulzy bands come out of here
Not sure where the sarcasm ends on this site, cos whilst Emmure and Above This are good fun this shit is beyond terrible. Childish lyrics, terrible autotune, cheesey euro trance, whaddafuck?
Not being buttburt, but no legit mosh, lolz or hot broads=not worthy. They do not have the ability.
The fact that you use the word “whilst” is a solid indicator of why you feel this way.
#defendAnti-intellectualism
IS ‘whilst’ considered one of them fancy ,clever words?! LOL if so.
I think sometimes It’s hard to tell when I joke in comments. My sincere point is that actually attempting to legitimately compare the strengths and failings of Emmure and AAS seems like its completely missing the point of stupid music.
Forsooth AAS doth not slam thine sickness, I would concur with my camarade blackamoor Vyce, the chasm in talent betwixt AAS & Emmure is immeasurable, multitudinous, inestimable, boundless & unfathomable.
“rather be hated for who i am than loved for who im not”
-angelo from abandon all ships
opinions, how do they work?
Dude this band has been the soundtrack to my summer every time me and my bros are hanging out and being hella mass chill we always bump the classics like geeving and megawacka, and that new song Infamous is probably my favorite trance-core song ever. Back. Tard.
And yeah I’m Canadian.
Praying 4 U bro.
have had it since it leaked an been jammin it all the timeeeeeeeeeee
this beautiful-slow song showcases a muy suave (soft as in sensitive/emotional not liek weak/gay) lado de abandon all ships, and proves that martin puede sing without autotune.
WTF! That’s still autotuned to the hilt. How can you not tell?!
Not hating on AAS tho, shit goes hard.
autotuned to the hilt or perfect singing skills? you be the judge
Abandon Todos Ships, imo
CRABCORE LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES!!!!!
fuck you Caleb Shomo, AAS is the new AA!.
pretty much this
CRAB CORE METAL
DEFEND MY ACHING BUTT
http://iwasalonelyestatebuilding.tumblr.com/post/28969742764/2-seconds-in-paint-its-shit-but-so-is-crabcore
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