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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 02/22/2005
From the melodic,
punk-charged opening anthem,
"Car Underwater" to the somber, moody finale,
"The End of a Fraud," Armor for Sleep's second album ups the
punk/
emo ante with fabulously crafted songs and a desire to challenge the norms of a movement that has grown increasingly stale. With the aforementioned parting shot, brainchild
Ben Jorgensen goes dark, flirting with his inner
Aaron Lewis. That's hardly to say that
AFS is headed into
Staind territory, as the
Thursday-like
"Remember to Feel Real" attests, but the group's willingness to work with producer
Machine, a veteran of projects with
Clutch,
White Zombie and
Lamb of God was a risk that paid off. From the no nonsense blast of
"The Truth About Heaven" to the urgent appeal of
"Awkward Last Words" it's apparent that this destined-to-be-huge New Jersey quartet (which also counts guitarist
P.J. DeCicco bassist
Anthony DilOnno and kitman
Nash Breen) is the sum of its parts.
~John D. Luerssen, All Music Guide
;)
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