Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic (2009)

Every Time I Die became one of America's more popular metalcore bands by injecting its unrelentingly brutal, snap tight brand of heavy music with heavy doses of humor and Southern stoner rock style chugging guitar. New Junk Aesthetic, the group debut on Epitaph Records (after a long tenure on indie Ferret Music), found the group further refining its signature approach with a new sonic clarity and an occasional focus on melodic hooks. That said, the Buffalo, based combo remains bone crushingly intense, with songs such as "The Marvelous Slut," "Organ Grinder," and "Who Invented the Russian Soldier" characterized by math rock like stop on a dime rhythmic shifts and vocalist Keith Buckley surprisingly comprehensible throat shedding. Other tracks, however, such as "Turtles All the Way Down" and first single "Wanderlust" draw a bit more from a traditional rock bag, with radio ready, old school, grunge esque choruses, and catchy, relatively straightforward six string riffs. Throughout, Every Time I Die sounds energized and passionate, delivering its blend of old and new sounds with a directness that gives the ferocious music an unusually broad appeal.

Band: Every Time I Die
Album: New Junk Aesthetic
Genre: Alternative Metal/Screamo/Metalcore
Country: Buffalo, New York, United States
Label: Epitaph Records
Year: 2009

"Tracklist"

01. "Roman Holiday"
02. "The Marvelous Slut"
03. "Who Invited the Russsian Soldier?"
04. "Wanderlust"
05. "For the Record"
06. "White Smoke"
07. "Turtles All the Way Down"
08. "Organ Grinder"
09. "Host Disorder"
10. "After One Quarter of a Revolution"
11. "The Sweet Life"