Greely Estates - Go west young man, let the evil go east

Ferret/ Science records . 05/05/2008 . written by Oliver

Greely Estates is a post-hardcore band from Phonix, Arizona, that has endured several lineup changes. After two full lenght albums, an DVD- and EP release, the band is back in 2008 with another dark and powerful album, called "Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East". The band shows their full forces and talent on 13 outstanding strong post-hardcore tracks. You may argue, that Greely is just another Screamo band, that sounds a lot like "Drop Dead Gorgious" and tons of other bands from the outfading genre. Yes, on one hand you´re probably right. But I have to state, that Ryan Zimmermann has really an extraordinary voice, that fits so well into the dark machinery of "Greely Estates". The new record is spreading a very strange atmosphere: It is so dark, so haunting and so metallic on one hand, but the record has so beautiful and gleamy moments to offer as well. Listen to the beautiful track "Mother Nature Is A Terrorist", which includes despair shouting and evil screaming but there are pleasant and disengaging moments to find to. I am stocked by the hard edged riffs and guitar-solos, that I can find in Greely. But I am also stocked by the choirs and back up vocals in the back (compare #10). I also like the insert of synthesizers and drum computers, that help to create a very strange atmosphere. The most outstanding track is called "There´s Something Wrong With The World Today". This track got influenced so hard by Saosin. Listen to the voice, the riffs and at least the great refrain. To me Post-hardcore is fading out, but there are several bands out there, that still have potential to keep this genre pretty attractive.

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