Imagine what might happen if Trent Reznor fronted Guns N’ Roses
\nwithout having the guitar talents of Slash.<\/p>\n
A bit difficult to imagine? It is the first impression I get
\nfrom the debut CD from Arsyn,
\nDegeneration<\/i>. It takes guts to merge the worlds of
\nindustrial and metal, while trying to make sure neither side
\nbecomes overpowering. For the most part, the San Bernandino,
\nCalifornia-based band accomplishes this task well, though their
\nsound proves they’re still searching for their place in the
\nworld.<\/p>\n
There are times when this band – vocalist Collin Whalen,
\nguitarist Brett Corse, bassist Bob Gates and drummer Alan Johnson –
\nshows they are a name to watch closely. Tracks like “Psycho Super
\nSociety,” “Hit The Ground,” “Knock Down Mr. Foolish” and “Silent
\nScream” all demonstrate the power this quartet has, and how well
\nthe two genres can melt together. One track, “Succubus Blues,”
\nseems to capture the raunchy sound of blooze-based metal
\nperfectly.<\/p>\n
Yet there are times when it feels like Arsyn hasn’t quite come
\ninto their own yet – and that’s something that will only come with
\ntime together and scars of life on the road. “Blind Fury” is a
\ntrack that sounds like it could have benefitted from a little more
\nlyrical development (and the re-mix at the end of the album doesn’t
\nhelp the situation). Other tracks like “Will Be Gone” and “Kill
\nJoy” also have a sound that suggests the tracks could have
\nbenefitted from maybe one more coat of paint.<\/p>\n
Does this mean that
\nDegeneration<\/i> is not worth checking out? I didn’t say that.
\nIn fact, the disc is one which begins to show its magic after
\nrepeated listens – which is easy to do since the disc clocks in at
\nunder 40 minutes. But while this disc shows the promise that the
\nband has, it doesn’t sound like Arsyn has found the source of their
\nown power just yet. When they do, however, grab on to something
\nthat’s tied down and look out.<\/p>\n
\nDegeneration<\/i> shows off a band who hint at much greater
\nthings to come from them. Here’s hoping they can tap that well and
\ngive the genre a solid kick in the ass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6474],"rating":[5614],"class_list":["post-36868","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-arsyn","rating-rating-c-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36868"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=36868"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=36868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}