It takes guts to stick your neck out and do something in a
\ndifferent manner than other people do the same thing. But I’ve
\nnoticed that people who do this are usually the happiest. When I
\nworked at a suburban Chicago high school years ago, I knew one kid
\nwho dressed like he rummaged through Salvation Army bins after the
\ncircus had left town – but he was one of the most charming people I
\never knew in my short time working there.<\/p>\n
In that case, Peter Steele and Type O Negative should be
\nincredibly happy. In an era of heavy metal where the key seems to
\nbe speed and screaming, Type O Negative take the “Chili’s
\nhamburger” approach to their songs: they take their time and put
\ntheir all into the one song they’re working on at the time.<\/p>\n
The latest result,
\nWorld Coming Down<\/i>, occasionally hangs, but for the most part
\nsuggests that this band is doing things right, as it’s a great
\nlisten – and one that might not even freak out your parents if you
\nwalk in with this album.<\/p>\n
There are a few snippets on this disc that you should be aware
\nof. The opening one, “Skip It,” might have you thinking that the
\ndisc is damaged and skipping like a schoolgirl on a caffiene
\nbender. Relax; nothing’s wrong with the disc, as you’ll see in a
\nmatter of seconds. One other snippet, “Sinus,” might send some
\nchills down your spine if you can’t stand the sound of people
\nfighting colds. Being a bronchial asthmatic who has problems with
\nmy sinuses (especially during allergy season and in wet weather), I
\nnever realized how god-damn annoying I sounded hacking and
\nsniffling and clearing my throat… not that I’ve been able to
\nstop, of course.<\/p>\n
As for the music, well, take your pick of favorites.
\nBassist\/vocalist Steele mostly intones his lyrics, though he knows
\nboth when to turn on the vocal charm and when it’s time to raise
\nthe volume and intensity. Tracks like “Everyone I Love Is Dead” and
\n“Pyretta Blaze,” themselves great songs, are sealed as winners
\nthanks to Steele’s vocal contributions.<\/p>\n
But it is the efforts of the whole band – including guitarist
\nKenny Hickey, keyboardist Josh Silver and drummer Johnny Kelly –
\nthat make
\nWorld Coming Down<\/i> such an intense, enjoyable listen. When
\nyou hear how this band is clicking on tracks like “White Slavery”
\nand “All Hallow’s Eve”, you can tell that this is a band with a
\nrare chemistry among its members. And, you’ve gotta admit, it takes
\nsome balls to do a medley of Beatles songs framed around “Day
\nTripper,” but Type O Negative pulls it off with incredible
\nsuccess.<\/p>\n
If there is any drawback to
\nWorld Coming Down<\/i>, it would be that it’s not always the
\neasiest disc to follow or to listen to in one sitting. Tracks like
\n“Who Will Save The Sane?”, “Creepy Green Light” and the title track
\nall seem to blend together, especially if you’re not giving this
\ndisc your undivided attention.<\/p>\n
If there are still people out there who think that metal – or,
\nmore correctly, creative metal – is dead, you may wish to hie them
\ndown to the music store and snag a copy of
\nWorld Coming Down<\/i> for them. This disc is an eye-opener, and
\neven though it’s not the easiest disc to get absorbed in, is a
\nrefreshing blast in the metal genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7588],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-39417","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-type-o-negative","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39417","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=39417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39417"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}