Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Black Maria Title: Lead Us to Reason Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Victory Records Release Date: 1/25/2005 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Metal Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Alternative Metal Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 746105023826, 746105023864 |
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Toronto?s THE BLACK MARIA follow the implosion of the genre-defining GRADE (the band that many music writers and bands give credit to for the creation in 1995 of the screamo genre). GRADE sold over 50,000 records via four ... more » |
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Album Description Toronto?s THE BLACK MARIA follow the implosion of the genre-defining GRADE (the band that many music writers and bands give credit to for the creation in 1995 of the screamo genre). GRADE sold over 50,000 records via four releases?most notably Under The Radar which paid homage to influences such as QUICKSAND and IRON MAIDEN. Its mastermind and creative leader, Kyle Bishop, was possessed to create something profoundly new and vibrant; he connected with Chris Gray (ZYON) and wall of sound axe-wielder Alan Nacinovic. The troupe was completed with a groove-laden rhythm section that can shatter the bones of the Gods - Derek Petrella on drums and multi-instrumentalist Mike De Eyre on bass. They chose the THE BLACK MARIA as their band name, which comes from the slang term given to a police patrol wagon- The Deliverer of Death THE BLACK MARIA are a sexy, intense, melodic, audio jackhammer. Their live show grips the audience, invoking passion and rage, and their style is sure to appeal to fans of ALKALINE TRIO, FOO FIGHTERS and THE USED. By joining the Victory Records family, THE BLACK MARIA?s mission will finally reach the masses. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsIt's alright, the label isn't telling the truth either.... Chris Ochman | Stafford, VA | 01/28/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "No, it doesn't sound ANYTHING like MUSE, first off. The Used...well...a little bit and AFI...Nah. All in all, this is a typical album put out by Victory Records. Nothing new. If you've heard one victory records album, you've heard them all. Except for Action Action. They sound a lot different. But otherwise, Hawthorne Heights, Black Maria, Taking Back Sunday....all the same. As for the music itself. It's not bad. It's pretty good in some instances. But otherwise, I was hoping for something different...but I came up with...Victory Records....so...yeah. If you like the other stuff on the label, you'll like it. I like it. It's just not anything new." Something different in a sea of trendy "post-hardcore" emo b Matt | Buffalo NY | 07/19/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "I picked this CD up the other day because of the Grade connection, and I figured that the sticker on the front comparing them to the Used, Muse, and AFI was probably BS. I was right, but this band doesn't really sound like Grade either. They are definitely different and I'm glad to hear it. They sound a lot more like real post-hardcore such as Far, whom I'm sure most of the people who bought this album because of the sticker have never heard of. They definitely sound like Far playing slightly faster and punkier songs to me. Their singer definitely brings a new style to the table too, since he isn't particularly screamy but he isn't melodic either. He sounds to me more like a guy you'd expect to sing for a punkier hardcore band. The lyrics are good and emotional, but not crybaby stuff like Hawthorn Heights, etc. I think I'd call "Rats in This Prison," my favorite song and its cool that local boy Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die did guest vocals on this closing track. The Black Maria are not the best band in the world and are not the next Grade, but this is a promising debut worth checking out and I expect better things to come in the future if they last." Better then i expected Joe Joe Joe | NJ | 08/18/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "When i first heard of the band and the cd i expected them to be exactly like taking back sunday or hawethorne heights(hate both of them) but even though some tracks may sound like them they are less emo and more towards the punk side. However, the label states they sound like AFI and Muse. They sound nothing like them. The song closest to a AFI song would be "Rats in the Prison" and the closest to Muse "Ash" but overall they sound nothing like those two bands.I think they're a pretty good band and would be good for the fans of Taking Back Sunday mixed with a little bit of punk."
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