4Bitten- Rewind and Erase

Cast across a white background, a back drop of an opaque city stands. Thrust before you in clusters all over the screen of this white coloring of shapes that your eyes identify as either clouds or pieces of tree branch. Out in the forefront of things, appears to be a mess. Some sort of animal is suspended in place. A net, with a bird, a clock, sharp edges all surround what appears to be a brain. And the question that roams your mind is. What the hell is this? What the hell is going on here? Is this possibly an interpretation of the picture saying it is becoming consumed by some forbidden darkness? You can see the blackened dirt, the worm, and the bird. To me, that speaks of a flavor of the macabre, death, something cursed. Something that has forced itself upon the host, thus taking over one's humanity.

Track 1. Die In Vain- A sliver of dark dirty distortion reigns in the track very quickly in a quick manner. The drums provide a crisp and steady beat. Really digging the chord progression. Interesting and eclectic vocal melodies also clear as well. Very heart felt yet intelligent lyrical subject matter. The track has a full and rich sound, encompassing the stretch of your mind. In the backing track there seems to be another interesting melody, keys perhaps? Liking the groove of the song overall, powerful vocals, loved everything here.

Track 2. Broke- A somewhat set back in the mix start to the intro, a crunch laden dare which turns into a more open ended jam.Really like how the groove establishes, but then the delicious bass comes in quickly like a menacing roar. Digging how the vocal melodies intertwine with the guitar riffs here. A proper mix of thought provoking melodies and heavy sustained metal crunch. There is a subtle muffled quality to the track, but still great rocking material. Loving the palm muted roaring riffs with the dynamite solo! This song has a groove that reaches into your soul, taking you on a ride that you'll never forget. Damn those drums fucking hit HARD!

Track 3. Memory of Me- A heavy and very delicious riff leads the charge here. Your instantly thrown into a thirst quenching force of metal that grooves with a smooth design of heavy crunch and a full savory and sick melody. These vocals are perfect with this music. Vocal expression, timing, and clarity are pretty damn good. The drums are consistently hard hitting, and powerful. The groove slows down here, as the lead guitar slides into the mix and the vocals take a break. Things get sick and fucking nasty, just the way I like it. These riffs make you want to thrust your devils horns, quite the catchy hooks they are. It busts into a thorough hook laden groove that is massively addictive to your ears. And the song takes on a slow heavy groove that screams of AWESOME. It repeats a bit, wishing it would sort of speed up, but still the hooks are enjoyable. Wishing the lead guitar was higher in the mix, good from what I can hear but would be better if it cut through the mix more and was louder.

Track 4. Save My Soul-A handful of heavy crunchy distortion kicks down the door to begin things here. An instant cool and catchy groove beckons your ears, to pull in closer for a thorough listen. Vocals waste no time with entering the mix. Liking how the lead guitar backs the vocal melodies up, but wishing the lead guitar was higher in the mix, can barely be heard at times. Word enunciation with the guitar riffs, and flow of the song is pretty damn PERFECT. Fofi Roussos can sure as hell sing, she has great vocal reach. The song opens up, stretching across the vast overreach of your mind. Heavy and thoroughly well defined melodies consume you here. The squealing guitar jumps into the mix perfectly like an alarm of expressive METAL. Another great song by this band loving their sound. A great mix here, the vocal dubs at the end of this track were a very nice touch. And a very interesting ending as well.

Track 5. Cause I can- An instant cluster fuck of in your face attitude soaked METAL. It's a slow grind of distortion that claws it's way into your head like a beast that won't go away. A delicious syncopation that is catchy and drives well. The vocals have a unique way of mixing with the with the riffs. It's not just something I've noticed here but thus far, ton's of talent and creativity here. There is for sure some tasty attitude here for your ears to soak up. Damn these riffs just bite you, grab you, and they hold on tight. They don't let go, they are a thorough crunch and rough as hell. A sick sweet lead solo. The song hooks back to it's original riff, and grooves on creatively, until the vocalist just says FUCK THIS! Nice loving the sound and attitude here!

Track 6. Pull Me In- A slow dark crunching riff and an alternative melody, keys perhaps, begin this battle. A sick riff changes the syncopation throwing the song into a heart quickening groove that invites the awesome vocals. Loving the changes here, tasty and catchy shit. Another thing you notice thus far, excellent timing from start to finish on these songs, they flow very nicely together. Digging the chugging action, as well as the picked up aggressive parts. Some straight up balls to the wall METAL moments thrown in here and there, very nice, other than that, this band has a sound that's a VERY hard nosed punch in the face, that kicks plenty of ass and even takes names.

Track 7. Rewind & Erase- A full bore sound of dirty METAL riffage bounces, pushes and pulls it's self into your face, running and ruling your mind. A sick fucking bass sneaks in quite well to introduce the perfect vocals. This sick hook is timed quite well with the hard hitting drums. Enjoying how the song does not just sit in one place but changes around getting eclectic, tense, and then loose as well as crazy all in short spans of time. Very much a mind sharpening groove. The lead guitar screams forth an evil presence and has the vibe of straight up harmonic violence. The vocals are strong, powerful, and quite beautiful. Very aggressive ending, but tasty as hell!

Track 8. Redesign Your Fate- A slow rumbling riff stirs up from the dirt, it all comes together to form a formidable and steady groove. It's a slow but heavy fixture that turns into an aggressive hook laden massacre, massaging trauma onto the brain. It sort of backs away for a moment only to come back screaming with the vocals. Are those harmony vocals that I hear alongside the lead singer, if they are they are very faint in the mix. The main hook of the song wraps around like a delicious self contained salutation of saturated metal. Good transition between repeating parts, and the more catchier parts. Excellent way to end the song, fading on the clean guitar.

Track 9. Inside My Head- The instant delicious crunch here can not be understated. A slow but cool syncopation. The lead guitar splinters here and there into the mix to deliver articulate parts, just wish it was louder in the mix. At least the vocals are bad ass. She is powerful, clear, and full of soul. The part where things slow down and the bass drum pounds the shit out of things into submission, the song jumps back to life into a full on tasteful and aggressive groove. The syncopation of this song dances in your mind like a well planned trance of troubling distortion. At a point the guitar riffs seem to come from everywhere, and then the song just suddenly stops on the echoes of the vocalist. For a moment I really thought the song would bust into something else, and I was hoping it would continue because this music is pretty damn entertaining. Some music is not easy to listen to, this, you wonder just what the hell is next.

Track 10. Out of Time- Sick and mind altering riffs start this. An instantly interesting groove grabs you. The vocals come in very quickly, not wasting any time there. I enjoy how these riffs run around in different directions, and are not just empty whole chords. The vocal melodies are as usual, rich, anthem like, adding an overall epic sound to the material. The back bone drums deliver the usual tight and punchy deliverance of skin pounding thunder. The song slows down with a deliberate and punching beat. The clean guitar sneaks in with the wonderful lead licks. Vocals that are inaudible but still interesting can be heard. Things get interesting very quickly and super aggressive here. That sustained Metal flavor that just punches you in the face, right there with a HELL YES. The song itself winds down in a very interesting way, yet again, with the way things are put together it leaves you wanting more.

Track 11. Comfort Zone- A well hammering distortion, drives it's message home very thoroughly. The mix stops for just a moment and a groove with an eclectic and catchy sound ensnare your attention. Vocals enter perfectly into the mix. The aggressive groove contains a flavor that alternates between toe tapping thunder and mind boggling twisted riffs, that sicken your mind to no end. The riffs bite VERY hard. And there is an ENDLESS amount of heavy crunch here. A VERY tight band with a delicious sound. The vocalist sprays her melody all over the song but in a delicate and powerful manner. The heavy hooking grooves are addictive, and finely reinforced with the powerful DYNAMIC drums. The groove of the song slows just to drive home the soul of the track. You can feel it with every word spoken, every riff that's delivered, and every beat played. And your left, wanting MORE.

What more can I say, I have enjoyed this review. maybe a bit questionable at the beginning, but I will say this. As the album goes on your treated to a sustained force of heavy rocking metal. Timing is good throughout the album, creative hooks everywhere. Only complaints? I wish the vocals lead and if that's backing were just a little bit louder in the mix. Also the lead guitar could barely be heard at times. But everything I heard I liked. The parts that did repeat a bit were ok, the rest of the music made up for those parts very easily. There is a bit of Commercial Potential here, I'll definitely keep my eye on this band in the future. Enjoyed this Material. A mixture of things awesome and beautiful, filled with vast amounts of addictive distortion, and POWERFUL drums!

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