This Band Keeps Getting Better
Joey | Washington, DC | 09/10/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard ASL my freshman year of college. And Don't Forget To Breathe was very much of it's time - it fit well with the burgeoning screamo scene, and ASL stood above the pack - a dash of pop-punk, a splash of emo, and a healthy dose of screaming made for a great listen.
Their follow-up, Faso Latido (which I sort of like) was a major let down, and ASL lost 3 members in the aftermath. With their re-birth, and release of their self titled album, it was clear that ASL was back in full force.
If anything, Rattlesnake! proves that this band is not a one-trick pony. As great as the self-titled was, it was a bit too stylistically similar to their debut. Rattlesnake! shatters their previous ties with emo. ASL has obviously been listening to a LOT of Every Time I Die - opener Rattlesnake!, The Turn, The Prestige, and Everybody's Got A Lil' Fonz N' 'Em, come close to blatant rip-offs of ETID riffs, but have enough signature ASL in them, that they are amazing. Joe's screams have never sounded better, and Dan's voice has lost all of its whine. Thick riffs, breakdowns that make you want to destroy everything in sight, and some really solid clean-singing passages. This album is fast and furious, and made for the mosh pit. This is ASL on crack and ETID. Highly recommended.
P.S. The cover of Toxic is actually pretty great!"
BOOYA!!
(((:Melon Head:))) | 01/28/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"That had to be the headline for this review cause that's what this cd is , Its in your face, its Very heavy ,Yet Melodic ,Different ,Yet Its still a 100% Static Lullaby. Been a fan since And Dont Forget To Breath and yeah every album since then has been a little different But not in a bad way there simply doing what every other band is doing there just growing up there getting older wiser and there music is evolving..There is absolutely nothing wrong with this Rattle Snake its Rad! Its A little Darker then what they Have put out but after they released there self Titled You could kinda tell that they were going in this direction.Any Static Lullaby fan has to have this one..its great"