EVERGREEN TERRACE

The old adage goes something along the lines of "If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all". Sadly, I do have to say something. I don't like 'Evergreen Terrace'. I don't like the outdated Simpson's reference in their name. I don't like the screaming over mad staccato riffs/harmonised singing over simplistic barre-chords approach they have borrowed from the worse elements of metalcore and emo. If Atreyu are your thing, then I suppose you and your stripy-tighted girlfriend might like to cry into your Diamond White over this, lamenting why your parents hate you. But, for all the grown-ups in the room, this is ear-raping tedium of the most banal. Don't entertain its existence, and for fuck's sake don't buy it for a laugh; you'll only encourage them to carry on making music. In fact I'm angry just thinking about it while typing this. This is lost time I will never get back, and Evergreen Terrace owe me big time.

LABEL:

FORMAT:

Metal Blade Records

Album

ALMOST HOME

Review by Steve Cowan

RUNNING TIME:

50:20

RELEASE DATE:

28th Sept 2009

TRACK LISTING

1) Enemy Sex
2) Almost Home (III)
3) God Rocky, Is This Your Face?
4) We're Always Losing Blood
5) Sending Signals
6) Mario Speedwagon
7) Failure to Operate
8) Hopelessly Hopeless
9) The Letdown
10) I'm A Bulletproof Tiger
11) Not Good Enough

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

USA

"...ear-raping tedium of the most banal."