I must admit, when I first heard A Day To Remember's Victory debut, For Those Who Have Heart, back in '07 I didn't really give a skat. I wouldn't say they sucked, but for me I feel they just got lost in the over saturated pool of new pop-punk/hardcore fusion bands (ie. Set Your Goals, Daggermouth, Four Year Strong) that were popping up faster than Diglets in a brothel at the time. These Floridians also add an interesting twist to the sub-sub-genre by writing in Drop C,which means one minute you're tapping your toes to some pop-punk when all of a sudden you find yourself kicking in some craniums to Acacia Strain like breakdowns. Now I love pop-punk, and I love brutal mosh-parts, but combined does that yield a double gnar? As history taught us, and by history I mean that dumb-ass Michelle Tanner trying to combine Oreo Ice Cream and Olives, a lot of times the answer is no. However I think that these guys do it extremely well, and comes off very organic rather than forced.
Last February, after weeks of debate I decided to pick up their new album, Homesick. While not my favorite album of the year, I was pleasantly surprised and I find myself going back to it in my spurts of music A.D.D. What really makes it for me is the opening track, "The Downfall Of Us All." It's quite possibly the best song they've written and demonstrates the perfect blend of catchy hooks and melodies, with heavy grotesque sounding guitar tones. I get tickled in the kidneys when I hear the gang vox "da da de-ing" the main riff to kick off the song. Why the eff didn't I think of that??
Anyways, I felt like talking about an album that came out 9 months ago BECAUSE, they just released special edition with expanded artwork, bonus acoustic songs, and a DVD with a shit ton of footage (Making of, Music Videos, Live Concert, Tour Documentary). I hate that Victory almost ALWAYS re-releases albums, but at least this one has enough stuff to justify another purchase.
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