Words by Mark Williams
This is the 16 track (yes 16, count ‘em!) debut album from Superseed, a band boasting a three-pronged guitar and lead vocal attack. Stated influences include Queens Of The Stone Age, The Hives and The Dandy Warhols among others, and a fair bit of Green Day and Offspring can be detected too. But plagiarism this is not.
The self-titled album kicks off in aural assault mode with My Time is Now; a wall of sound punctuated with a nicely placed (and nicely played) interlude of bass and guitar, setting the mood nicely for what’s to follow.
Turn the Screw showcases that Green Day influence; well-constructed and powerful pop-punk that can challenge the best.
The Face That Followed You Back Home with its staccato verses and earworm of a chorus will have you singing it in your head all day. And surely that’s Ozzy singing, if not it must be his long-lost Bristolian cousin. Uneasy Swarm, is another Sabbath-esque ditty, incorporating some nice horn work, you wouldn’t think it would gel but prepare to be surprised.
No One Gets Out of Here Alive takes another sonic turn with a definite nod to 90s power-pop and some cracking harmonies from these obviously talented and seasoned muso’s.
Heavy Times has a very nice bass line and driving rhythm section that should make you crave for some Alice in Chains and for a frantic 1 minute 42 seconds of mayhem, look no further than You Failed!. It’s short, but my, it’s sweet.
This is a diverse collection of work, what the ‘pigeon-holers’ out there may see as a weakness, but that diversity is its strength, with three distinctly different lead vocals mixing it up nicely.
This is not just thrash-laden pop-punk, this is a well-produced, sonically pleasing debut album and if that’s your bag then it certainly deserves your attention.
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