Chiodos
“Alls Well That Ends Well”
EQUAL VISION

This one surprised me. Imagine Coheed and Cambria on Crystal Meth with a lot MORE Dream Theater records. This record kills. Hands down it’s the best record I’ve listened to all Summer. The songs have so many time changes and insane guitar leads. Throw in video game style keyboards, nutty breakdowns, and sung/screamed vocals and you’ve got yourself a winner.

This band hails from Flint, MI and apparently have found better things to do than buy guns and kill each other. The opening track “All Nereids Beware” is stunning. The album doesn’t let up and soars through 13 incredible tracks. Beautiful artwork and great song titles like “One Day Women will all Become Monsters” should make this release stand out. I really hope Equal Vision gets behind this young band like they did with Coheed.

You can definitely hear influences ranging from At the Drive In to Slayer from these guys. 6 guys are in the band giving them a huge sound and the fact that they purposely stay away from “Verse-Chorus-Verse” songwriting really gives them their own style.

Chiodos might dominate the world soon. Keep your eye out for their tour in the Fall.

Reviewed by: Adam Circumstance
Reviewed on: August 16, 2005