Seemless
"s/t"
Equal Vision

This band is ex-Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, and Overcast… so you’d expect brutal metal right? Well this release couldn’t be further from that. I mean don’t get me wrong this record fuckin kills me, but its also very melodic and catchy.

This is Seemless’s first release and it has been reissued on Equal Vision. This is a bluesy, HARD, 70’s-inspired, stoner rock masterpiece. The grooves and distorted guitar are blistering. Take one part Life of Agony, one part Queens of the Stone Age, one part late Corrosion of Conformity, and mix it up with some Led Zepplin and you’ve got one hell of a record. Massachusetts will never be the same after this record. Everyone involved in metalcore should fear this band.

Guitarist Pete Cortese lays the blues riffs on thick. The whole record has a stoner rock groove that should have you holding up those horns in no time. “The Wanderer” and “Soft Spoken Sanity” are the two best tracks on the album and really present a Life of Agony vocal style that I’ve missed for far, far too long in my life. Jesse David is a great frontman. I think this band could be huge in a few years and if given the right outlet could find huge success with this record.

Simply put this record is a change of pace. All of the conventions of hardcore, metal and rock and roll have been thrown out the window. We are left with 12 raw and powerful rock songs that stick in your head. Perhaps following in fellow Boston natives Cave In’s footsteps this band is set to surely surprise a whole new group of rock and rollers. Put down that Bright Eyes record and pick up something with some balls. Add some alcohol and you’ve got one of my top ten albums of the year. I can’t wait to see this band live.

Reviewed by: Adam Circumstance
Reviewed on: February 9, 2005