killed by memories
forever doesn't last
(faction zero records)
reviewed by:
mike 12/11/03
79/100
The Reviews!
KILLED BY MEMORIES - Forever Doesn't Last
alright now. this is killed by memories, from vernon NJ. straight up brutal. i met these guys about a year ago and i got to see them live at the same time. lots of fun, i was doing flips and spinkicks and even bruised my elbow. these guys don't mess around. catchy metal riffs reminiscent of unearth with breakdowns that could tear down a building, and even better, there all the coolest people to hang out with. the lyrics are very thought provoking and stick in the listeners head even after you're done listening to record, as does the music but the best part of this album is definitely the breakdowns. the recording was done at clearcut studio in new jersey and it sounds awesome. these guys are real good at what they do, and if you like unearth, redline,on broken wings, or cast from Eden, check these guys out they wont disappoint. 10 brutal songs of metalcore, NJ style.
favorite track: without you
Killed By Memories " Forever Doesn't Last " (Faction Zero Records) Reminds me of a more death metal ONE FOR ONE at times.. heavy mid/slow paced hardcore with some melody tossed in growling vocals done well enough to make this an ok cd.. fans of IRATE, SHATTERED REALM, 36 DEADLY FISTS will love this.. I'll give it 4 outta 5 windmills
--East Coast Hardcore Website
Killed By
Memories - Forever Doesn't Last - 2003 - Faction Zero Recordings
"Forever Doesn't Last" is the debut album for the five piece metalcore band from
New Jersey. Basically, this album sounds like symphonic metalcore to me. Every
track seems deliberate, very well structured and fluid. "Forever Doesn't Last"
is a steady progression of metal meets screamo, that drifts occasionally into a
hardcore style rock. Killed By Memories are incredibly agile with their
instruments occasionally creating a calm in the storm of noise that pulls the
listener back into the deluge. An altogether heavy album that makes you think
twice about whether you really want to keep from going deaf when listening to
the album. It's solid metalcore rock that pours through your speakers (or
headphones in my case) and envelopes your sense until you are totally cut off
from the light. Exceptionally great debut release that I find totally absorbing,
it makes you drift away and forget all around you....it's actually quite
hypnotizing! -MG
--Hussieskunk
http://www.hussieskunk.com/news/reviews/music/14.htm
Just when it seems
like everyone is playing metalcore nowadays, here’s one more US band to join the
fray. Killed By Memories have all the necessary ingredients to
melt right into the crowd. Thick breakdowns? Yup. Occasional spoken lyrics? Yup.
A healthy appreciation of the Gothenburg sound? Yup. Three word name? Oh yeah.
The catch is that they don’t do anything amazing with these ingredients. This is
functional metalcore, enough to get the head bobbing, but it just doesn’t make
much of an impression. Their sound is a balance between the straightforward
force of Most Precious Blood and the smart sense of melody that
Unearth employs amongst their fiery riffs.
The music plods along, more content to be bludgeoning than scorching. They like
their breakdowns slow and ominous, and their screams full of heart. Eric’s
vocals range from a hoarse scream to a nice, standard growl, to a weak spoken
voice that should really just be nixed altogether. Chris and Bobby’s guitar work
is fairly interesting, being tight throughout, and frequently harmonizing with
each other. Their melodies tend to be somber, a bit like those of Undying.
Forever Doesn’t Last has nine real songs spread over 33 minutes. “Restrain” opens the
album aggressively, although they overdose on breakdowns. “The Darker Side Of…”
is a much more complete song, with melodies, breakdowns, etc. “Without You”
packs a hearty dose of melody into four minutes, without sounding blatantly like
In Flames, as similar bands have been known to do.
This new album by Killed By Memories is hardly rewriting the book of
metalcore, but I can see its appeal. Their only flaw is being average, which
means that depending how you look at it, they are better than a large group of
bands, although the genre leaders have nothing to fear yet from these Jersey
boys. For the fan of the genre that is sick and tired of all the emo-influenced
fluff seeping into the scene, this could fit the bill. - Tim Pigeon