Your Captain Is Dead Review
This is an up-and-coming, five-piece band from Oregon. Well, without further ado, here's the offical review of Your Captain Is Dead.
1. Intro & Suicide Watch
The intro is a little main stream as for the audio clip and lacks a little originality. What I would change in the beginning of this track is to take out the audio clip and keep the breakdown/slam part in the beginning. Also this part would stand out more if the drums would add more back-bone to the intro. This song does save itself a bit when it starts picking up mid-way through. The drums actually stand out and aren't just in the background. The vocals are the soul reason this song didn't die off. The low vocals actually caught my attention more than anything about this song. There is real talent with those vocals, and the highs contrast with them well. The majority of this song needs some revision. This track is pretty much a very long breakdown, which lacks originality. Also, I would take out the clean vocals. They really contradict the deeper sounding, low vocals and ruin the more hardcore aspect of this song.
2. Life Into Motion
This song really, in the beginning really pushes forward and bring plenty of intesity. All the parts came together fairly well and really brought out a good aspect of the band. The transition into the next part of the song was alittle sloppy and a little abrupt, which needs a small fix, no biggie. I feel that all of the clean vocals for this band should be taken out because they truly contradict the great intensity of the highs and lows. I would say that this band should stick to a more deathcore type of style rather than a post-hardcore style. It would suit them better. This song also needs revision but it's a step up from the first track. Just needs a few transition changes and a little clean-up on a few parts, but one a few particular parts the entire band pulled together perfectly and brought out that little glimpse of that intense, hardcore band I could see this band being.
3. "If You Don't Like Lighthouses, You Suck!"
This song is all-around better than the other two songs. The guitars brought out a great rhythmn and the drums did a great job complimenting them. I enjoyed the "two-step" parts in this track, good addition to it. As I said before, I would suggest taking out the clean vocals, but the highs and lows still impress me. Great vocals through and through. This track is a better representation of what this band should sound like. Good, melodic heavy riffs with supporting drums and great vocal support. This song is definitely the best out of the three. Good job on this track guys.
In summary, there is definitely room for improvement. But all-in-all, this band has potential to go places and get big. Just needs some work on finding their true sound that really suits them. Keep it metal guys and good luck.
*SIDE NOTE* This is not meant to offend but rather review over past music and give tips for improvement, from one musician to the next.
You can check them out at their facebook page: Your Captain Is Dead
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