Ahhh, finally the sophomore full-length from Death Before Dishonor (on Bridge Nine), delivering 13 tracks of no-frills metallic hardcore in just 28 minutes. There are still some overt little metal riffs that pop up on occasion, and of course there are a number of punishing breakdowns, but for the most part this material feels a hint more stripped down and straight up hardcore oriented in terms of utilizing powerfully gruff vocals, straightforward power chord rhythms, and a sick bass tone that makes for some hammering bass runs. There are some faster bursts that have a thrashy sort of edge, and you better believe there are plenty of solid midpaced chugfests, but there are also some unexpected twists and turns on rare occasion—be it a quick lead burst or a subtle little hint of vague melody tucked into some of the chord phrasings. At the end of the day, though, it's still just heavy, pissed, and in your face. There's just the right amount of subtle groove to make for some damn fine songwriting, too. Oh, and they close with a cover of Cock Sparrer's "England Belongs to Me" (replacing "England" with "Boston", of course). I hate to keep it so short, but I don't know what else to say, man. This is good shit. Slick layout printed on uncoated stock as well (always a plus), so... there you have it.
Death Before Dishonor "Infected"
I'd post another track, but you can buy these jams on iTunes and I don't want to piss anyone off. The thought of buying mp3's makes me want to vomit on life, though (but not as much as leeching assholes who download shit for free), so if you dig this shit fucking buy a real copy... something you can hold in your grubby little hands. It's available on crazy colored vinyl for all you collector types as well. Get to it:
Comments
This album has been getting a lot of play around here lately. It definitely delivers the goods in a MASSIVE way.
I love how it’s getting ballyhooed by some people as nothing more than tough guy crap, but it’s really not all that. It’s more musically interesting than something like Hatebreed.
5.31.2007 | By Eddie
> It’s more musically interesting than something like Hatebreed.
you coulda came up with a better example than that… . plus satisfaction is the death of desire is wayyyy better than anything DBD has done.
5.31.2007 | By dan
Minus the umpteenth redition of the old Cocksparrer track (which wasn’t even one of their strongest efforts), Count Me In is downright solid. Finally somebody paid for these guys to have a good recording done.
5.31.2007 | By Johnny
I find this also really much more intresting than Hatebreed. Best DBD when it comes to recording, that’s for sure and it’s really nice to hear these fellas sound good. Friends Family Forever showed the way how they can write catchy and intresting songs, when it comes to writing hardcore songs. Heh, reviews of Count Me Out have turned DBD from “your-average-tough-guy-hardcore-band” to a somewhat “intelligent” hardcore band with original ideas… But whatever, i’m digging this a lot, just like all their previous efforts. Solid first full length.
5.31.2007 | By xmarkusx KTL
Andrew, did you mean debut full length or debut full length on B9…because they released a full length on Spook City before.
6.4.2007 | By Anonymous
Nice, for some reason that fact has escaped me (or simply escaped my poor memory), thanks, ha…
6.4.2007 | By Andrew Aversionline
No problem, I do the samething all the time haha.
6.4.2007 | By Jeff