Bingeninja Kicks Ass: An Album Review

Artist: Bingeninja

Album: The Dead Artisan, The New Artist

Release Date: September 28, 2013

Genre: "Genre-less" (according to the band's Facebook page) - rock

Thoughts:

   "The Dead Artisan, The New Artist" is Torontonian band Bingeninja's debut album featuring 11 songs of pure raw emotion.

       With no specific genre for the album, the songs range from heartfelt acoustic guitar tunes, to edgier sounding punk tunes. Right off the bat, my first thought was how much lead vocalist Shane Burrow's voice resembles former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier, especially heard in "Make Me Disappear."

     As the listener proceeds on listening to this album, they're serenaded with angsty lyrics, making this the album cathartic to listen to, especially after a long rough day. This is exemplified in "Murdered," where the vocal style becomes throaty with more screams, and in "Big Black Lies," which has a punk vibe, attacking the listener's ear with aggressive lyrics and a fast tempo.

     But, the album isn't all heavy sounds and emotion. The sound evolves throughout the album, a sign of a growing, developing band. In "Pristine Again" the band experiments with a techno sound, rather than the hard rock sound mostly heard throughout this album. This is the only song of its kind on the album, but it is definitely a refreshing twist to the mix.

     All in all, I would recommend this album if you're in the mood for something a little edgy - if not, there's still something on here for everyone, even though the majority of the songs have a heavier sound. So plug in those headphones and check them out! :

http://bingeninja.bandcamp.com

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