ELEMENT „WTF Happened To Journalism”

Music: Post Hard'n'Heavy Metal
Website: http://www.elementriffage.com
Duration: 47 minutes (9 songs)
Country: United Kingdom

Since 2006, the British ELEMENT released 1 demo, 2 EPs and 3 albums… Their last album “WTF Happened To Journalism” was recorded in collaboration with Paul O'Neill (known as rock producer of SAXON, SAVATAGE, etc.), and now I have the opportunity to describe the last album…

Well, I can not clearly classify their music as Heavy Metal or Hard Rock or maybe Progressive Rock and Grunge, because the music of the band is the result of these species, as well as it is the influence of more modern types of music, like Post Rock…

So, the music is dynamic and heavy, sometimes even sharp on the one hand. And from the other hand is calm, melodic, melancholic, even a little psychedelic and dark… Although the songs are quite complex and spatial but they are catchy, because each of them is in itself a characteristic… The rhythm of total ranges between medium-fast till the very slow pace… The music creates the motoric and dark-psychedelic mood… Although in the info about the team indicated that ELEMENT does not follow trends, but I clearly feel here the follow in the direction of the Post Rock, which recently become more and more fashionable next to Post Hardcore.

The band decided to play a cover of “She Sells Sanctuary” THE CULT at the end of the album, of course the song was played in the climate of ELEMENT.

note: 8.0/10

Tracklist

01. Whiskey Voodoo
02. Zombie (instrumental)
03. Kings of Martyrdom
04. Abbey Lakes
05. WTF Happened to Journalism
06. Something Down
07. Wasteland Stomp
08. December Son
09. She Sells Sanctuary

Line-up

Adam Calderbank – vocals, rhythm guitar
Alex Burnell – bass
Andy „Chow” Higham – lead guitar
Rob Urquhart – drums