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Designs for Automotion

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Snapcase is the band of the future. They have produced an awesome album with Designs for Automotion, and this will prove them as leaders of underground hardcore as we know it. I've heard critics say that Korn speaks to today's youth better than anyone else in the music business, but after hearing Snapcase, I am forced to disagree. I heard about them through Alternative Press Magazine, they seemed good, so I went over to the record store, and amazingly they were sold out of the CD. Two weeks later, I came back and they had one copy left of the second shipment, which I bought. Then I realized why the store was sold out. Snapcase are so good, people bought through two shipments. The best songs are Bleeding Orange, Are You Tuned In?, and Energy Dome. They tell the youth of America to fight through the tough times of their lives. Very much unlike mainstream acts Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock, they are not in the business for the money. They are in it for fun. Snapcase will continue to be a prominent force in music far into the 21st Century. Other bands I recommend are, Candiria, Vision of Disorder, and Taproot. Buy and glue your ears to your stereo.

Snapcase have really outdone themselves on this masterpiece. First of all, I have to say, like most of the other Snapcase CDs, I love the artwork. Secondly, the CD. My favorites here are Bleeding Orange, Are You Tuned In?, Disconnector, and Energy Dome. I do love to listen to this at least once every week, if not every day. Their lyrics would be as poetic as some of those professional poets, and the words actually mean something. They are great musicians, with lots of talent. Following the tradition of true hardcore, they are close to their fans and keep in touch, helping build a huge following. Daryl's singing/screaming is meaningful, and it is a great way of expressing their anger, hear me Marylin Manson and Fred Durst? I love this album almost as much as Progression Through Unlearning, which is one of my favorite albums ever. As Amir Tajakin's review said, Hardcore Will Survive. And it will, thanks to Snapcase. Also check out: Hatebreed, Earth Crisis, and Grade.

The Kings of Buffalo still reign supreme. "Designs for Automotion" proves that it is possible to capture the energy of a bands live performance on a compact disc. Snapcase's innovative guitars and tremendous drumming, keep your ears ringing and head bobbing throughout the 11 rocking tracks. Musically, the band has definately matured from their previous albums. There is an apparent Quicksand influence in this album...which of course is not a bad thing. This album is everything you would expect from this tremendously influential hardcore band.

This album is so good. Those who are Snapcase fans already and have heard early interviews where the band talks about change in music dont worry! He doesn't try to sing on this album. If anything their guitars don't sound as metallic as previous albums and they put more of an emphasis on emoting feelings through the guitar workmanship. But borrowing from the vocal stylings of the Refused for a song, they've only learned to perfect the sound and emotion and lifestyle that is known as Snapcase.

Snapcase is a hardcore band. Don't let that turn you off, however. I heard "Typecast Modulator" when i detested hardcore, and even then I felt it was something special. What Snapcase does that other hardcore bands can't or won't do is write good rock songs. Just listen to the swirling Quicksand crunch of "Ambition Now" to see what I'm talking about. The vocals are unique and captivating, albeit a bit repetitive over the album's course. Not everything works here, but Snapcase packs enough rock with their hardcore to make you think while they knock you on your butt.

Basically, this album is much less aggresive than Progessions. Considering how awesome PTU is, the only place to go from there is down. Not that this is a bad album, its just not as powerful. When you see these songs performed live, they are just as good as songs off of PTU, but the energy just wasn't captured by the record. I mean, this is an alright album - but I would recommend trying Poison the Well instead of getting this.

Snapcase's Design For Automotion was the first hardcore/victory album I ever bought, and I bought it the day after I saw Snapcase live. A fan of thrash metal- Anthrax, Pantera, and of new punk- NOFX and Rancid, I decided to look for a band that meets at a halfway point of the two genres. What I ended up with was Snapcase. DFA is an album that expresses rage towards everything corrupt about the world today. Rage Against the Machine shouldnt even be aloud to make music after hearing DFA. Choice songs are "Connector" and "Typecast Communicator", but every song is fresh and good. Fans of punk and metal should all buy Snapcase, Design for Automotion.

When I bought this CD, I was expecting alot. Progression Through Unlearning is one of my favorite CD's, and I was a little skeptical about Designs being able to achieve such greatness. But I was wrong to be a skeptic, as this is truly a great CD..I bought it on Tuesday and haven't stopped listening to it since. It gets better and better every time I listen to it.

ok, snapcase is no longer a band. but, that doesnt mean these guys should be unheard. if you havent heard them, buy this CD. and then buy End Transmission, then buy Bright Flashes. these take rock/hardcore/punk whatever you want to call it, to a different level. maybe not as technical or crazy or as heavy as a lot of bands out there, but these guys are a different animal.

i recommend Every Time I Die (also from buffalo), hopesfall, botch, at the drive-in

Snapcase 3rd full length, "Designs For Automation", has never left my boombox ever since I bought it (I bought the edition with the bonus CD, which features an unreleased track, two live songs, which are "Caboose" and "Zombie Prescription", and crappy remixes of "Disconnector", "Bleeding Orange" and "Typecast Modulator"). Good tracks are "Typecast Modulator", "Bleeding Orange", "Energy Dome" and "Disconnector". Buy this. You will not waste your money.