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A Heartbeat Behind

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Most bands these days tend to go from a heavy as hell sound to one that is soft and bland. The Hurt Process has done the opposite of this and done it with mixed results.

I'm not one for emo personally, but i really enjoyed their first album and thought it stood out among other emo-core bands. The second i put this on i almost thought they were a new band.

The change came about after one of the vocalists decided to do some guitar work after the other guitar player left (he still does the clean vocals though). There are some really good songs on here, i guess i just havent made the adjustment to the new style yet.

Some standout tracks include My Scandinavian Ride, Boogie Nights In Michigan and the acoustic song The Night Before The Morning After.

If you liked the first album, you may not take to this one too much. Maybe you should download some songs to see for yourself. If you like your music heavy but not TOO heavy then this might be what you're looking for. Hey, it even comes with a free air guitar, how could you not love that?

The song Anchor starts with a ten seconds of almost a guitar solo, the song drew me in and from then on I was mezmerized by the whole cd. The most amazing thing they do is go from a hard fast song to a slow song. It is amazing. For instane the song Take To You is probably the hardest and my favorite song on the whole cd, but after a huge ending comes the possibly the best accoustic song Ive ever heard, The Night Before the Morning After. The song arrangment is genious. The riffs have metal influences but blend amazingly with the music. My only complaint is that the sticker on the front said for fans of Silverstein (good comparison), My Chemical Romance (not really), Hawthorne Heights (Hurt Process is a lot harder) and Fall Out Boy. Fall out boy!?? Yes I love FOB but they have zero screaming and are nothing like this. Either way this is a great, intense cd.

Best Songs: Take To You, Delicious 53, The Night Before...., Boogie Nights In Michigan

Review by Rahul Chandiok:

Generally speaking, when a band decides to change their sound in the post hardcore, emo, or punk rock scene, they tend to tone their music down to a more melodic and accessible sound. Underoath, for example, was a band with a devastating metal sound that displayed impressive emulation of some of the greatest forms of the European and American metal bands in the world. However, the band is now regarded as emocore being that their sound has gone from a metalcore genre, to a more melody-laced style of hardcore music.

Although it is generally common to see heavy bands turn soft, it is quite rare that one might noticed a band go from a melodic sound to a sound filled with heavier guitar riffs, blistering screams, and even the addition of a double bass in the percussion aspect. The Hurt Process' recent release, A Heartbeat Behind, is an album that has gone from a strong emocore standpoint, to one that features an impressive amount of additional hardcore and metalcore influences. Not to say that the humorous song titles and catchy melodic choruses aren't evident, but it seems as if the band as really taken on a sound that is a lot more complex and less mainstream than their previous offering.

Even their first single, "My Scandinavian Ride," features an intense roller coaster of destruction followed up with a flowing and melodic chorus that is, in a way, a juxtaposition of the vehement screams, yet also compliments it in great form. A Heartbeat Behind is a great album from a band that was generally regarded in the past as a band that wouldn't make much noise in the emo and hardcore communities. Clearly, this isn't the case as the Hurt Process have created an album that supplements every aspect of hardcore, metal, and emo into one colossus album that is sure to make waves this summer.

i bought this cd a few days ago and i would have to say i was blown away from the intensity and melodic features of this cd. i have never heard a band like them before, and the acoustic song on here is the best song ive ever heard. yo should definately go out and purchase cd..if you dont, youre missing out.

DooD these guys rock harder than driving under the influence!! they are smashin slashin and splashin with the new cd "a heartbeat behind" this cd ROX MY ROX