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Recipe for Disaster

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Brand New Sin's "Recipe for Disaster" is pure hard rock the way it should be. Hailing from Syracuse, New York, Brand New Sin's blusey sound and soulful vibe is a refreshing alternative for those who may be tired of the recent trend of "metal-core" and are looking for some good 'ol hard rock with a ballsy edge. The riffs are kept simple but there are some blazing solos to be found here, and the southern rock influenced vocals and tempos will keep you coming back for more. Standout tracks include "The Loner", the blazing "Black and Blue", and "Dead Man Walking" among others, but there's not a weak track to be found here. All in all, if you're a fan of Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, or older hard rock/metal with a southern/blusey vibe, then you should definitely give Brand New Sin a look.

Ok, WHERE HAVE I BEEN! ! These guys are UNREAL! ! How could these guys have been around so long, even close by in central NY and I haven't heard of them until now. From the minute you put this CD in your player you will be blown away!

Here is my review. Just to level set you I'm a 40 year old male who grew up during the hay days of AC/DC, GNR, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Skynyrd and all the rest of them. I party hard and love HARD ROCK. Ok, now your level set.

I heard a track from BNS on hardradio.com (internet radio) because very few of the radio stations seek out and play anything new these days. The track I heard was "Black and Blue". Ok it was good and it caused me to research these guys. I listened to the cruddy 30 sec samples on Amazon and took a chance. BEST music money I have spent in YEARS!

Brand New Sin (BNS) is a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Metallica mix with modern hard rock riffs and power cords. It is soulful, gritty, raspy southern style rock that is in your face. Everything on this CD rocks! The guitar action is awesome. They can slow it down, speed it up and intermix the two. The transitions and solos are very well timed and played. I'm not sure what they are using for pickups on the Ax's but they are really hot (EMG?). The vocals are blue's soulful southern rock in style and the lead man has the strength to get right in and mix it up with the rest of the bands power. The bass and drummer carry everyone along in time and really fill out the ticket.

My favorite tracks (like there are any I don't like) would have to be 3- Brown Street Betty, 5- Runnin' Alone, 7- Vicious Cycles, and 13- Wyoming. However it is hard to pick favorites because every track on this CD is good.

The CD starts off right away big as life and in your face with 1- Arrived and boy have they. I just don't see how the radio stations and music industry are going to be able to ignore these guys now! This track is a prelude for the rest of the musical pleasure that you are in for, hard rocking, guitar and vocally loaded. They follow this up with 2- The loner which is more of what they provided in the first track.

Then you get to 3- Brown Street Betty. I dare anyone to listen to this track and not turn up your radio as loud as it will go! By the end of the song you will be singing the course right along with the lead. This song has it all, mix of awesome well played solo guitar riffs that will send shivers up and down your spine, to mixes of slow and pounding vocals and guitars.

4- Black and Blue is the track I heard on the internet radio. Most of this song is like tracks 1 & 2, in your face hard rock.

Having pounded you into musical bliss for 4 songs the band now mixes it up with the best blues/hard rock song I have heard in at least 10 years. I would have bought the CD just for this song alone. 5- Runnin' Alone starts off with electric acoustic guitars, demonstrating the bands ability to show case playing talent other than the detuned power cords of the hard electric they play so well. The drummer comes in and plays a constant, strong foot pedal throughout the song. This is so well done it will have you matching his beat on your desk, dash, floor and anything else that is within reach. Half way through the song the band blends in the electric riffs your body is now begging for right on top of the acoustic cords. And as with all the tracks the lead mixes in his skill and vocal talents with that incredible rock voice he has.

Having cooled you off for 4 minutes they come right back and pick it up again with 6- Freight Train. This is followed by 7- Vicious Cycles which is again in keeping with their forte. Some of the solo guitar riffs in this tune have some of the spacey Floyd like stuff going on while others remind you of Axel (GNR). 8- Another Reason starts out with a short slow acoustic intro and then picks it up a bit. This song levels out and just kind of rides a medium tempo and pace.

9- Days Are Numbered comes right in detuned, distorted and in your face. I think this is the first song on the CD in which the rest of the band members sing backing vocals also.

10- Once In a Life Time - half acoustic and half electric. This is a slow mellow metal song. There are a number of good solo electric riff played on top of the acoustic under toe.

11- Dead Man Walking - closes up their in your face rock on this CD. There are sections of fast lyrics which rhyme, but this is no crappy RAP rock thing. This is your final dose of in your face rock (at least until you start the CD over again).

12- Gluch - this is a short melodic interlude until you get to the final track no the CD.

13- Wyoming - Your last and final dose of that bluesy, smoky hard rock. Once again slow, heavily distorted power cords with awesome change ups in speed and sprinkled with blistering solo guitar riffs from that ax with the hottest pickups around. An unbelievable track that should be getting play time everywhere.

If you are a fan of Metallica, Skynyrd, GNR, AC/DC, Ozzy, or any of the newer bands, Tool, Sinch, Soil, Shinedown, Staind, Seether, Creed, Fuel, Saliva, etc...

GET THIS CD! You can thank me later . . .

A really solid rock record. If you took Motorhead, AC/DC, Lynard Skynard, and Corrosion of Confority, threw em in a blender, the result would be Brand New Sin. Good stuff.

Long awaited is putting it mildly. With such anticipation usually comes some sort of let down. The only disappointing thing about Recipe for Disaster is that it's only 13 songs.
From the sound of the first beer opening in "Arrived" to the last whistle of "Wyoming" BNS delivers song after song of pure straightforward rock `n roll as it was meant to be: raw, honest, and unapologetic. The sincerity of the lyrics should make any listener hard pressed not to find at least one song to identify with on some level. The seemingly unthinkable fusion of acoustic and electric guitars on "Running Alone" and "Once in a Lifetime" blend so perfectly it's almost understated. The rhythm on "Brown Street Betty," "Freight Train," and " Dead Man Walking" is guaranteed to have you flying down the highway at 85 mph minimum, which may be the only disaster that comes out of owning this CD. Six stars out of five: One for each talent in the band and one for the determination, resilience and love for what they do that got them to this point.

Thanks guys!

This band knows how to deliver rock & roll with the kind of drum
beat, tantilizing guitar riffs and solid bass while not over-
powering the deep, gritty vocals that will thunder from your
speakers. There are slower more acoustic moments on this cd but
BNS comes back with another onslaught of heavy, old style metal
that they have cultivated from the bands that have influenced
them. No-they are not copying styles but using their own music
and lyrics to pay tribute to the great rockers who have proceeded them. Get your copy and you'll love each track. As a
listener you'll even be able to find people in your own life that
these musician's are speaking about. Once you own the cd you'll
need to see a live show to understand what many of us already know. This is 'Your New Favorite Band!'

When I heard this album for the first time, I liken it back to when I first heard Guns N' Roses "Appetite for Destruction". I just knew that this band was the REAL Deal. Unfortunately, with the sad state of the music industry today, I fear that this band won't get the exposure they so rightly deserve. Both of BNS's albums totally kick A#$... you will not be disappointed. They rock live, too. They opened for Black Label Society at the Fillmore and tore they house down.

Sonically, I'd describe Brand New Sin as a 'swampy' blend of AC/DC, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Sabbath and Guns.

Recipe for Disaster was just the beginning! The combination of
old rock influences with the personal styling of BNS was just
the type of hard rock many music lovers have been waiting for.
Now is the time to help BNS by going brandnewsin.com and joining the fundraiser "Send BNS to Europe" Do it today!

Recipe for Disaster, Brand New Sin's second studio album, picked up where their self-titled left off. Their sound is heavily influenced by the southern rock greats, especially COC and Phil Amselo's former and current groups. Brand New Sin is, however , far more effective at fusing melody with headbanging than Pantera, Down, or Superjoint Ritual ever were. The vox and riffs are not unlike those of Pantera right after their hair metal phase, but with the more melodic leanings. The dueling guitar leads are probably the best aspect of the album, posessing the band's trademark melody meets brutality style. A testament to the fact that true American Heavy Metal is coming back after the Grunge and Nu-Metal dominated nineties. 4.5/5 stars

While horrid radio-"rock" songs like Nickelback's wussy "Photograph and Korn's unlyrical "...only me," plague stations claiming to play REAL rock, someone somewhere is actually listening to it!

Meet "Brand New Sin," a band with absolute realness to guitars and vocals. Their downhome metal-esque attitude isn't fake. These guys mean business and will kick your arse!

This CD is really rockin! This is not background Muzak music. You will not hear this at a Kmart ...*cough* Nickelback...haha

"Loner," "Days Are Numbered" and "Brown Street Betty" are my personal favorites. "Loner" would definatly make an awesome radio single. No offense to the band but the song sounds like old-school Nickelback w/Godsmack.

The lyrics on every song are simplistic but understandable and real. The guitars crank out the amazing voice the lead has and it's just a tight setup for a good rock band...basically these guys kick butt, so go out and listen to 'em!

This album has been, and will be blasting from my car stereo all summer long! These guys take everything you ever loved about rock to a new level. A refreshing departure from the nu-metal crap the radio has been trying to feed you for the past few years.