Respect Issue

Emmure, Emmure | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 13, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B00175G6K0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,665 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Respect Issue arrives in 2008 from Emmure as their second full-length on Victory Records. On this album, the guitarists play in Drop A# (Drop Bb), the same as the previous album Goodbye to the Gallows. Kurt Angle, professional and amateur Olympic wrestler, is featured on the cover art and throughout the inlay. Emmure is a Metalcore band from Conneticut, formed in 2003. They have drawn comparisons to The Acacia Strain and From a Second Story Window. 10 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Respect Issue, July 7, 2008

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GlassJAw RAwb (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respect Issue (Audio CD)

Let me start by sayin most of the reviews on this album have some truth to it:

The Respect Issue doesn't offer anything new or original. In fact, most of the songs sound somewhat similar to The Acacia Strain. However, this is not just another rip off.

Gone is most of the singing and the flow. I will admit that their last disc told a story, and had a unique flow to i, but this one doesn't flow as well as the previous. However, that is not to say that is a bad thing..

Where The Respect Issue lacks in cohesive flows and creating a story, they make up for in brutality!! The cover should give you an idea of what to expect from Emmure's latest efforts.. The reason for Kurt Angle on the front is because he is a punisher himself (or at least in his story lines and his character). When you look at the cover what do you see? You see this guy who is muscular with boxing gloves and looks like he's ready for a fight. A guy that size will PUNISH you...and that's exactly what this cd does from start to finish. The band punishes the listener into a submission with neck breaking 808 bass drop's which leads into a slow but punishing breakdowns. Other times the album goes into faster breakdown's and even a few 2 step parts.

This album is a grower and a little hard to digest at one time. In order to truely appreciate what Emmure has done and appreciate the hatrid that fuels this album, one must listen to it more than one time. If you like heavy and brutal music, try listening to this while lifting some weights at the gym or at home.

To wrap everything up, this album often times sounds the same, which can be both good and bad. There is no new ideas, and quite frankly, if you listen to Acacia Strain, you've heard these riffs before. BUT, in no way does that make this cd a flop. If you want an album that punishes and taps right into repressed anger, look no futher, because that's all this album is about! If you aren't into breakdowns and pure anger, save your money. It make take some time to grow on you, but if you give it a chance, you will find yourself listening to it more and more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new, done well., June 13, 2008

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Craig (Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respect Issue (Audio CD)

My title says it all. This album has absolutely nothing new to offer the music scene. It has all been done before by other bands. With that being said, it is important to also realize that not every band has to offer something new and exciting to be considered valid. These guys have chosen a style (typical two-step/breakdown) and it works extremely well for them. The production quality is also miles above half of the other garbage that is circulating around these days. That is why I give this cd five stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars br00tal, October 22, 2008

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Marie Espinoza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Respect Issue (Audio CD)

Even girls like music like this sometimes. Its too good not to turn up to 40 as I'm driving past some ghetto kids and laugh as they mean mug me or go to fetch their daddys (sorry, brothers), pistol.