Customer Reviews

What We Reflect

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I've been a fan of SoL for a long time, since I heard the song "Lemon" on a website that supports local bands (it's gone now so I won't bother putting the URL) about 4 years ago. When I heard they were releasing an album I got really excited. I've listened to it many times since I bought it, and am not disapointed in the least. Great stuff, sounds awesome professionally mixed, and they're a great band to see live, put on a kick ass show. The singer has a great voice, and his screams fit in perfectly. The guitar riffs go from soft and melodic to heavy and pounding, and some weird effects thrown in are cool. Their lyrics aren't revolutionary, but they get you pumped up. An overall good band, check them out.

Scars of Life is a band that I discovered a ways back when I heard one of they're songs in a movie (can't remember the song or the movie). But once I got into these guys' music, I found out that it completely rocks.

The lead singers voice is incredible, it can go from high pitched to growling, and he does a great job of everything in between.

Being a guitar guy driven by heavy riffs and pounding chords, this is the instrument I listen to the most. This guitar player flat out rocks!

This is all in all a very good band, I recommend them to anyone who likes any solid and heavy rock.

I can't believe a band starting its work as the FIRST Album so enormous. What SOL is achieving is unbelievable. Growth of success means what SOL will obtain. I'm sure if later on they plan to give out any other albums, they’ll surely blow everybody’s heads off, exactly what this one is doing.

While good at what they do, Scars of Life completely rip off staind. Musically, they sound the same, and their vocalist even sounds a little like Aaron lewis. This is a good album, but like i said, they spend far too much time doing what Lewis and Co. have already done, far better than they have.

If you can get past the opening hardcore vocals on "Lemon", you'll hear some throaty vocal melodies set to crunchy guitars and pounding drums. "Alone Inside" begins with a pleasing clean lick that leads into meaty guitar chords. The tempo and rhythms are a nice contrast of subtlety and intensity. "Mute" is dominated by an intoxicating lick and has all the makings of a rock radio hit. The chorus is well-written and will draw you in with its simplicity. You're in for some heavy crunch during the bridge.

"Placebo" builds to a rhythmic fury right from the get go and never quits. The breakdown section mixes stinging licks with powerful vocal melodies. The track concludes with a manic growl. Clean & distorted guitars combine with laid back, echoy vocals on "Descending". The song is almost schizophrenic in its presentation, as it switches from soft to heavy. "Silent Words is an emotionally charged, acoustic ballad where vocalist Kyle Shapiro looks inside himself to see what he's become.

The Bad
Kyle Shapiro has a great rock voice, there is no need for the hardcore screaming crap.

The Verdict
What We Reflect is a strong rock outing that sometimes gets lost with useless screaming. Overall it's worth checking out, Scars of Life have all the makings to move up from here.