We are a few weeks into the new year, and if one of your resolutions was to hit the gym more often, we have the perfect record to accompany you in doing so. Southern England’s hardcore quintet, Your Demise, will be releasing their gritty EP, Cold Chillin’, on February 7th. The record sounds like a continuation of their well-received LP, The Golden Age (2012); unrelenting vocals and a mighty instrumental section sets things off to get your blood pumping at an unhealthy yet satisfactory rate.
It doesn’t seem like the EP ever ends. There isn’t a generic opening or closing song included on the record, and all four tracks on Cold Chillin’ fit nicely alongside one another. Karma, the EP’s single, starts things off with a drum rhythm that could easily be mistaken for the one opening There Is from Box Car Racer. But after about twenty seconds you clearly see that they are not the same song. One pulsating rhythm leads into another at break-neck speeds. Ed McRae’s vocal delivery verbally punches you in the face, with the exception of, “One thing about music/When it hits you you feel no pain” where he channels his inner Jamaican songwriting style (because every good vocalist has one, right?). A Song To No-One switches things up, adding some melodic flair to the record, particularly in the chorus. The shortest song on the EP, Nearly Home, picks up the tempo quite a bit, and its gut-splitting guitars with a turbo shot of some pop punk will get you ripped in no time. Your Demise does not lighten things up for their closing track, Just Like The End, but what did you expect? This song is huge: gang vocals, powerful drums, and meaningful lyrics that fans rely on (“Do what you love/Or hate what you do”). It’s definitely a solid ending to a solid EP.
Cold Chillin’ is suitable tidbit of music from Your Demise to hold fans over before their next full-length. The band worked wonders in growing from their original sound while simultaneously staying true to what their fans enjoy.
Tracklist:
1. Karma
2. A Song To No-One
3. Nearly Home
4. Just Like The End
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Written by Melissa Jones
