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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Six Years Down,,
By the messenger (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)
...and Tapping The Vein have finally delivered a beautifully poised record worthy of being the follow-up to 2003's searing debut LP The Damage. The Philadelphia, PA band have honed and matured their heavy, humid sound into something more in the neighbourhood of Colt's masterpiece of dark, soulful electronica These Things Can't Hurt You Now So Throw Them in the Fire.The long hiatus has not dulled the intensity and severity of the themes and lyrics, and though it once more may appear luridly self-absorbed, Heather Thompson does come across as someone whose bluff should definitely not be called, dissecting the suicidal mind with devastating clarity. Those of us who have been close to the edge will recognise the difference between this and the majority of heavy metal posturing. And to those who are hovering there right now, be warned this is a relentlessly depressing listen, and may offer only the most threadbare skein of hope to those who may benefit from merely having their feelings articulated by another human being. From the first few seconds, the record sounds reassuringly TTV: a muted drum machine, and Mark Burkert's clean wintry guitar echoing into the void. The opening track details an abusive situation turned numb through repetition, and finally into a violently-distorted perception of triumph: 'Touch me, I won't even bat an eye [...] I barely even bled this time'. The protagonist's detachment may have given way to resilience, but it remains infused with a hatred for the aggressor. 'Burn, burn, burn' - the mild manner in which Thompson delivers this imperative is at odds with what you would expect from a rock band, but it definitely is catchy and the insinuation of its seething undercurrent is far more convincing in its quiet determination than if she had opted for the clichéd rant and rave. Other highlights on a solid record include 'Clean', 'All My Heart', and 'Razor Blades', which is kind of a sister song in mood and execution to 'Hurricane' off the first record. The final track, Inclined, is the ultimate downer - its bleak certainty of voice bringing to mind such grim finales as Queenadreena's 'For I Am The Way' (Drink Me) and Nine Inch Nails' 'The Great Below' (The Fragile). All the raging guitars have long died away and an angelic vocal whispers its intentions into an ambient abyss, long past thought of any cry for help, and at peace with the soul's resolve to cease to be. This is an important record for reclaiming the expression of traumatic experiences and their attendant emotions as a powerful and necessary art form, rather than an empty means to sell records to some vaguely-perceived and ill-thought-of "alternative" demographic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Long Overdue Album Worth The Wait.,
By Glyn Evans-Hughes "Korpze" (UK, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)
Anyone who already owns Tapping the Veins previous album 'The Damage' WILL buy 'Another Day Down.' This goes without saying; and guess what? They WONT be disappointed. We have all waited far too long but it was worth the wait. Lyrically don't expect any 'I Love You Love Me Too' songs. This is seriously manically depressive, but that can only be a good thing! Heather has a way of making you bleed along with her as she contemplates her own mortality in a way that would have made Alice Cooper proud! What has changed for this album is the way the vocals are now overlaid, with Heather providing a wonderful array of vocal harmonies. As a guitarist I abhor 'manufactured' music but do not be fooled by the word 'programming' on the sleeve. The guitar riffs and everything about this album fit perfectly, but this is 'Tapping The Vein' so you knew that, didn't you?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent rock music with female voice,
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This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)
There are three bands that maybe could be classified under the same style (rock metal w/electronics, featured by a female singer), which I do respect much, especially because their great compositions: Evanescence, Kidney Thieves and Tapping The Vein. If you know any of them, you'd identify what I mean. Even though all of them work in music since many years ago, they have released just a couple of albums each, what has generated, indeed, excellent albums with only great songs inside.I heard to Tapping The Vein since many years ago, at the end of the nineties, as an indie band with only two EPs released then (Undone and The Butterfly). In those years, I could hear a sample of "The Ledge", which was included later as the opening song in their first album "The Damage" (in a different version by the way). That version of the song really caught me to the band. After 7 years of silence, finally, I received news from the band and an invitation to hear a new song, "Complicate It", from their Myspace page. Almost a year had to pass yet until the complete album "Another Daydown" was released. I was not disappointed at all. Since the first song to the last one, Tapping The Vein gave me 43 minutes of great music. "Burn", the first one, have a very good balance between moods, sometimes so expectant and sometimes so powerful. Of course, Heather's voice is a very important component to obtain this effect, even during the whole album. Some unexpected arrangements, like the use of piano in "Clean", give an extra pleasure to the listening. What I'm liking very much today, is hearing the sequence from the fifth song to the ninth, starting with "Bury Me" (my favorite), then a heavy train machine with "I Don't Feel" and then "Razor Blues", "Time" and "All My Heart". After this sequence, the title song comes starting slow and sweet, with a flangered guitar... a great and strong balad, as well as the final song "Inclined". The only weird thing I'm not happy with, especially for this kind of music, is this low level audio during the whole album, I don't know if caused by either a production problem or a media printing fail. I have to turn volume level up to 8 (while I usually use to leave it at 4) to enjoy it.
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