Do not resist this one!

Review of Silent Resistance E.P ‘A Thousand Voices’

Everyone is aware of the phrase ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’; a handy piece of advice which should be taken into account with Silent Resistance’s E.P‘A Thousand Voices’, do not judge this E.P by its artwork, you will be misled into thinking you are about to listen to heavy metal screamo, which is entirely not the case.

The predominately Leicester based rock, loosely ‘metal’, band released ‘A Thousand Voices’ in 2010 as their debut E.P. Silent Resistance have recently finished their 2011 touring with a set at OXJAM in Leicester, and have also been seen supporting the likes of Glamour of the Kill and Yashin, from which they have obviously drawn musical inspiration from.

The first track on the E.P is not really a track at all, more of an introduction or, as it is titled, a ‘prelude’ of things to come. The sound of pouring rain indicates that the following tracks are not going to be about butterflies and double rainbows, but simply builds up an eerie intensity making what follows more of an anticipated event rather than just the next song; which, after having such a dramatic intro, luckily does not disappoint.

The second song on the E.P is ‘Death Stare’ which digs its teeth straight into the listener with an intense guitar riff, and mild screaming to start. The high energy start turns into whispery blunt vocals accompanied by additional screaming before picking up to even more kick-ass instrumentals working perfectly with the melodic chorus sung by vocalist Ryan Tailor.

Silent Resistance’s token ‘slow song’ is track number six on the E.P titled ‘Demons (They come for me)’ which combines some screaming with, but is mainly, a harmonious lyrical track complemented by powerful drumming from Danny Lodge and some more excellent riffs from guitarists Jai Flannery and Alex Roddis, of course being given depth by the always underappreciated bassist, who in this case is, Dan Slipper.

Although collectively and individually the debut E.P is a fantastic one, some parts which contain attempted ‘growling’, as it is put in metal terms, should have been omitted. It doesn’t add anything to the songs it is featured in and also does not come across well on the E.P; nevertheless the energetic, hair raising, self-confessed face melting instrumentals, sporadic screaming and strong, passionate vocals are enough to make this E.P an epic addition to any rockers music collection, and provides a taster of even better things to come.

Silent Resistence’s E.P ‘A Thousand Voices’ is available from http://www.silentresistance.bigcartel.com