Crash and BurnThis Boston band is another fine example of a band trying to separate themselves from the herd, but rather than getting lost in an oblivion they have staked some new ground. I mean this shit is all over the place. When I was reading the press sheet and looking at the FOR FANS OF and saw Neurosis, Motorhead, Zeke, and Soundgarden I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was curious as hell to see how they could incorporate hardcore, metalcore, grunge, and rock influences into a coherent album. Surprisingly they do it pretty well, I mean there are some parts that are a bit iffy. The first song, "Insomnia" is good song to kick it off with. It's got a doomy rock vibe to it with subtle hints of punk rock in the vein of blackflag. Essentially what this band is all about for the most part, but they will throw you a curve ball now and again with a grunge tingThe final track (Steel Cold Grey) on the cd really threw me for a loop. I mean the song is actually really fucking catchy, definitely has a grunge/rock feel to it, ala Soundgarden and a cool song to put on a mix cd or something but is really out of place and takes away from the flow of the cd. Another thing this cd could've done without is the instrumental before track 10, I mean it's feedback and noodling around for a good 30-40 seconds before it breaks off into a painfully boring lead. I mean there is no point at all and should've never been put on the cd, just a fillerm and I hate fillers. For the most part the lyrics are what you would expect from a rock outfit, turning something straight forward into something poetically abstract, though sometimes it seems a little to contrived. Albeit there are some decent lines, for instance on track 8 "No One", the line reads, "It's so quiet in here you can hear your breath, it's so dark in here, feels like touching death."