Death List FiveThis an odd two man outfit based out of the bleak Syracuse, NY, although on this demo there are basslines and a second guitar which threw me for a loop. I don't know if the one guitarist tracked them down in the studio and plays them live with a lot of foot pedals and effects? Judging by the photos on their Myspace, both the drummer and guitarist who both do the vocals, seem relatively young. I remember my first band, it was just me on guitar and my buddy on the drums and boy was it horrendous. Now I don't know if this is both guys first band because they're not too bad actually.
There are 4 tracks of punk/thrash in all which total little over 4 minutes. The songs are short and succinct. These guys definitely have a manic feel about them, the vocals were caustic enough to keep my attention. Judging by the song titles these guys have bitingly sarcastic lyrics.
This thing sounds real rough around the edges, considering what these guys are going for it works but still there are some things that need touching up. The vocals seem to differ too much from part to part, one moment it's easily audible, others it's drowned in the mix. The guitar tone is too thin sounding, the drums need some work.
The layout definitely has that oddball DIY feel, the band seems to have put some time into it by doing the cut and paste thing. The front cover is a drawing of a Mobil gas station in black and white on the back there are the track listing and credits that are pasted over a Chinese news paper with other odd images here and there. A little hard to read though because the song titles and what not were sloppily scrippled. They could've put a lyric insert in there too.
Rating: 2.9/5
Songs Worthy of Replay: Crazy Fuckin' Eric And His Crazy Fuckin' Sneaker Boots
Synopsis: Give me a better recording, a lyric sheet and some more songs and we got something here.