In one word: Astonished. That’s how
I felt (feel?) after listening to Blame the Sacred’s latest Ep “The Path”. There’s
this feeling you get when you find something amazing that you didn’t even know existed.
It’s like this blend of thrill, joy, and amazement. Well, if you’re like me, that
feeling leads to the overwhelming desire to tell EVERYONE what you’ve found. For
me, that usually means sending YouTube links to everyone I know, but in this
case, it’s gonna be YouTube links AND a review! Speaking of YouTube links:
Ok, At
this point, I’ve probably seen the bands music video for “Edge of Tomorrow”
upwards of 20 times, and according to Musicolet, I’ve listened to “The Path” upwards
of 30 times (I am at this time unwilling to say how far upwards of 30). Ok, so I
might be a bit addicted right now, but come march 27th you will be too, so don’t
worry.
“The Path”
begins with an instrumental track that, somehow, soothes AND excites, teasing the
listener and building anticipation for what’s coming. As the intro comes to an
end, and “I Walk Alone” fires up, it’s immediately apparent that there is no disappointment
in out anticipation.
‘I Walk Alone’ is the kind of song
that it seems almost impossible not to bang your head to. To be totally honest,
when I heard this song for the first time, I instantly pictured some big and
burly biker, speeding down the road on his Harley, and blasting the song at
full volume. As far as first tracks go, it’s super important that your first
track gives the listener a sample of what they can expect from the album and
Blame the Sacred have done an incredible job of that.
Things
slow down a bit for the next track, ‘Hollow Ground’. As a contrast to the
previous songs energy, ‘Hollow Ground’ is a down beat, and rather emotional song.
The kind of song you might put on while you’re sitting at home drinking alone. And
yet, it’s still one of my favorite songs on the album. It’s sweet, emotional,
and it’s exactly the kind of song I would put on repeat when I need a cathartic
experience.
Don’t
worry for even one second about the band brining you down though, because in
the next song “Home” Blame the Sacred goes right back to rocking your balls off.
If you can make it through this song and not have a desire to sing along with
the chorus, I’m thoroughly convinced that you are not human, at which point I’m
not sure why your listening to begin with…
The
next song, “Six Shots of Hate” is both the heaviest and catchiest song on the
record. Despite the name, this song seems to be a lot less hate, and a lot more
“high energy bad ass”. To be completely honest, this was the one song on the ep
that when I first hear it I had no idea what to think of it, But it’s quickly
grown on me to become one of my favorites on the album.
As the
album closes with “Satim Finis” it’s hard not to believe that Blame the Sacred
it on the road to becoming one of the next big names in music.
Overall,
“the Path” seams to be a modern take on 90’s – early 2000’s hard-rock, and a
damn good one at that. Their vocalist captures that typical raspy/distorted sound
that we’ve all come to associate with acts like Metallica, guns n’ roses, and
Godsmack. But unlike a lot of artists who use this, he doesn’t rely on
it. He has an amazing voice, and he’s not afraid to use it. The guitars are all
power, with catchy rifts that make you wanna move, and a power that seams to
add to the overall “bad ass” vibe of the album. the drums stand out to me as
the most prominent instrument, driving the music forward, and encouraging the
listener to move to the music.
This album has quickly become one of my favorites and I’m
happy to rate it at a 9/10.
You can check out Blame the Sacreds EP “The Path” when it’s out on march 27th