Strangers Only- My Ticket Home
“Puke Rock or Die” has become My
Ticket Home’s battle cry ever since they released ‘Strangers Only’ in
September, and to be honest, it’s the most accurate label I can put on the
quartet from Columbus, Ohio. Abandoning the chugging, effeminate vocals, and
synthesizer use that plagued their first release ‘To Create a Cure’, ‘Strangers
Only’ punches you in the mouth immediately with grungy drop tuned guitar work
and squealing harmonics that would make Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine
simultaneously proud. But, no matter how catchy the guitar work is, the real
star of the album is the vocal tandem of Nick Giumenti and Derek Blevins, who
also serve as the band’s bassist and guitarist, respectively. Lyrically and rhythmically,
the vocal flows are catchy and creative, relying much more on Giumenti’s
powerful screams with both Giumenti’s and Blevin’s much matured clean singing
playing a supporting role. My biggest issue with this band is that despite
their accessibility to anyone in the hardcore genre, they mostly tour with
post-hardcore bands. Hopefully, if enough people realize they are the real
deal, they will tour with some respected hardcore acts, because this album was
written for pile-ups and a violent pit.
-Jack
-Jack
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