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Music Review: Eyes Set to Kill - Reach

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published February 10, 2008
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Musically, they are solid with a nice dose of melodic playing that doesn't get boring and actually does a bit more than expected. Alexia pulls double duty as singer and guitarist, and does a solid job alongside Greg Kerwin, delivering some nice rhythms and lead sections that border the progressive. Meanwhile Alexia's sister, Anissa, is on bass, combining with Caleb Clifton on drums that deliver some solid rhythms. Nothing spectacular, but they do a fine job of keeping the momentum driving forward. Finally, Brandon also holds down two positions. In addition to providing those deathly screams, he also mans keyboard, adding another texture every now and then throughout the album.

One thing I read that I found a bit odd was in the bio on their MySpace page. They are described as taking the punk and hardcore communities by storm. I find it odd because their music does not fit into either of those categories, but hey, whatever gets you listened to, right? They have successfully used MySpace as a tool in their young career to gain contacts and national exposure, as well as booking an entire tour through the social network.

Overall, this is an album that is a lot of fun to listen to, but does not provide enough to chew on to really be won over. It is a situation sort of like those old beer commercials: "Tastes great, Less filling!" When you press play, enjoy the ride this young band takes you on and think about the possibility they have for the future.

Bottomline. To this point, the band has a lot to be proud of, gaining some national exposure and using the web to book a tour, not to mention their quality music. No, it is not the best the genre has to offer, but I doubt this is the best they have to offer. Still, there is no reason not to enjoy what is here. It is definitely solid. The only problem being that when it is over, you will be hard pressed to name what it was just heard.

Mildly Recommended.

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center.
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Music Review: Eyes Set to Kill - Reach
Published: February 10, 2008
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#1 — April 2, 2008 @ 14:41PM — dan the man

i love this band so much and
i think there music is freaken amazing
i wish i was them flower power

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