Search - Still Remains :: Of Love & Lunacy

Something you don't see every day

J. Baksa | East Coast | 06/15/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Let me start by saying "Of Love and Lunacy" is a lock for my top 5 in 2005! Still Remains blew me away with this disc by stepping up the energy & bulking up the harmony to make their metal assault the complete package this time around. With a classic metal bent, these guys tie lightening riffs & pulsing percussion together with malicious barks, ethereal singing, & keyboards. Now you may think it a tad bit cheesy to have clean vocals & keyboards on a metal(core) record, but kick your inhibitions in the balls for doubting the depth they add to an album when executed perfectly. The atmosphere on "Of Love and Lunacy" is epic & it makes all the difference as these guys traverse back & forth between crushing bridges & memorable choruses. If you've ever enjoyed any band in the metal or metalcore genre, you owe it to yourself to at least give Still Remains one long listen."

Christian music the way it should be done

Entombment Of A Machine | 12/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Emocore?

Wow.

That's the worst label for a band I've ever heard.



Still Remains are masters at what they do. Everything fits together quite nicely. They're lyrics can be considered slightly emo, but they are just beautiful.



The lyrics for the songs "Recovery" and "I Can Revive Him With My Own Hands" are the best on the cd. They're heartfelt and pretty.



This album is in my top 10. These guys know what they're doing, and I can't wait til their next album. I know I won't be disappointed."

Great

Keith A. Wellman | dallas, tx | 05/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know why people are listening to new metal bands if they don't like this.



Yes these guys are unmistakably groupable with the in flames killswitch unearth types. One thing they have to offer other than generally strong song writing, is: keyboards! keyboards. Im a sucker. I even like that new found glory song just because of the keyboards.



So anyway this album is basically the strong, active, new wave of metal sounding stuff plus keyboards. I would say that underoath's 'changing of times' comes closest just because there's that vibe of something other than hate or whining buried in the heaviness.



I have narrowed my bands from this general genre down to about 10 now. So maybe if you're open to liking a good chunk of this kind of music, including beands yet unheard as to you, this album could surprise you and be up there with unearth or as i lay dying.....rather than down there with shadows fall (ok thats just a cheap shot)."