Heartist - Nothing You Didn't Deserve

Published April 10 2013

*=Staff's pick	Disconnected* Rhinestone* The Answer Where Did I Go Wrong? Nothing You Didn't Deserve Heart Of Gold*

Genre	Alternative Metal	Bryce Beckley	Vocals
Tracks	6	Jonathan Gaytan	Guitar
Running time	25 Min.	Tim Koch	Guitar
Label	Roadrunner Records	Evan Ranallo	Bass
Release	17 April 2013	Matt Marquez	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Heartist
Similar artists	---

This self produced twenty-five minute EP was originally released last fall in the States and is now up for grabs in Europe as well. This Southern California outfit plays modern American heavy rocking alternative radio metal or whatever you want to call it and we've heard this semi-computerized type of music a thousand times before, with mainly clean vocals mixed with some aggressive parts.

The melodies are rather captivating and well suited for radio broadcasting and true heavy metal fans will most certainly dismiss this as some sort of pop music disguised in a heavier outfit. In my ears the instruments are overshadowed by a modern, yet not a high-level, production and engineering, which makes many plays feel artificial and without genuineness and originality. I well aware of that the intension is to do so, but that's how I see it. There are tons of opinions on this matter and I think it's up to each his own to decide what's right or wrong and good or bad.

I have listened to this EP roughly fifteen times and I feel that it's close to coming to a dead end. No matter how much more I will listen to this release, it will for sure just stay at a decent rating of 5 chalices, neither more nor less. It's not this type of music I want to listen to over and over again, but it will do for a spin once in a while.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
6	2	4	7	5

Summary
5 chalices of 10 - Tobbe