Non Working Generation - My Mouth Belongs To You
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Faces* |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
Jimmy Drexler
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Jesper Wallgren
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 39 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Ant Nest Records |
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Bass
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| Release | 31 Oct. 2005 |
André Drexler
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Drums
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| Country | Sweden |
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | System Of A Down, Suicidal Tendencies, RATM | ||
Founded in 2001 in Landskrona, Non Working Generation have recorded a number of demos and even managed to do some touring in the States while remaining unknown to the bigger parts of their home country. Now signed to the label Ant Nest Records the band is pursuing to create a sound for their label debut inspired by System Of A Down's latest release Mesmerize. And I have been waiting for the day when bands following in the vein and inspired by System Of A Down were to surface since they are the most groundbreaking and innovative band in a long time according to me. And with the penetrative power they have had in the later years it is only natural that other bands follow.
To label a band as Non Working Generation is impossible. You have punk influences, heavy Black Sabbath-like groove and riffing, thrash metal influences, a slight dose of grunge and a bunch of innovative ideas in this spaced out music. This is doubtless a highly energetic band that appear to have a lot of will and also tend to be a bit crazy in the positive meaning. They are not settling with creating something that has been done before and despite their resemblance with System Of A Down it is not enough to tell them off as followers. Inspired yes, but not copycats.
Opening track Faces, that also is their first single from the album, kicks in with a heavy rhythm, riffing guitars and with vocals that are filled with desperation while second track Boom Boom Mancini is going more for the groove instead of feeding on speed and thrash riffs. These two tracks are also the better ones on the album and perhaps those that are the easiest to take in because after that it becomes more and more crazy but without going over the top. With the track My Mouth Belongs To You there is no doubt that System Of A Down is the main inspiration, full force and head on with desperate sounding vocals.
Non Working Generation further display their strength
in variation with a couple of ballads on the album. Play, Play, Play
comes out with a vibe of Red Hot Chili Peppers with a raw and naked
sound while Dream A Dream has the same kind of might as only Rammstein
can produce not least with the subtle use of keyboards in this one.
And to further make you totally confused, the track Why Do You Want
To Kill An Arab has a groove and guitar sound that make me think of
Faith No More and how they sounded in the period of their Angel Dust
album. Each song on this album lives its own life and it is hard to
summon this all up 'cause this band has a lot of ideas and also enough
of them to last for the entire album. To give you somewhat an idea in
an easy way, you could say that it is like System Of A Down after you
have peeled of the most extremes in every direction leaving Non Working
Generation on a SOAD middle road.
The album My Mouth Belongs To You have a dry and thick sound that makes
it come out with a raw live sound that fits their music perfect. Non
Working Generation is a tight sounding band and that is necessary in
order to pull of this type of music and they do manage to do it. You
have some really great rhythms that are coming from the drums at the
same time as the sole guitar manages to fill their music with some cool
riffs as well as tasteful leads, all accompanied by vocals that seem
to feed on desperation and emotion. Non Working Generation is definitely
an interesting band that is worth checking out.
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Production
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Vocals
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Compositions
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Summary
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7 chalices of 10 - Thomas |
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