CD Review: State of Mine – “Devil In Disguise”
While at first glance it might be easy to delineate State
of Mine’s Devil In Disguise by its
most recognizable track, a truly epic spot-on reimagining of Katy Perry’s
Olympic anthem “Rise” for metalheads, this striking EP shouldn’t be defined simply
as such. The bands Five Finger Death Punch-meets-Signs of Betrayal dynamic is
nothing short of polarizing, a pure sonic meld of stunning melodically-charged
hooks, aggressively tempered vocals and chugging riffs (“Curtain Call” is as
catchy as it is crushing, standout “Waste of Time” is quite the towering
affair, vocalist Steven Jodway breathes fire on nu-metal ode “Stones,” State Of
Mine flex their emotional muscle on sole ballad “Undertow”). While its one
track too long (don’t bother with unnecessary and frivolous closer “Broke By
Monday”), Devil In Disguise is a
brilliant primer to State of Mine, a band that probably won’t be unsigned for
too much longer after this EP.
Grade: B+
Go Download: “Waste of Time”
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