Album Review: Parker Avenue - It Isn't Dead

From the moment taut violin strings mix with a deluge of crash cymbals, you know what Parker Avenue are aiming for with It Isn't Dead. And man, do they do their musical duty. The four-track EP meshes '90s grunge with a metal/prog edge, and it's all delivered through an immediate and intense energy. Huge pitch bends, fall-of-hammer drum rolls and melodic vocals – it's a pretty faultless package. Andrea White's violin playing adds a harmonious, if predictable, line to the whole shebang. Parker Avenue are clear about their adherence to uncomplicated rock, but rock they do well.