Album Review: The Seduction - 'Melbourne Demo'

When In Name And Blood called

it quits earlier this many an Australian heavy music fan was left feeling

a bit empty. They came along at a time when every man and his dog was

writing breakdown after breakdown and they breathed some life into a soon to be stagnant genre… which is why The Seduction’s debut

release is something of a disappointment. Sure, there are some cool

riffs on offer and the packaging is pretty tidy but the whole affair

is pretty by the numbers. 

Ex- INAB front man Craigos is

at the helm of The Seduction but unfortunately his trademark shriek

is seldom heard. Instead his desperate yelp has been replaced with a

pretty stock deep growl, which isn’t the worst thing I’ve heard

this year but it’s far from amazing.  

The guys that make up The Seduction

are no slouches when it comes to musical ability so I’m interested

to see how their song writing develops over the next 12 months. On a

more positive note the packaging and artwork is impressive and it’s

refreshing to see band’s putting some time and effort into the appearance

of their record (bands take note – if you want people to buy your

record rather than downloading it then make it look pretty!!!).

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2. This Statement Is False
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4. Autophobia