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Very heavy the Swedish foursome starts into the demo with the title track Life & Death. Then they stop dead, restart... repeating this before they speed up and head into a thrashy rocker with a heavy groove and fat riffs. In my opinion their weak spot are the vocals of Jonas Blomquist, but this is a demo and when you look at the biography it took the 2 founding members quite awhile to complete the line-up... The lead guitar part is adding a different vibe, but it somehow fits. Then they slow down and they tend a bit towards doom... Another heavy rocker is What It Means, but somehow this one is different... A bit 80's metal influenced... And the vocals have a slight punk attitude. And it becomes obvious that Jonas Blomquist is a better guitarist then singer, but I think with experience he can improve the later. The fat riffing is a kind of trademark for Everwhere which shows Hit The Bricks, again the song has an 80's touch, but they add something new... Well, not new.... If you can imagine a rock song with a dash of old Metallica or Megadeth, then you get a slight idea about their sound. But there is more into their sound! You can find some unusual drum patterns, punky vocals and cool melodic lead guitar parts. The last track is called Don't Give Up, and gets mainly through the vocals a punky touch while musically you can find some progressive elements and structures.
I think the guys are on a good way, but the songs should vary a bit more - but that's a matter of taste... I can imagine that live this is fun, but off stage I would wish the vocals would be.... different. But well, you can check the Swedish out for free, download the demo from their website or in case you are interested in some more free music, go to Free Metal Albums!
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