Release
date: June 16th 2017. Label: Dullest Records. Format: CD/DD
Far
Beyond Nothing – Tracklisting
Coffin Niche
Destined For The
Ground
Emerald Emotions
Weak Slits
Salamander
Stress Dreams
Sun Rites
Rational Defect
Poison Landscape
Collapsing Panes
Review
Post Hardcore/Stoner
Punks L.M.I return with their second full length album – Far Beyond
Nothing. The album isn't the best produced album I've heard this
year. The overall sound can be slightly messy and disjointed at times
but that adds to the overall effect of L.M.I's music. I've been a fan
of the band for the last couple of years and they never disappoint
with the past records they've released.
The band play a blend
of Post-Hardcore, Punk, Thrash and Stoner Rock. Opening track –
Coffin Niche – is a catchy and furiously heavy song that packs
quite a punch with fast-paced riffs and socially aware lyrics. I can
hear influences diverse as At The Drive-In and other seminal hardcore
punk bands. Though L.M.I. Distract this balance by adding a meaty
Stoner Rock/Metal sound.
Second track –
Destined For The Ground – carries on the frenzied punk attack with
the riffs becoming faster and L.M.I. displaying a more manic energy.
The guitar work is what holds your attention with moments of jazzy
interludes that show you there is something more to the bands music.
Most of the songs run
for about 2 to 3 minutes in length. There are not many songs with
epic progressive style riffs and that's not L.M.I's style. They play
fast and loose with the music that they create. The album only runs
for 26 minutes in length and it's blistering and emotionally
exhausting album to listen to at times. This album is perhaps more
hardcore punk rock orientated than their debut album but the
Stoner/Noise Rock sounds are there waiting to be heard or discovered
depending on your mood of the album.
Other great songs to
check out are: Emerald Emotions, Salamander, Sun Rites and Collapsing
Pages. All these songs are perhaps where L.M.I. Show their greatest
strengths in creating action packed Stoner/Hardcore Punk grooves.
If you ever wondered
what At The Drive-In would sound like if they entered the world of
Stoner Rock then is the closest you're ever going to get. Far Beyond
Nothing is another winning record for L.M.I. and it's one that will
entertain the hell out of their established fanbase.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to the band for the promo. Far Beyond Nothing will be available to buy on CD/DD via Dullest Records from June 16th 2017.
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