Release
date: September
27th
2019. Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD
Protect
And Survive
– Tracklisting
Volt Grabber
Volt Grabber
Man
On Fire
Apocalypse
Sometime
The
Fog
Meet
Helmut
Protect
And Survive
One
Cross Each
Burn
Channels
Snakeoil
Dig
For Victory
Iron
Hands
Members
Rob
- Guitar/Vox
Stu
- Bass
John
- Drums
Review
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And Survive is the new album from UK, North East Stoner Rockers –
Sorry For Nothing. This is the band’s first new album in 8 years
since their 2011 record – Psycho Monster Resurrection. I have a
long history with the band. As this is the band that made me started
blogging back in 2011 in the first place and the main reason I
created The Sludgelord blog. Mainly to review their 2011 album.
I’ve
know the guys for a long time and the guys are a hugely talented
bunch with a dedicated fan-base within the North East of England. The
band take influence from CLUTCH, BLACK SABBATH and MOTORHEAD with
elements of Punk Rock being woven into their musical DNA.
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And Survive is quite different to their previous albums. As the band
have evolved into a more harder style of Stoner Rock/Metal with it’s
uncompromising and bleak lyrics allowing the band to add a more
aggressive tone to their overall sound. The production is quite raw
and stays bleak throughout the album. This is very much a DIY album
and that has served Sorry For Nothing very well down the years.
The
album gets off to a cracking start with Volt Grabber and Man On Fire
seeing the band play different sounds and genres with Hard Rock,
Blues Rock and Stoner Metal being the main order of business. CLUTCH
based vibes can be heard on these songs with the raw Punk Rock sound
allowing lead vocalist Rob singing bleak vocal passages with an
almost gloomier approach. The vocals feel and sound very real and
have an unpolished feel to them. It’s good to hear and shows that
the band aren’t afraid to play a more “real” Stoner Rock/Metal
sound compared to more famous artists/bands within the Hard
Rock/Metal community.
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And Survive is Sorry For Nothing’s longest album yet clocking near
around 60 mins. Maybe the band could have cut one or two songs for a
more precise listening experience. However, there is a lot of great
sounds to be found on this album especially on the later songs such
as: Protect And Survive, Once Cross Each, Burn Channels and Iron
Hands which is perhaps the standout song on the album.
Sorry
For Nothing are not doing anything groundbreaking here. However, the
band have released a superbly produced record that offers fans of the
genre a multitude of different grooves throughout the album and this
will please the most jaded of Stoner Rock/Metal fan.
Words
by Steve Howe
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