Hail the Villian is a rapidly growing agressive rock group from Oshawa Ontario. Metal or Hard Rock? Decide for yourself, but since they hit the xm airwaves and beyond with their single "Take Back the Fear" they have been rocking our faces off with avengance.
Their debut album "Population Declining" starts out like a punch in the mouth and doesn't quit until they get the knockout. The first track on the album "Runaway" hits you like a Freight Train from hell, with an opening line of "welcome to the end" and a solid crunching guitar riff that immediately has you tapping your foot. Brian Crouch's vocals are strong with a powerful groan and lyrics saturated with intent to revolt. His message is clear...rebel and mean it...
In "Take back the fear" the band keeps up the aggression with driving bass lines and power chants of "don't want...anything". "Evil has a name", "Try Hating the World", "Glad to Be" keep with the momentum and theme. It's simple these boys want to rock with rage and impress you while they do it. With that said, they do show a hint of there softer side, still leaving in the aggressive edge but slowing down the momentum signifigantly with "Swan Dive Suicide". In their case this isn't a bad thing. In fact, I think it's a great moment to break the pace given the last 10 songs should've left you exhausted from pumping your fist and chanting along with the hoooks anyhow. For those of you who hate a power ballad though, don't worry, the slow down is short lived, as their next and final song on the album..One I'll gladly call their GRAND FINALE "Social Graces" takes you quickly back to the rebellious aggression that makes this album great. They add a breakdown in this track that showcase there talent in music writing.
All in all, this is a great album, that reminded me how much I love rock that makes me want to break things.
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