Like Sheep Led to Slaughter

I want the time I spent listening to this CD back. I don't think I have ever heard anything as unlistenable as this in my life. Maybe some of Throbbing Gristle's stuff. Karyn Crisis, the vocalist, is probably the biggest reason for this. Her caterwauling is one of the single most annoying things these ears have heard. What is absolutely amazing is that she may have one of the widest ranges of any singer I've heard. On their website it says she has a very classical background and she easily has the voice for operatic compositions.

Crisis is a metalcore band however, and she uses every last bit of vocal range throughout the CD. One second is soprano wailing followed by bass gurgling that would make Anselmo blush. It's just so misguided and disorganized that all it does is annoy you after the first 30 seconds.

I would be willing to excuse this if the band was something cool to listen to. Alas, strike two. They do absolutely nothing to distinguish themselves and come off sounding like every other third rate metalcore band out there these days. I'm not even a fan of the production which seems to fade out the entire band when Karyn Crisis opens her mouth. Strangely enough, it was done by Billy Anderson. Strike three.