Elwood Stray – Gone With The Flow
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8,5/10,0
Brief:
Germany’s Elwood Stray are back! After having released two EPs and multiple singles since 2017, they now reveal their full-length debut album Gone With The Flow.
Outcast opens up with a wild and fat modern metal sound. Huge momentum in between chuggy break sections creating an anthemic pop rock sound, combined with a modern metalcore side and stomping beats. Elwood Stray’s strong clean vocals first shine through in Playing Along and easily catch up with the band’s hardcore driven sound, which is also to be found in heavy-hitting tracks like Negative and No Cure. The latter even drifts into nu-metalcore waters with one of the most uncompromising breakdowns you’ll ever hear.
Apart from their heavy side, that often shows in a nasty attitude, there’s a decent amount of modern rock elements in some tracks (Decay) beside the refrains. A short homage to film scores is found in Four Shells, a calm interlude that perfectly prepares for the melodic hardcore-driven Seasons – a song that every fan of the genre will absolutely love. The album culminates in Pendulum, the album’s emotional climax and perfect closer to it.
Straight to the point, Elwood Stray’s sharp production and mature songwriting won’t leave any questions about the band’s quality without making any prisoners. Imagine a more modern version of 2010’s hardcore, combined with an edge and fulfilled by thick production and you’ll get close to how Gone With The Flow sounds.
Tracklist:
- Outcast
- Playing Along
- Half-Life
- Decay
- Uncertain Me
- No Cure
- Four Shells
- Seasons
- Relieved
- Negative
- Pendulum
Main Focus Tracks:
- Outcast
- No Cure
- Seasons
- Negative
Other Recommended Tracks:
- Half-Life
- Decay
- Relieved
Line-Up:
Niels Flor
Raphael Kemmer
Maik Nehrkorn
Fabian Petz
Raphael Sinz
Comments:
Always more melodic, the music of Elwood Stray finds with Gone With The Flow the perfect balance between post-hardcore and refined pop. A band to discover urgently!
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Selected Discography:
Burn the Bridge Lyrics EP – 2017
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