At first I was a bit frightened by noticing that this band also had a female vocalist in its ranks. That feeling sure is gone now ‘cause I think this band really stands out from many, many other bands these days. Damn! There’s hardly anything that doesn’t fit in the music! The only small minor I could come up with are some of the emo vocal parts. Sometimes they seem a little weak but to be honest that’s hardly worth mentioning. Actually it can even be seen as one of the many strengths this band has ‘cause that’s just something they do. And it definitely gives them their own sound.

 

Furthermore there’s lots of nasty screaming combined with the right dose of melody and tempo changes. The use of all those different influences is just stunning and it already gets me excited to hear their first full-length album. That must be awesome if they continue to play this way. Another very strong point is the length of the songs. It shows that Farewell To Words is not afraid to create some longer songs, stepping away from the average pattern most metalcore/screamo bands use. This is a band with balls (and boobs of course)!

 

Then the doom influences I was talking about. For those influences, we have to go to the last track on this MCD, ‘The Empty Stare’. This is a song that lasts almost 9 minutes, just like other doom songs a pretty long song. But the music itself also shows the capabilities of these guys and girl to make steps in other directions they are used to take. Music wise you don’t have to expect the next best doom band in the world but it’s clear they know what they’re doing. Actually, this song has not very much to do with doom but it’s a nice step besides the screamo usage. And the vocals, man! Just when you think the two vocalists are a great combination using their vocals really well they show up with grunting. And I mean really low (doom-like) grunting. Two big thumbs up for the vocalists!