The cover shows it. This is another anti-war record. We've seen a lot of them lately. A little too many in my opinion. It’s no more than logical that about every band has a anti-war orientated song, but people, enough already. I’m getting irritated by the ‘war-theme’only records.

 

Well anyway. The record, 13 songs. And as mentioned before, we get our moneys worth.

But before I start giving this record compliments I want to give my thought on the Rolling Stones cover. The Unseen recorded a cover of Paint it Black and put it on this record. Well I heard someone else do it before (can’t remember who) and they screwed it up, but I really don’t like this version either. In this case, the classic should have been left alone.

 

But what about the rest of the songs? "On The Other Side" is a song about teenage suicides, "Scream Out" and "We Are All That We Have" cover how music can change lives and their meaning. But still, it’s an anti-war record, and what would an anti-war record be without a few Bush-bashing songs. "Weapons Of Mass Deception" and "Force-Fed” take care of this.

“Waste of Time” is one of those ‘screw you guys’ songs, a hardcore record must-have.

And “Final Execution” is probably the best song on the record. Bloodpumping riffs lift things up on a song that is a perfect example of what a good punk song is nowadays.

 

A lot of raw Minor Threat kind of vocals, a few modern emo-influences and shouting oi choruses. And these aggressive chroruses are definitely the Unseen’s hidden strength. Together with the fact that the production definitely went up in terms of quality, this record really is a winner for those who like streetpunk in a highproduction jacket. It’s made, but it’s made by some of the best. Still I think they screwed it up a bit by covering the Stones.