Eyes Upon Separation is: Matt Auxler - Guitar Brandon Smith - Vocals Nick Corns - Guitar and Acoustic Guitar JT Woodruff - Bass Jeremy Rankin - Drums
Eyes Upon Separation is as extreme as it gets. With links to the masterful Zao, EUS bursts onto the scene with a noise-core sound for the ages. Dillinger Escape Plan and Zao fans will gobble this up like eating Britney Spears happy hole. Only these guys are all about hating women, not loving them!
“It Must Be Take A Worm For A Walk Week” is just as messy as the title. The vocals are pure screams. Forget trying to figure out what is on Brandon’s mind, you will have to read the cover art for that. But if you like music where you can’t possibly hear everything the first time then this tune is for you. Think of it as Disneyland for hardcore, you can’t hear it all in one day. Drums wander off in it’s own direction, guitars do these neat plucking things, and high pitched licks. Then without warning the band flies at a tiring pace. Start licking!
With “Tongues Of Poison” you will find yourself to be disturbed by the lyrical content. “ Plagued by mockery, affluent in nothing. How I long to be complete! With you I am, I am you…released! My will has been put to death, I am nowhere, I am nowhere but everywhere…casually remind me pointless instruction. Look away children, look away…” Hmm…do you get it? I kind of do. Seems like someone ain’t handling their relationship well. Nonetheless the music is phenomenal as the band goes wandering off from each other again, just far enough to keep it together…yet apart. There is some subtle melodies in the end over Brandon’s temper tantrum, cool shit!
“They Took The “R” Out Of New York” is an instrumental that consists of a dark mood and super fast strings. A must hear.
2:25 of pure delight. “No.5 With A Bullet” flies as a blinding speed. “Auxler” and “Corns” are masterful as they weave high pitched licks with huge breakdowns to create the most complete song of the effort. Beautiful yet tragic, the song speaks of a desire to be with a girl. The girl is referenced to as an “Angel”. That is until the anger comes from nowhere and the end result is suicide from the loss. Yet again the guitar work is a breath of fresh air.
Eyes Upon Separation is a killer band…period! One complaint is the lyrical content. Everyone has break ups! The subject has been beat to death! If this band wants to be in the game for the long hall, then an expansion in content will be needed. Nonetheless the album is masterfully written and produced, and like I said earlier…open wide, and eat this evil shit up!