Album Review: We Are All Without Merit

Sometimes when you try to mash to separate genres together, you get a big, gloppy mess of sound that instantly makes you turn away.  Just check out Pete Wentz's (former Fall Out Boy bass player) new band Black Cards, a band mixing an electronic with a ska sound.  However, if you want to check out a mashing of genres done right, than walk on over to the melodic metal band My Eyes Fall Victim's latest album:  "We Are All Without Merit."

My Eyes Fall Victim is a five-piece band from the Sussex County area of NJ that has just released their first full length  album in March 2011. This band manages to seamlessly mesh together a multitude of genres.  Try to imagine Underoath, Billy Idol, Fall Out Boy, Relient K, and A Day To Remember collaborating on one unified sound and you can begin to imagine the awesome and unique sound of We Fall Without Merit.  There is a lot of pounding drums, shredding guitars, powerful screams, melodic pianos, and awesome vocal harmonies. If I had to give one genre name to these guys, it would be Melodic Metal Post-rock Pop.

"We Are All Without Merit" is a twelve track album available for streaming and digital purchase on their Band Camp page along with a physical CD purchase off of their Big Cartel page.

The first song off of the album, "They Are Gone and I Am Left," offers an amazing introduction along with a summary of the band's overall sound. The song starts off with melodic piano playing at a slow tempo.  With each passing note, the song becomes faster, heavier, and more electronic. By the end, the sweet lonely piano has transformed into a pounding hardcore rock track.

The album overs many other notable tracks. "Nothing But the Shadows of Images" is a wholly instrumental track that combines a whole lot of distortion with a piano; another summary of their overall sound.  "The Poor Servant of a Poor Master," was a single released in January of 2010 and is still available on their Band Camp for individual download at the low cost of $0.99.  The title track, "We Are All Without Merit," is probably one of their best and most identity confused songs.  Changing between their different sounds, you will think that Fall Out Boy and Underoath are playing at the same time. 

"We Are All Without Merit" is an interesting stew of sounds that will satisfy your ears appetite for both hardcore and pop music.  The music may sound schizophrenic, but that is part of My Eyes Fall Victim's unique sound. Check out My Eyes Fall Victim's various Internet platforms while you are purchasing their album: Facebook, Band Camp, Pure Volume, MySpace, Tumblr, Big Cartel, and Twitter.

In the end, just let your ears fall victim to the awesomeness that is My Eyes Fall Victim's new album "We Are All Without Merit."

-Gardizzle