Wow the AMG review is terrible.
Isn't a major function of a music critic to help put artists in context? Or perhaps to describe the sound of a record, so that readers can decide whether or not it might match their musical taste. MacKenzie Wilson's review for AMG above fails spectacularly on both accounts - and as a result does a disservice to emusic subscribers by misrepresenting the breakthrough release from one of the 90s/2000s better melodic hardcore bands (luckily the AMG review of 2006's Our Darkest Days by Greg Prato is a lot more accurate, and emusic does include a band bio...) This is melodic punk/hardcore in the vein of Bad Religion or Pennywise, made distinct primarily by Zoli's soaring, instantly identifiable vocals - no bellowing or rasping here. Ignite is huge in Europe where they frequently tour, but for some reason never achieved the same level of popularity here. And it's hardly a knock that this accessible record would appeal to 90s commercial rock fans - grounded in a pop sensibility an with big g
