Germany’s Red Tape Parade recently dropped its debut album “Ballads Of The Flexible Bullet” on Let It Burn. On it they tear through no less than 16 songs (a couple too many if you ask me) which are loaded with fast-paced rhythms, loud guitars, samples and a socially engaged vocalist.
Musically it’s a mix of old-school HC and new school punk with a fair share of Good Riddance and Strike Anywhere influences even though they jump ship to post-hardcore/emorock towards the end. I’m not too keen on the screams and the wide variety of styles… it’s like they wanted something for everyone on the album but in the end all it achieves is showing us a band still looking for its own sound.
Not bad as a debut but I’m curious to see which direction they are going to go on the next album!
Score: 6.5 out of 10
http://www.letitburnrecords.de
http://www.redtapeparade.de
Score: 6.5 out of 10
http://www.letitburnrecords.de
http://www.redtapeparade.de
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