If you're a fan of screamo, you undoubtedly know who Ampere are, and for good reason. The First Five Years compiles all of their material from their demos and splits, aside from their split LP with Sinaloa, and it's all expectedly great. All of the songs here are sub-two-minutes (save for one of the live tracks), while most are under one minute in duration; quick shots of violent riffing and spastic blast beats that give way to melancholic melodic leads and, on rare occasions, subdued moments. There are eighteen original songs here, although two are duplicates. The other ten tracks are five very well done covers, including the great "Money Stinks" by D.R.I., and five live performances. Nothing on here really comes close to the level of songwriting heard on All Our Tomorrows End Today or Like Shadows, but few things do. It's a very convenient and high-quality compilation from a very important and high-quality screamo band.
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