Review Summary: nothing crazy
Purist metalheads may hate this album, and they have every right to. There’s more sexy, mainstream melodies than riffs inserted in this cleanly produced EP. There’s pop, and a nice singer, and everything that boomers hate. There’s also a crunchy guitar, a couple breakdowns, and a clear cohesion of sound with consistently catchy tracks. Overall it’s a very smooth sounding, pleasant listen like listening to the ocean.
While certain portions are pure metalcore, the band generally stay in We Came As Romans territory. Things get spicy but not too spicy. The guitar serves a sharp sound that reminds us of its existence. Riffs are quite lacking and the biggest drawback of the EP. A distinct movie trailer atmosphere is always in the background, which is the main catalyst for their unique sound. The riffs just aren’t there, and there are many people in the world that just can’t live without riffs. A few more hook filled riffs would’ve been appreciated. Instead, the hooks are mainly from pop that sound good, but certainly not aggressive or very energetic.
Aside from the crunch of the guitar, this is pretty much pop rock like certain Linkin Park singles. Okay, there’s a bit more of a metalcore influenced spank involved, but the conglomerations evolve into pop real quick. Calamity (for ex.) has much more in common with Bring Me The Horizon than Volumes. This is what modern mainstream metal is these days for better or worse, but Annisokay have a nice enough singer to make their average sound become fuller.
