"When Silence Is Broken The Night Is Torn" Review (3.5/5)
Eyes Set to Kill is a post-hardcore band hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. Their melodic guitars and almost constant double bass pedal action is fronted by a female vocalist with light tones similar to Hayley Williams. Even though she barely holds a growl on this record, their keyboardist handles the screaming as well as his piano solos. This band is definitely unisex with three boys and three girls playing awesome music together.
Their debut album, “When Silence Is Broken the Night Is Torn” has a total of nine tracks with one being a piano interlude. Though the playing time is similar to Atreyu’s new album, it would be much more fruitful to choose Eyes Set to Kill since the album is accompanied with a DVD. There isn’t much originality on this record besides the fact that there’s a girl singer leading a band with a sound similar to Emery, but they seem to pull it off effectively. Lead singer, Lindsey Vogt has a soothing voice which makes the music more malleable. The only problem surrounding her voice is when she hits the high notes; she adds an effect to her voice where it almost sounds like it cracks. From the first track, it can be almost unbearable, but looking past that effect she adds the overall tone of the songs isn’t bad.
Alexia Rodriguez is an amazing lead guitarist. This whole album paints an awesome picture of her work. On this new album, she makes good use of her guitar licks playing better than some of the mainstream Hawthorne Heights sound-alikes. The music is complimented by great lyrical crafting. It’s highly recommended that after you listen to this album go back and listen with the lyrics booklet. The concepts aren’t anything new but they give the music its’ life after the breakdowns just aren’t enough anymore. “Liar in The Glass” and “Pure White Lace” are good examples of their lyrical craftsmanship.
With the West Coast post-hardcore scene spreading beyond its borders, it’s good to see that rookie good bands actually still exist. Eyes Set to Kill keeping a Paramore attitude with an Escape The Fate sound. These boys and girls are going to bleed onto the mainstream with, “When Silence Is Broken the Night Is Torn.” Their light and dark vocals leading their orchestra of hardcore-filled influences will break them out in time.
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