PHASE 2 is a clear reflection of how far the band has come in six years, although the sometimes excessive use of autotune and synthesisers on the vocals tends to blend different tracks together, leaving us unable to distinguish much between emotions. This final track brings together every feeling of the previous tracks and amplifies them, building a sense of tension with a digital breakdown and spine-tingling whispers before the track explodes into an ecstatic, immersive finale. Having voyaged through a mass of futuristic sounds mixed with ever-popular hardcore rock, ‘Stay as Who You Are’ is the atmospheric ending to one hell of a rave, from dramatic electronic opening to thrashing verses, and from beautiful choruses to some of the best guitar solos FALILV has to offer.
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I am slightly at a loss for words at how to describe this one- screaming, more screaming, a little more screaming, singing, silence, more screaming, classical piano, more screaming…it goes on. However, the prize for the best-titled track, and possibly the maddest, easily goes to ‘Counterattack by the Sesame Sized’. I sign myself up as a willing participant. What listeners will definitely get out of this track, if not clarity, is some sort of experiment on just how much genre-switching the brain can cope with. A surprising piano breakdown erupts into guitar-powered chaos, and with huge leaps from silence to dense sound it becomes increasingly difficult to work out what’s verse and what’s chorus- but perhaps that doesn’t matter. In the same way, ‘Flutter of the Cherry Blossom’ has a light, airy and electronic feel with a particularly catchy opening, collapsing once again into chaos in its second half, with an 8-bit breakdown and a heavier conclusion.īut to kick everything into overdrive, ‘Virtue and Vice’ spills over completely into heavier genres, with metal-style bridges and a strong reliance on eardrum-busting growls. ‘Rain Inside Your Eyes’ lets the piano take the forefront, leading a generally calmer song featuring a slower, but emotionally charged beat, until a sudden dramatic breakdown reintroduces metal influences briefly, culminating in an oddly combined screamo/melodic final chorus. In terms of big ballads, the band isn’t one for tear-jerkers, preferring a mixture of sadness with brutal anger. The charmingly-titled ‘Nail the Shit Down’ starts from a pounding riff and moves into a rap before returning to more screaming, with a particularly tuneless chorus! For the sheer joy of throwing oneself around, this track is a triumph- with their ever-playful and often unexpected breakdowns. For those who like this rock-influenced style, the following ‘Thunderclap’ features a fantastic hard rock instrumental.įALILV are hardly limited to rock, metal, and digital music genres, though. Mind-blowing energy blasts this track skyward and cements it as one of my recommended tracks for new fans keen to hear what the band can do. The unsurprisingly rave-like energy in the digital elements of the music is interlaced with catchy bass and some very creative guitar, not to mention moments of screamo that contrast the autotuned vocals dominating the rest of the track.įollowing swiftly on, ‘Swing It!!’ has an alt-rock edge from more heavily guitar-driven instrumentation, as well as playful choruses and a mixture of 8-bit hyperactivity with a heavy breakdown and middle eight.
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Opening with a techno beat and sensationally fast piano, the band asks us, “Are you ready to blast off?” before launching into the first full track, ‘Rave-up Tonight’. Released on August 8th, FALILV’s latest offering charts their experiments through alt rock, electronica, and many other genres, with truly explosive results. Rocking the digital hardcore scene since 2008, 6-strong unit Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (or FALILV) are back with their third full album, PHASE 2, featuring opening tracks from various anime and an eleven track total.
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