Tracklist
1. Sleep Well
2. Cut The Cord
3. Disassemble
4. Chewing On Lies
5. You Are The One
6. My Hopelessness And Me
7. Parasites
8. Moshpit Etiquette
9. Repeater
10. ’Til The Very End
11. Recruit
“All Riot”, the third album from Waterdown, takes on the same power as their previous efforts and sticks with the band’s ability to write well rounded heavy songs. From what you would or can expect from the band the album will surely please those who are familiar while it might become tiresome to fans that have previous efforts and think these new songs are harking back. What is quite fortunate is that Waterdown are still a fairly new band and one that you don’t hear a bunch about coming from the Victory roster but with “All Riot” the band might have a new appeal for the mass audiences who are now discovering heavy music outside of Godsmack and Avenged Sevenfold.
While keeping things furious and heavy driven the band always makes room for their vocal exchanges which are considerably better than most band’s who out rightly try to convey their singing ability when there simply is none. With the intelligence in arrangement and form the band keeps on with their amalgamated hardcore, metal, and rock influences that are not done in a mere exterior fashion. Waterdown sure as hell didn’t’ come first when it comes to this combination of aggression but they execute their mixed style better than alot of the garbage you see floating around these days that claims to be this or that.
At first listen to the album it seems to sway to the ways of the typical but as it moves along its clear what Waterdown can do and they stay within their means while at the same time they incorporate their different directions in a well thought out manner.
If you have been a fan of Waterdown then there’s no need to worry with “All Riot” and if you are new to Waterdown then “All Riot” is just as good of a starter album for the band as their previous efforts.
