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Band Name: Ekotren
Album Name: Light the Fire
Rating: 4 / 5 User Rating: 4.7 / 5
Label: Blind Prophecy Records
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Tracklist
1. Light The Fire
2. Paper Thin
3. Become
4. Tables Have Turned
5. Tranquilized
6. Nothing Left
7. Falling
8. Death Blanket
9. Point of View
10. Needed You More
11. Chupacabra
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Freshly signed to Blind Prophecy Records and right out of the studio from recording its first full length album 'Light the Fire' with acclaimed producer Paul Trust (Diecast, Endo) EkoTren are hitting the road hard touring with Droid and Ill Nino. Coming from Cape Coral, Florida the band is newly signed but they are not new to playing music; they have been a band for seven years and have well earned their stripes releasing two EPs, 'The Tables Have Turned' in 2006 and 'Destroying the American Dream' in 2007 while sharing stages with the likes of Saliva, Flyleaf, and Diecast on tour all before recording 'Light The Fire'.
For being yet another hardcore/metalcore band EkoTren is pretty original. They blend the music of the nu-metal era that was big when it formed and the current hard core revival. Think Disturbed meets As I Lay Dying. Songs like the title track and 'Nothing Left' have a heavy, in your face metal sound to start off and then glide into a melodically angry chorus. 'Tables Have Turned' stands out as one of the best on the record with a nicely crunchy rhythm section. 'Point of View' is the most meaningful song on the record, kind of a ballad but almost too heavy to be called that.
EkoTren has worked hard to get where it is musically as well as career wise, and things can only get better from here. 'Light the Fire' is a strong debut and worth a listen.
Review by: Colette Claire
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