Eighteen Visions


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Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions
Release Date: 2006 07 18
Label: Epic/Trustkill
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Lifted by years of effort and a new distribution deal with Epic Records, Trustkill Records' Eighteen Visions broke onto the charts with 2004's Obsession, which set up the band's next release as a potential breakthrough. When a recording artist with a number of albums decides to name a new disc after itself, that's often a signal of an attempt at reinvention or introduction to a new audience, and such seems to be the case with Eighteen Visions. The album is not a break with the past, but it does mark a more complete realization of the band's goal of maintaining a distinct heavy metal/hardcore identity while suggesting it can master other styles as well. The most distinct example of this versatility comes six tracks in with "Broken Hearted," a song on which Eighteen Visions abruptly switches gears and produces a melodic, midtempo arena rock performance. Lead singer James Hart calms down from his usual harsh howl to a conventional rock vocal style, and the band turns in a surprisingly accessible track, complete with a big, hooky chorus. The first time listening to the album, "Broken Hearted" comes as a surprise, but upon repeated listenings it's possible to hear more sophisticated parts in other songs -- unusually strong vocal choruses, keyboard riffs, unusual tempo shifts. Eighteen Visions can play contemporary metal with the best of them, turning out songs filled with pile-driving drum parts, thundering guitars, and Hart's obscenity laced, rage-filled screaming. But, unlike their many competitors, they are more than that, and they vary the formula just enough to emerge from the pack. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Our Darkest DaysEighteen Visions2:52
2VictimEighteen Visions2:58
3Truth or ConsequenceEighteen Visions4:14
4Burned Us AliveEighteen Visions3:42
5Black and BruisedEighteen Visions3:21
6Broken HeartedEighteen Visions4:05
7Pretty SuicideEighteen Visions4:16
8ComaEighteen Visions3:36
9Sweetest MemoryEighteen Visions4:09
10Last NightEighteen Visions3:35
11Your NightmareEighteen Visions3:27
12TonightlessEighteen Visions5:39

Other Releases:
Eighteen Visions [Clean]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Sony Music Distribution

Eighteen Visions [Australia Bonus DVD]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Sony BMG Music (Canada)








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