Escape The Fate
Out Of The Shadows – Big Noise Records
You can kind of catch the mood of a band from their music if you listen carefully. Take ‘Out Of The Shadows’ for instance where even the title screams of new beginnings and putting darker times behind you. This of course doesn’t necessarily mean seismic shifts in your surroundings, here it’s more of a feeling of self-contentment and understanding. This is a maturing of an already talented group of musicians with song writing that is confident and vocals that have more depth than ever before. We still get angst in the lyrics but there’s hope too, everywhere you listen you find positivity and strength. It’s not just in the words either, the whole performance is uplifting. In dark times music can and should provide an outlet for those wanting something better. Escape The Fate are doing just that with their best work to date.
Review by Gary Trueman