FIRE AT WILL (from France)

Fire At Will is a positive modern sounding old school band from France. A lot of the members are also involved in other bands such as Up Rights (on Commitment records) and Backsight (on tour with Second Combat this summer all over Europe). I think it was a bold choice to start jamming in May 2006 and delivering a six song EP only a year later. But I think they pulled it off. A nice mix of Comeback Kid, Rise Against and Good Riddance, a good screaming voice... sadly the clear singing parts sound a bit strange and draws attention away from the rest of the song. The production is good and gives it a nice raw edge. It definitely isn’t slick which helps with aggression of the music. The lyrics are negative but they consist of a positive outlook and message. The subjects are mostly social issues. The artwork is not so interesting for me, it seems like they used a comic book as the base for the artwork and some hours of Photoshop to finish it off. Maybe an original drawing would be better to give it some character of their own, that also fits the music better. Still both the music and lyrics make this an interesting cd. Give it a try.

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