2008 Woodie Awards
The Fall of Troy - 'Manipulator' reviewed
by Wesley Case
Issue date: 5/8/07 Section: Mosaic
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The Fall of Troy
Equal Vision
Rating: 1 star (out of 5)
For only a trio, The Fall of Troy's songs sound like there's a lot going on in them. The group's sound is mostly math rock inspired, as time changes and funky guitar solos are thrown in at the drop of a hat. Then, seemingly out of thin air, the music experiences a typical metalcore-trudging breakdown.
All of this occurs with the trading vocals of guitarist Thomas Erak and bassist Timothy Ward, both of which are obviously influenced by The Blood Brothers' style of hush-to-scream parts.
Sounds like a mess, right? The trio from Washington isn't fooling anyone: while its peers can balance chaos and song structure (Chiodos, the aforementioned Blood Brothers), The Fall of Troy is too busy trying to keep its listeners occupied rather than providing songs that could do it without the gimmicks. Take away the awkward rhythm changes and lame vocal approach and is there anything left?
The only thing clear from "Manipulator" is that the band's veil is thinning by the erratic second.
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karsten
posted 5/15/07 @ 8:08 PM EST
::stuck up english accent::
mmhmm, yes..
uncivilized
tisk, tisk!
kB
posted 5/17/07 @ 6:59 PM EST
i'm not sure about how seriously i should take this review...
maybe 'Manipulator' is being dismissed because of The Fall of Troy being very much unlike other rock bands out there. (Continued…)
callum
posted 8/24/07 @ 8:19 AM EST
This reviewer obviously has just listened to 2 tracks of this album and just presumed they're entire back catalogue is exactly the same. Fall of troy have developed and matured greatly from doppelganger and Manipulator, there is more structure, the screaming is toned down slightly, and there are less seemingly random solo's. (Continued…)
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