Another band I never got to see which is very unfortunate. Wake Up Dead were ferocious hardcore punk with some serious melodic guitar work that had a little crust undertones to it. Matto's vocal delivery on this shit adds a mania that really helps the music come together into a coherent piece, but that's not to say that it wouldn't be good without them. The music stops and starts on a dime and unleashes total mayhem on the listener, each transition giving you whiplash with some inventive drumming that deviates from the standard one two, one two punk and hardcore beat. The longest song clocks in just shy of a minute and a half, but it doesn't feel nearly as unfinished as some bands who try hard to keep their song lengths short.
Tracklist:
- You Don't Get Mad, You Get Even
- Scene Through
- Painted in a Closet
- Something My Father Taught Me
- Not in my House
This blog is great man. Its important to see and be able to find so many bands from Albany in one place. So much current stuff I'm now aware of. thanks for this.
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