Heavy Hearted - Overcast
Detonate Records
Review By Jeff Karbow
Source: www.siczine.com
Featuring ex members of such prominent groups such as Buried Alive, Polar Bear Club, and Roses Are Red this Rochester, NY based hardcore outfit play a style that is similar to Buried Alive, American Nightmare and older The Hope Conspiracy. And I know what you're thinking, "Oh great, American Nightmare part 5,064" but these guys change it up enough to steer clear of being too similar to AN. But you will not have to worry about that in the future because the band and the vocalist have parted ways amicably and it seems like they want to go in a direction that's more in the vein of Turmoil, Blacklisted, Another Victim and Buried Alive and may end up changing their name. Which I could understand why.
But lets focus on this lengthy 8 song EP. During the course of the album these guys do a fairly good job of mixing up tempos, switching between their influences fairly well, and mixing it up with some melodic verses and choruses, and pounding verses and choruses that draws more from their Buried Alive influence. One moment you are getting hammered with a short blast of hardcore ("8:50 to (ROC)") and the next the band is playing a fairly slow, melodic song ("From Your Son".) Sometimes they will a have a melodic chorus perfect for a sing along (see end of "Overcast") or a heavy hitting breakdown (see end of "Once A Liar"). Overall, I would say they do a good job of keeping the album interesting.
The lyrical themes touched on aren't anything unconventional to the style but I would say they are done well. For instance the opening song "Lynn" has a trite lyrical theme but it is done well. It is about a failed relationship due to inabilities of the lyricist to change his ways as promised. The one song I really enjoyed was "From Your Son" which is a way for the singer to express gratitude to his mom, who from my interpretation of the song, may be sick. There are some good lines throughout the song but I especially liked the lines "If I had half the strength you had, I could take the pain away. I'm not like you, but I hope I will be someday."
The layout is eh. It is just a red sky, but hey, at least it fits into the title of the record! I did like how the lyrics were placed in the booklet, very easy to read though the vocalist's style doesn't really require you to look at them.
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Heavy Hearted - Overcast
Detonate Records
Review By Isaak
Source: www.saveyourscene.com
How good can be a band that features ex members of Buried Alive and Roses Are Red? Very good is the answer.
These guys coming from New York deliver some great hardcore in the vein of American Nightmare, The Hope Conspiracy and Buried Alive. This, along with the unstoppable shows is the reason they created a big following in such a small time.
This album got me in the sleep because I had never heard of them and they are so good! Also they have an awesome name!
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Heavy Hearted - Overcast
Detonate Records
Review By: Lars Heitmann
Source: www.metalinside.de
Schön direkt einen auf die Fresse gibt es mit der neuen HEAVY HEARTED-EP „Overcast“. Der Acht-Tracker gibt zwanzig Minuten Vollgas, ohne eine Sekunde zu langweilen und pendelt sich irgendwo zwischen GIVE UP THE GHOST und TERROR ein. Also gleichermaßen melodisch wie heftig, mit einem klassischen Pitbull-Sänger und Songs, die direkt auf den Punkt kommen und oftmals wie ein Orkan über den Hörer reinbrechen („8:50 To“). Live wird die Chose sicher genauso gut funktionieren wie in der heimischen Anlage, ach wenn HEAVY HEARTED noch ein wenig eigene Identität fehlt. Aber besser gut geklaut als schlecht selbergemacht, oder? Wer sich daran nicht stört, bekommt mir „Overcast“ eine gelungene Hardcore-Ladung.
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