Evropska verzija zadnje zgoščenke tega odličnega ameriškega hardcore benda, ki sliši na ime As Friends Rust. Album je prvotno izšel na ameriški založbi Equal Vision a izgleda, da imajo sedaj svojo podružnico tudi v Evropi in to je nemška založba Defiance Records, kjer so zainteresirani bolj za ''emocore''. Temu bendu se ne vem zakaj, sicer nisem nikoli posvečal, vendar pa, se mi zdi, da so nekoč igrali bolj hitro in nikakor ne tako pop obarvano glasbo, kot je sedaj. Najboljša oznaka za njihovo glasbo bi bila ''emocore'', le da tega delajo po svojem receptu! Zvenijo melodično, spevno, energično, tekoče in kot sem že prej povedal originalno, kar mi je pa še posebej všeč pri tem bendu so besedila, ki so zapisana premišljeno, inteligentno in zabavno! Zgoščenka prične s posmehljivo naslovljenim komadom ''More than music, it's a hairstyle'', ki ga krasi odlično melodično petje in je kot nalašč za vse tiste ki radi prepevate ob komadih. Tekstovno je namenjen tistim, ki se sprašujete, kaj se je zgodilo z dobrimi zlatimi časi in njihov odgovor je ''...how is this time different from the last time, if the last time was different from the time before...''. Nekje sem prebral, da dobrih zlatih časov sploh ni nikoli bilo, saj je bila vedno prisotna korupcija, rasizem in posilstva. V drugem komadu ''Most americanist'' govorijo o nacionalizmu/patriotizmu in tekst odlično zaključijo z besedami ''...Wear your fleg like a badge, like it matters. You just happened to be born here.'' V tem komadu se srečamo z globokim petjem, ki skorajda zveni kot v kakem pop-metal bendu, kar pa izpade zelo dobro. V ''Temporary living'' pevec razen grobega melodičnega petja uporablja način, kjer dobesedno pljuva besede in to obvlada zelo hitro...kar uredu, še bolj pa mi je všeč metalska solacija, ki se vključi nekje proti koncu komada. Besedilo opisuje moderen način življenja in se tolaži, da gre le za začasnost. V komadu ''Born with a sliver spoon up your ass'' lahko že iz naslova razberete temo. ''Up and went'' traja le 45 sekund in je balada s klavirjem, ter akustično kitaro in govori o nesrečnem razmerju. V zadnjem komadu ''Where the wild things were'', govori avtor o svojih napakah iz preteklosti, za katere je že prepozno da bi jih popravil. Zanimiva glasba, lep ovitek, super besedila...kaj bi želeli več? Nekje sem prebral, da so na tem albumom zadnji komadi, ki so nastali v družbi Damiena - vokalista, ki je bil z njimi že od samega začetka, ter, da so sedaj popolnoma drugačen bend, ki nosi drugačno ime.

English Version:
European version of As Friends Rust latest album originally released on Equal Vision Records but thanx to german Defiance Records available also for european market. It looks like Defiance Records is some kind of european branch for Equal Vision. I never really devoted my attention to As Friends Rust, but something tells me they used to sound faster and not so popy as they sound now. Anayway, the best mark for their style of playing would still be ''emocore'' but, it's done in their unique way. It's melodic, sweet, energic, flowing and like I said before original, but what I like the most are their thoughtful, inteligent and funny lyrics. Cd opnes with ironically titled song ''More than music, it's a hairstyle'' adorned with beautiful melodic singing, perfect for those who like to singalong. This one goes for all of you who keep asking questions like what happend to the good old days and their answer is ''...how is this time different from the last time, if the last time was different from the time before...''. I found similar thinking in one of the Henry Rollins books where he wrote: '' There was no ''golden era'' of anything, no such things as the ''good old days'' because even then there was racism, rape and corruption everywhere.'' Their second song is about nationalizm/patriotism and its perfect ending goes like: ''...Wear your fleg like a badge, like it matters. You just happened to be born here.'' In this song we meet with deep singing which sounds close to some pop-metal bands, but it works out fine. In ''Temporary living'' their singer besides rough melodic singing uses also a singing manner where he sounds like he's spitting words out of his mounths very fast...pretty cool, but not better than the heavy-metal guitar solo which appears somewhere at the end of the song. Lyric speaks about modern way of living and has an optimistic solace that it's just temporary. In ''Born with a sliver spoon up your ass'' you can figure out the message right from it's title. Their fifth song least only 45 seconds and it's a ballad played only with piano and acoustic guitar. It's about unhappy relationship. Their last song ''Where the wild things were'' speaks about unchangable mistakes done in the past. Interesting music, nice layout and great lyrics...what do you want more? I read somewhere, these are the last few songs done with Damien - their singer, who was in the band from the first start. I also heard they changed their style and band name!