You can tell by listening to Daymares debut record, Can’t
Get Us All, that this is a pretty new band. Judging by
their bio, which says the band formed in winter 2006, they
must have been signed after two shows. While those first two
sentences may sound like I’m ragging on the band, believe
it or not, the raw sound is a point in Daymares’ favor.
The surprise isn’t the quickness that they have been
signed and recorded an album, but the fact that they’re
pretty good.
Daymares’ sound could best be described as the grinding
guitars and raspy vocals of Meshuggah but with shorter, punk-influenced
songs. The best example of this is the rampaging “Suicide
Watch,” which is heavily influenced by both hardcore
punk and death metal, sort of like Hatebreed. The song structures
are tight and the underproduced sound suits the band well.
Guitarist Marcin can pull of some pummeling riffs and the
band can work itself into a cool thrash metal rampage like
on “Key Witness.” There’s even a cowbell
and a little bit of a glam metal influence on “I Shit
You Not.” “Cult Leader” has a Motorhead
feel to it. The closing track, “iContact,” is
on the avant-garde style with its sludgy tempo and long-running
time.
The band finds its way as the record goes along. The first
couple tracks feel like early works that don’t quite
find Daymares in top form. But as things go along, you can
see them find a comfort level and start to deliver some decent
songs. If you dig hardcore punk bands like Hatebreed or a
band like Meshuggah, Daymares may prove to be a cool find.
Despite their newness, they are an intriguing new force in
the world of punk and metal. |
