Accolades for Subject to Change Without Notice (Dana Embrose Edition)
Keelhaul come from the same school of rock as Pelican and 5ive. It's powerful, complex, intense and very dynamic. "Subject to Change Without Notice" is by far Keelhaul's finest work and is highly recommended to fans of the more progressive side of heavy songwriting and also to those of you who are craving something new and unique.
Keelhaul has a brutal, driving feel to their sound that adds an element of emotion and excitement to the millions of notes per minute style. Most of the songs are straight instrumentals, or close to it. It`s extremely hyperkinetic, very busy, tons of riffs, tempo changes and crazy drumming; basically a lot going on, all the time. The first five tracks are some of the most dizzyingly complex songs I`ve ever heard. It`s far too active to be able to really process on the first few listens.
Dropping bombs (not names) on the long hard road outta Cleveland, Keelhaul put gnarled, frothing metal and blinding math rock into sweaty twin headlocks and smash their misshapen skulls together 'til they bow to The Haul's every nefarious whim. After the quarry's full and complete subjugation, Keelhaul proceed to render, humiliate, and twist their hapless victims into the band's own insidious design. Violence never sounded so sweet (read: unhinged), and the underground has yet to recover. Subject To Change Without Notice may well be The Haul's finest hour to date, the culmination of years of toil and sacrifice, not to mention a challenge to the members' already tenuous grasp on reality.
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