Album Review: Lionheart “Love Don’t Live Here”
I believe that record reviews are the collective response of the author’s objective opinion and taste on music in general, combined, however, with some undisputed facts. Hardcore metal band Lionheart from Northern California drop their new LP Love Don’t Live Here through LHHC Records on January 22nd 2016.
TRACK LIST
Pain
Keep Talkin’
Witness
Bury Me
Love Don’t Live Here
Rewind
Still
New Enemies
Lock Jaw
Dead Wrong
Going Back to the Bay
Being as it is that I am the furthest from a hardcore metal music fan, I have to admit up front that I didn’t find a single thing to relate to on Lionheart’s new LP Love Don’t Live Here. Things got sort of philosophical on a musical scale for me, while I listened to this record. Is this how people, who don’t listen to punk rock, react towards the bands and the music I love? Is this what it is like to think all of the songs sound exactly the same, that there is not a single point of attraction to the lyrics and the attitude of a certain genre of heavy music? I’d like to think the answer is no to all these questions, but the fact is I’m probably wrong.
I’ve had to deal with reviewing records I seriously don’t like in the past and there’s absolutely no point in simply discrediting everything. As I found an unexplainably large number of people supporting Lionheart and this genre in general, I will try and point some positive things about this record and be impartial about what I don’t like.
The band is clearly on an upwards path for some time now and Love Don’t Live Here is their most ambitious effort to date. Lionheart seem to be 100% professional in their approach towards promoting this record with a super tight production, a very good live show performance and do everything right from a marketing point of view; video clips, tons of merch, headlining tours abroad. From a musical stance the band delivers the heaviest riffs with really brutal singing and constant drum double pedaling. What I thought could be better taken care of is the record artwork and I seriously wish the lyrics were less graphic.
Evidently, the large following of the band proves they are a band to look out for in this sound, so to the people into metal hardcore I suggest you check this record out as soon as possible.
About the Author
Erik Ghint Athens, Greece PWV role : Reviewer Erik was born and has always lived in Athens, Greece. Terrible place but good weather. Studied law and played music on the side, now is a part time lawyer and part time punk rocker. Split personalities are his thing. Still listens to punk rock after 20 years, loves discovering new bands and is nostalgic about punk rock of the nineties. Diss him about his reviews @ https://www.facebook.com/bandage.punkrock.3
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