01. A Million Miles

02. The Ghost Of Tragedy

03. Salvation Wearing Thin

04. Shattered Dreams And Broken Hearts

05. Take All The Blame

06. Close My Eyes

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The Will To Live
Day Of Contempt

Rooted in classic hardcore, The Will To Live is a brutal hardcore blitz that features intense rhythms, blazing riffs, incensed, melodic vocals and an overall energy that can only be described as explosive!

Produced by Josh Abraham (Weezer, Velvet Revolver, Linking Park, Orgy, Static-X), this EP is sure to be a prime example of what this band is all about!

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No: #86781

US Rel. Date: 08/09/2005

EU Rel. Date: 08/08/2005

Type: EP

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One of the smartest decisions that Adelaide�s Day Of Contempt ever made was to leave the relatively safe confines of home, and relocate to the other side...

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One of the smartest decisions that Adelaide�s Day Of Contempt ever made was to leave the relatively safe confines of home, and relocate to the other side of the world. After making a name for themselves with a handful of releases (Such as 2000�s Where Shadows Lie E.P. through Trial And Error Records, 2002�s See Through The Lies on Resist Records and a host of compilation appearances throughout the years), Day Of Contempt soon realised that the Australian scene simply wasn�t the be all and end all in terms of success, and after relocating to California, the five piece hardcore act (Consisting of vocalist Ben Coyte, bassist/vocalist Dan Smith, guitarists Tom Deverix (Who has recently left the group) and Simon O�Gorman and drummer Joel Bourne) soon found themselves signed to the mighty Epitaph Records following high profile support gigs to acts such as Good Charlotte, Avenged Sevenfold, Terror and Bleeding Through.

The Will To Live, the band�s first release under Epitaph Records, is essentially a six-track teaser from the band before tackling another full-length album, and a release that will introduce the band to audiences in their new home turf. The opener A Million Miles is sure to appeal to fans of Atreyu and The Hurt Process with it�s combination of dual vocals (Which is a mix of screaming and the underlying clean approach) and the splicing of melodic rock sensibilities within a hardcore framework, while the subtle keyboard work and guitar work in The Ghost Of Tragedy reveals a more rocking side to the bands sound.

While the remainder of the E.P. (Salvation Wearing Thin, Take All The Blame and Close My Eyes) are all rock solid tracks, the obvious stand out is the big centrepiece Shattered Dreams And Broken Hearts. With the help of keyboardist Marta (From metalcore act Bleeding Through) and vocalist James Hart (From Eighteen Visions), Shattered Dreams And Broken Hearts is as touching as it is hard hitting, and a huge step up from Day Of Contempt�s past efforts.

Along with production handled by the renown Josh Abraham (Weezer, Velvet Revolver, Linking Park, Orgy and Static-X), Day Of Contempt�s new E.P. has success written all over it.

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Day of Contempt are a hardcore outfit from Adelaide that have managed to capture pure talent on The Will To Live. Produced by Josh Abraham (Weezer, Velvet...

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Day of Contempt are a hardcore outfit from Adelaide that have managed to capture pure talent on The Will To Live. Produced by Josh Abraham (Weezer, Velvet Revolver, Linkin Park, Static X) the album is slick and each track is killer. The album has a tense energy that explodes at the most unexpected moments.

Opening with a really cool plucking, jack-in-the-box, scratchy pianola kind of sound that is hard to place before launching into A Million Miles, a heavy sounding, riff intensive opener that seems to be straining to be let off the leash. It sounds like the band wants to play at a different pace for the most part but that just gives it an edge. It is a simmering, melodic song that highlights the quality of the song writing as you can hear and understand the lyrics. The vocals are loud, brash and ugly � perfect for the verses serving as a great contrast to the lyrical chorus.

The Ghost of Tragedy is the same kind of tempo but does some interesting things with the pace in the middle to break it up. It sounds very much like an Alexisonfire song, so if you like them, you�ll be happy with this. Salvation Wearing Thin is the third track and it is very easy to listen to. It is snappy, catchy and I really liked the drumming through the whole song. It was never what you expected or where you thought the note would fall. This was the best song here.

Shattered Dreams and Broken Hearts starts with a piano introduction, then launches into a slower style song (as you would expect from the title) which manages to meld soft lyrics with heavy instrumentation and still come out sweet. Nicely done.

Take All The Blame sounded like a lot of songs produced in the hardcore genre, as good as any others but wasn�t anything terrible new. I liked the harmonies in this song, they stood out as the finest point of the song.

Close My Eyes rounds out the release and starts with a scratchy record sound and then a sturdy lead guitar riff before the bass and drums kick in.

The arrangement on these songs are really top notch and this release is a great introduction to Day Of Contempt with each song on The Will To Live would be fantastic live and worth buying

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Average Fan Rating: 4.00

mrlog69

01/31/2006

This is a very solid EP. I highly recommend buying it if your into high energy music. Can't wait for a full-length to come from them. They're also a great live band so be sure to check them out if they come to your city. My Favorite songs would probably "A Million Miles" and "Close my Eyes'.

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