Farewell To Freeway

Filthy Habits

Filthy Habitsfeels unearthed from a time capsule; Farewell To Freeway’ take on metalcore is one that’s been left behind by young bands’ mad rush to be on that next shit at all times. These guys are still copping moves from Botch, for hell’s sake. They pull a lot of other tricks, too, of course, including hardcore-style gang-shout vocals; ultra-earnest screams; melodic death-metal guitar riffs a la Shadows Fall or Darkest Hour; some shrill, squealing guitar solos; and the occasional floor-shaking breakdown, though they never deploy the concussive bass of deathcore acts like Oceano. What’s most notable by its near-total absence from their sound is electronics: no Auto-Tune, no vocoders, no ravey synths, no techno beats. With only one exception (a one-finger keyboard line to introduce “Token Ain’t Weezy”), these guys are strictly guitar-bass-drums, and better for it. Their steadfastness is their greatest virtue.

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