______ _______ _______ ______ _____ _______ | __ \ | | | | __ \ |_| ___| | < | | | __ < | ___| proudly presents... |___|__|_______|__|_|__|______/_______|_______| ............................................................................ Artist...... Atlas Album....... The Lost Boys Label....... Atlas Genre....... Hardcore Releasedate 2012-10-31 Encoder..... Lame Source...... WEB (MP3) Bitrate..... 320kbps Size........ 72.55 mb Duration.... 29:36 WWW......... http://www.deezer.com/album/7674224 .Tracklist ................................................................. 01 The Durrty Durrty Tales of the Heartless Are Here to Stay [ 2:16] 02 Spirit Bomb [ 1:57] 03 Sucklepuff [ 4:15] 04 Monstro [ 2:29] 05 Who Rules? Hyrule! [ 3:25] 06 Mudblood [ 4:16] 07 Chestah Coppah Paht [ 4:45] 08 New England Palm Trees [ 3:44] 09 Kid Can't Crow [ 2:29] .Releasenotes .............................................................. Atlas from Massachusetts plays progressive hardcore/metalcore that is comprised of undeniably catchy clean vocals, monstrous screams, meaningful lyrics, guitar leads that are reminiscent of Counterparts, and impressive drumming. Their debut full length, The Lost Boys, is definitely something worth taking 32 minutes out of your day to listen to. The vocals on The Lost Boys are very good. Both the harsh and clean vocals slot in with the music seamlessly and it makes for a very fun listen. The harsh vocals sound passionate and aggressive, while the clean vocals are downright catchy. As previously mentioned, the lyrics are also strong, and for the most part, uplifting. My personal favourite lyric can be heard near the end of ôMONSTROö when the vocalist screams out ôIÆll face my past with open arms and scars on my back/I donÆt know the meaning of failureö during an incredible 2-step part. Instrumentally, The Lost Boys is also very impressive. Out of the nine tracks on the album, a few are very melodic, two or three are heavier and more aggressive, and the remaining tracks are aggressive and melodic. The strongest tracks are ôSpirit Bombö, ôMONSTROö, and ôChestah Coppah Pahtö. The aforementioned tracks are the ones that are aggressive, melodic, and catchy because they consist of excellent guitar leads, groovy riffing, fast-paced and fairly technical drumming, immaculate vocals, catchy cleans, and massive breakdowns. As much praise as IÆve given The Lost Boys, there is one flaw. The clean vocals are extremely catchy, but there are a few instances where they are not quite as impressive. Nearly half of the vocals on the album are cleanly sung and a few of the vocal melodies sound similar or are predictable, especially near the middle of the album. What Atlas is doing here isnÆt necessarily groundbreaking, but itÆs definitely upper echelon material. On their debut full-length album entitled The Lost Boys, theyÆve blended together several genres ranging from progressive and melodic hardcore to post-hardcore and (southern) metalcore without skipping a beat. ............................................................................ LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEE!