The Pax Cecilia – Blessed Are The Bonds
Genres: Hardcore, Progressive
Label: Unsigned
Damn you The Pax Cecilia! Aside from a less than descriptive booklet, almost nonsensical cover art and a double sided poster that also did nothing to tell me what the fuck was about to happen to my mind, I had no warning. None. I had no idea that I was about to experience a brilliant mindfuck of alt-rock, progressive rock, ambient and hardcore called “Blessed Are The Bonds”! (Where the hell did these guys come from and how the hell aren’t they signed to Deathwish Inc.?) It’s noisy as fuck one moment, then as tranquil as a step-mom that’s passed out on Sudafed the next. Belligerent screams fill the void as the tracks ebb and flow between the polar opposites of life and death! Love and hate! Happiness and rage! It’s definitely an album that took me a couple of listens to get the hang of. But once I did, “Blessed Are The Bonds” found it’s way into my nighttime rotation of “chill/mellow out” music. “Bless Are The Bonds” is, in a word: Breathtaking.
Overall: An interesting take on hardcore as a whole. Dark chocolate covering a light and fluffy, creamy center… yum!
9/10
www.paxcecilia.com
www.myspace.com/thepaxcecilia
Originally posted at E-MetalSpace