{"id":24907,"date":"2014-02-04T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-eldora-the-hopeless-the\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:33:25","slug":"album-review-eldora-the-hopeless-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-eldora-the-hopeless-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Eldora &#8211; The Hopeless, The Submissive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/tumblr_inline_n0fu3m28ZZ1qheirv.jpg\" title=\"\">Eldora\u2019s latest release, <em>\u2018The Hopeless, The Submissive\u2019, <\/em> is their last. Four tracks recorded before the band decided to call it quits deemed too good to be shelved. Given the circumstances I\u2019d say release it anyway, who cares if it\u2019s too good to be shelved or too bad to released. If it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. Give the world whatever you\u2019ve got left. Fortunately for me I haven\u2019t had to test my resolve against the last stand of a terrible band and <em> \u2018The Hopeless, The Submissive\u2019<\/em> is pretty sweet.<\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018Affair of Affairs\u2019 <\/em>erupts immediately. Heavy, discordant, and reminiscent of the southern sound heroics of bands such as He Is Legend and Every Time I Die. At times throughout both this track and EP, however, Eldora do toe the line between paying homage and openly pillaging the former. <em> \u2018For The Boatman\u2019<\/em> is raw, the main riff heavy, the drumming so strong, and the vocals oddly beautiful in performance. <em> \u2018Lady Liberty\u2019<\/em> is solid and politically charged. Although without access to the lyrics and the standard difficult deciphering those of any heavy band ever, I\u2019m not entirely sure which end of the spectrum this one sits though. It\u2019s either a scathing indictment of American foreign policy or it\u2019s a flag-waving anthem. I really wish they\u2019d included the lyrics with the press release.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giantmkt.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-hopeless-the-submissive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hopeless, The Submissive by ELDORA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last track <em> \u2018Dead or Alive\u2019<\/em> brings things to a close for the very last time in the history of <strong>Eldora<\/strong>. A strong close, a heavy close, and a close that proves what a shame it is to lose a band like this one. At the end of the day, there are other bands playing greatly similar music all over the world. Too much of a good thing may indeed end up less than ideal, but no one really enjoys it when the number drops.<\/p>\n<p>Four tracks might seem a little short for a swansong and it\u2019s often the case with EPs that they feel something of a stopgap, designed to leave you wanting more. Unfortunately there\u2019ll be no more from <strong>Eldora<\/strong>, but they can move on with their heads held high.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019The Hopeless, The Submissive<\/em> by <strong> Eldora<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Giant MKT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Words by Thomas Knott (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nounandthenouns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@nounandthenouns<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eldora\u2019s latest release, \u2018The Hopeless, The Submissive\u2019, is their last. Four tracks recorded before the band decided to call it quits deemed too good to be shelved. Given the circumstances I\u2019d say release it anyway, who cares if it\u2019s too good to be shelved or too bad to released. If it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. 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