{"id":31810,"date":"2012-12-14T11:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T11:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-when-we-were-wolves-the-more\/"},"modified":"2018-03-11T01:30:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T01:30:04","slug":"album-review-when-we-were-wolves-the-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-when-we-were-wolves-the-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: When We Were Wolves &#8211; The More Things Change, The More We Stay the Same"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"image\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wolvesep.jpg\" width=\"150\" title=\"\">Just over a year old, South Wales\u2019 <strong>When We Were Wolves<\/strong> already carry rather impressive accolades. Despite only forming in July 2011, the quintet has put their raw, visceral talent to excellent use, bagging support slots alongside bands such as Bury Tomorrow, Exit Ten, Despite My Deepest Fear and Carcer City. And the pretty damn amazing thing? They\u2019ve done all that, but have yet to release an EP \u2013 which is in the form of soon-to-be released <em>\u2018The More Things Change, The More We Stay the Same\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ambience is first experienced upon listening to <em>\u2018All Good People Must Come to An End\u2019<\/em> before Mitch Bock\u2019s low growls overlap, adding grit and bite to an otherwise almost calm and sedated opening track. Tracks such as<em> \u2018Under the Water\u2019<\/em> and \u2018<em>This Is Where We Belong\u2019<\/em> showcase fine talent \u2013 hearty slabs of shredding riffs are coupled with guttural screams and neat, precise clean-cut vocals, creating explosive tracks. Demonic drumming shakes the foundations of <em>\u2018Your Sick Fantasy\u2019<\/em>, and closing track<em> \u2018Hounds\u2019<\/em>, featuring Phil Cross, is a monster of an anthem. Roaring cries of, <em>\u201cThese are the words you should have kept\u201d<\/em> and mighty riffs combine to create a stunning closing track.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to pick up your copy of <em>\u2018The More Things Change, The More We Stay the Same\u2019<\/em> when it comes out. A killer EP from a killer band, it\u2019s only a matter of time before these five wolves come hunting for you.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018The More Things Change, The More We Stay the Same\u2019<\/em> by\u00a0<strong>When We Were Wolves<\/strong>\u00a0will be released on 14<sup>th<\/sup> January 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When We Were Wolves <\/strong>links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/whenwewerewolves1\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/W4_Official\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/whenwewerewolvesband\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/whenwewerewolves.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">BigCartel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by\u00a0Jess Tagliani (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessTagliani\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">@JessTagliani<\/a>)<\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over a year old, South Wales\u2019 When We Were Wolves already carry rather impressive accolades. 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