{"id":3239,"date":"2017-01-19T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-modern\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:20:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:20:39","slug":"review-frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The problem with alternative rock is that if you do something too accessible, you are accused of selling out; but if you hit a glass ceiling, you’re accused of becoming stagnant – finding the balance is difficult. Thank God then for Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes<\/b> and their sophomore album \u2018Modern Ruin\u2019<\/i>. With a sound developed beyond the confines of hardcore, it is loaded with hooks and power chords and Carter’s uncompromising vitriol, it has an undeniable quality from start to finish.<\/p>\n

The lazy croon of ‘Bluebelle\u2019<\/i> provides a deliberately false start, before the rocking mid-tempo of ‘Lullaby\u2019<\/i> bubbles along like a souped up Arctic Monkeys. Sure, there\u2019s a noticeably commercial edge, but ‘Snake Eyes\u2019<\/i> and ‘Vampires\u2019<\/i> sees the band provide a double-barrelled attack of snappy driving rock, all the while hinting at Carter’s pop tropes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Even so, there is still plenty of straightforward punk to get your teeth into. ‘Jackals\u2019<\/i> is a frantic one minute slice of punk rock, while ‘Wild Flowers\u2019<\/i> and ‘Real Life\u2019<\/i> are particularly rough and ready, the latter delivering a killer chorus. Then there\u2019s the title track, which is pure hardcore fury with a liberal spattering of vitriol.<\/p>\n

As a whole, there’s little wrong on ‘Modern Ruin’<\/i>. Whether it\u2019s barbed wire love songs like ‘Acid Veins\u2019<\/i>, which sees Frank stretching his vocal chords, or more insightful tracks like the fast-paced rocker ‘God is My Friend’<\/i>. Album closer ‘Neon Rust\u2019<\/i> is also killer; it\u2019s essentially a ballad featuring fragile vocals lamenting the wasteland of the modern world, before descending into a wild finale.<\/p>\n

However above everything else, ‘Thunder’<\/i> is the album centerpiece. This heartbreaking glimpse of the prejudices of the violent post-Brexit world is nothing short of excellent. Lyrically it pulls no punches; “I\u2019ve seen a child soldier martyred, by another child\u2019s hand”.<\/p>\n

Frank & Co. deserve real credit for having the courage to move forwards artistically, while retaining their essence, and in ‘Modern Ruin\u2019<\/i> they have come up with a cracker of a record.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Modern Ruin’<\/em> by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes<\/b> is released on January 20th on International Death Cult<\/b>\/KLS<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes<\/b> links:Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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