{"id":32726,"date":"2012-10-11T10:02:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T10:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-floods-floods\/"},"modified":"2018-03-11T01:27:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T01:27:08","slug":"album-review-floods-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-floods-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Floods &#8211; Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/imageshack.us\/a\/img833\/5704\/floodsartwork.jpg\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">St. Alban\u2019s quintet <strong>Floods<\/strong> have been popping up at gigs and festivals over the last few years, becoming well-known for their fast and electric live shows. Signed to <strong>Small Town Records<\/strong>, they\u2019ve been creating their self-titled album for the last three years. A pretty damn long time, but it\u2019s been worth it.<\/p>\n<p>They launch into <em>\u2018Black Waves\u2019<\/em>, a track that is more familiar with their hardcore fans. Burning with power, the low, guttural screams slide smoothly over the well-oiled clean cut vocals; it\u2019s a trait that most may be sick of because so many bands use the same technique, but <strong>Floods<\/strong> use it to great effective. The roars combined with the smooth make for a stellar opening track.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tracks such as <em>\u2018Hotel Coopar\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018Jamie Tatlow\u2019<\/em> are blistering tracks. Crushing speed and aggression together, their shredding riffs are lightning quick and are full of energy. Demonic, pulsating drumming throbs during \u2018<em>Hallowed Words\u2019<\/em>, a song driven with brutal emotion.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single <em>\u201898\u2019<\/em> packs a punch; with a strong and melodic bassline, Floods really know what they\u2019re doing. Furious screams layer upon gritty riffs, creating a well-oiled and working machine that seems to be bouncing off the walls. Their energy levels are through the roof and are in danger of causing explosions.<\/p>\n<p>Closing off with <em>\u2018Moving On\u2019<\/em>, <strong>Floods<\/strong> have released an incredibly strong album. Not many bands would be able to do that, but the hype surrounding this St. Alban\u2019s quintet is thoroughly deserved. With electricity running through their veins, they\u2019re a spark ready to ignite.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&lsquo;Floods&rsquo;<\/em> by <strong>Floods<\/strong> is available now on <strong>Small Town Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Floods<\/strong> links:\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/floodsuk\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/u>|<u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Floodsuk\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/u>|<u><a href=\"http:\/\/wearefloods.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jessica Tagliani (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessTagliani\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">@JessTagliani<\/a><\/u>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Alban\u2019s quintet Floods have been popping up at gigs and festivals over the last few years, becoming well-known for their fast and electric live shows. 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