{"id":3666,"date":"2016-11-09T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-cope-challenge-oppression-pursue\/"},"modified":"2016-11-09T10:51:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T10:51:54","slug":"review-cope-challenge-oppression-pursue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-cope-challenge-oppression-pursue\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: COPE &#8211;\u00a0Challenge Oppression \/\/ Pursue Equality EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/09830a1905c5746564f246a6070984bc\/tumblr_oczgq9lfGb1r8no6so6_r3_1280.png\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Every band has a platform to encourage change and teach equality to their audience but many don\u2019t utilise it anywhere near as well as they could. Not London\u2019s <b>COPE<\/b> though, or Challenge Oppression Pursue Equality to give them their full name. Preaching a message of tolerance and acceptance over the top of their meaty metalcore output, the band are now all set to drop their debut EP and it ain\u2019t half a wake up call. <\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to be angry about in 2016 and it would be easy for bands to write music that just belittles those in the wrong with their bile and anger. <b>COPE<\/b> take a different route though. Though their mix of skull cracking breakdowns and booming drums is certainly an angry release, the subjects they choose to probe at are a bit more positive.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Through the pit swelling beats of <i>\u2018Crooks And Thieves\u2019<\/i>, the head banging groove of <i>\u2018Voyage<\/i>\u2019 and sky high sentiment of <i>\u2018Season\u2019s Ending\u2019<\/i> the band use their voice to try and unite us rather divide, and focus on what humanity is capable of rather than what it has done wrong. A nice change from all the doom and gloom we have become so used to.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Challenge Oppression \/\/ Pursue Equality\u2019<\/i> is one hell of a statement of intent from <b>COPE<\/b>. Injecting inspiring and topical content in their lyrics while still being heavy enough to interest the mosher in all of us, if all is right the band\u2019s platform will be getting bigger and bigger as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Challenge Oppression \/\/ Pursue Equality\u2019<\/i> by <b>COPE<\/b> is released on November 11th.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cope<\/b> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/copetheband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/copetheband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Rogers (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackMRog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JackMRog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every band has a platform to encourage change and teach equality to their audience but many don\u2019t utilise it anywhere near as well as they could. 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