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Kevlar | The Great Collapse

'The Great Album' would have been appropriate as well.
CD, Sticksister/Konkurrent

Tekst: Bas Ickenroth

Publicatiedatum: 21 maart 2002

Swedish emo-rock outfit signed to the Sticksister label. Their other releases are very hard to find, but with the new label this evil symptom will be history. This is a good thing, because their music is far too good to be ignored. 'The Great Collapse' could very well lead to the well-deserved breakthrough: There aren't many bands that sound this passionate when making hand-crafted guitar music. Because if one thing is clear after listening to this album, it's that Kevlar are hard-boiled followers of the religion 'In Rock We Trust'. And if that religion is spread like it is done here, it will be virtually impossible to not believe these defenders of the faith.

Kevlar hail from Sweden, and if Isolation Years proved one thing, it's that Stickman/Sticksister have the right ears to discover great music in that huge country. Kevlar, however much different in sound, are at least of the same quality level as the above-mentioned Isolation Years. Obviously, Kevlar's music is rooted in the post-punk and DC hardcore of Fugazi and their followers. Not unlike other Swedish post-core band Fireside, actually. But where that last band lost themselves a bit in somewhat more ambitious ideas, Kevlar succeed in reinventing their own sound. That sound has some room for Fugazi (their softer side) and Sonic Youth, but it never gets too obvious, and they have enough ideas of their own to create their own recognisable sound. This all results in beautifully played, melodic, and at the same time hard-rocking songs like 'Capitol City Child' and the amazing 'Numerals'. The only remark would be that the vocals in the quiter moments are not as convincing as during the louder parts, but that is not a big problem on an album that is completely stuffed with passionate music full of magnificent edgy minor melodies.

In their bio, it's announced that 'The Great Collapse' is the result of a collaboration of four angry young men, but although anger is one of the feelings that gets presented on the album, it's definitely not the only one: Melancholy and sometimes even a small outburst of joy can be observed while listening to it. And that joy is exactly the feeling that washes over the listener when hearing 'The Great Collapse'. 'The Great Album' would have been appropriate as well.

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