FATE THIRTEEN “Things Will Never Be The Way They Were Before EP”
Although predictable and rife with cliches, FATE THIRTEEN deliver some seriously bruising metallic straight-edge hardcore in the vein of THROWDOWN and DARKEST HOUR. “Things Will Never…” is just five songs deep, culminating in only 15 minutes of testosterone discharge, but they accomplish quite a bit in dropping all sorts of musical signposts originally crafted by elder entities in the genre. As it is fairly difficult to grasp where a band might be going in the future after only taking in five songs, I recommend FATE THIRTEEN incorporate more lead guitars, because these guys shine the best when they pick up the tempo and just let the lead guitarist shred away. The over-abundance of tepid chugga-chugga heavy breakdowns might come off well live, but on disc, it takes the band’s rolling punches down a notch. Regardless, if you’re in the market for straight-edge oriented stuff, and the collection of THROWDOWN discs are getting stale on the ears (oh the heresy!), this is commendable stuff.
United Edge
