Album: Blood is the Ink Hate is the Story
Artist:
If Man Is 5
Release Date: 11/28/2004
"The most original rock band in the region today returns with their second full-length CD, again recorded for the Black Azul label, at the studio of the same name. A new rhythm section, provides the foundation for Brianna Salazar's classically inflected heavy metal guitar work (NOT in the Yngwie vein, a totally different, and much more unusual, kind of classical influence is at work here) and Angela Timon's urgent, sometimes snarling, sometimes operatic singing. This is a band that takes its mission seriously; there's no funny stuff, no **** here. When Timon sings about pain, be it psychic, self-inflicted, or via an unnamed abuser, there's no doubt that she means it. The songs are often complex and venture into territory that other rock bands shy away from. Want a great party band? Best look elsewhere. Want something with real depth, a recording that reveals something new with each listening? Get this disc."
-MusicPress