Doomed From Day One - The Wasted World
Doomed From Day One's "The Wasted World" starts with a warning siren which seems appropriate given the brutal onslaught that is imminent. As soon as first song proper 'Pretending' kicks in it hits you with all the force of a concrete block to the face. A riff that can only be summed up as heavy as fuck comes bounding in with a certain degree of bounce that is guaranteed to send crowds in to a frenzy when played live. The band's relentless delivery does not falter throughout the duration of the EP as they deliver devastating riff after devastating riff. The skull crushing delivery is only made more intense by singer Sean Scott's vocals. With a voice capable of scaring kids half to death Scott delivers his cookie monster style vocals with such a sense of raw power that he sounds demonic.
Despite the heavy tone of the album the band avoid tedium and there is plenty on offer here to keep you on your toes, throwing in curveballs here and there to make your ears prick up. Be it the electronic samples on the intro of 'From Here on Out' or guitarists Charlie Griffiths' and Charlie Frederick's fantastic guitar solos. They pull off solos with a distinctive classic feel that are reminiscent of Slash, which, while virtually unheard of for metalcore acts is testament to Griffiths and Frederick's talent and the band's talent as a whole to make it work. But things don't stop there. As 'Depths of Imagination' includes an almost soul sounding middle section and 'The Wasted World' is a fantastic mis-match of greatness. The closer goes from mosh igniting chaos to catchy melodic lead guitar lines to a slow building powerful crescendo in the space of just over 5 minutes. The song is a really special moment and is reminiscent of Dillinger Escape Plan levels of schizophrenia being channelled by the British tech metal of a band like Architects.
Overall "The Wasted World" is an EP full of technicality and interesting ideas. Despite finding themselves in a vastly over populated market "The Wasted World" could see Doomed From Day One climbing up the metalcore ranks sooner rather than later.