My Vitriol - Finelines

You've unfortunately never heard of My Vitriol. Like any worthwhile rock it isn't getting loads of radio play, and there doesn't seem to be a ton of promotion for it anywhere. Finelines slipped in under your rock radar and may fade quietly into the night. This would be an extreme injustice to you and your CD collection (or mp3 collection - I'm not pushing product here). Finelines is a smart rock record. There's not an ounce of rap on it. There's no ridiculous tight snare drum invading the space of the songs. There's no stupid guy in a red baseball cap telling you to get some better beats. My Vitriol have written a high energy, catchy, sometimes in your face, talented rock record. "Always Your Way" is a perfect example of how the harmonic vocals merged with fuzzed out guitars and bleeding beat blend together so effortlessly. Fortunately it doesn't stop there, the album continues on with "The Gentle Art Of Choking", "Cemented Shoes", the irrestible "Tongue Tied", and the should be huge radio single "Grounded." My Vitriol seemed to have slipped past the gates of MTV and Clear Channel radio and are just waiting for you to discover them. Fans of Failure, newer Deftones, Hum, Abandoned Pools, and maybe even some Mogwai should enjoy this album. I had to deduct some manstyle points for "C.O.R. (Critic Oriented Rock)" that presents itself as some sort of statement against critics and how they treat rock music, but it justs sort of unneccasarily abrasive. Maybe I'm the one missing the point. Overall, My Vitriol seem to have a promising career ahead of them and will hopefully continue to create highly enjoyable rock records regardless of their commercial success. [www.myvitriolusa.com]