Comeback Kid - Broadcasting

Canada's own Comeback Kid is back with their latest foray into the hardcore wilderness. After losing original vocalist Scott Wade, the quartet hit the studio with guitarist Andrew Neufield taking over vocal duties and have produced what may be their hardest hitting and best album to date. Broadcasting... is an excellent album for fans of previous CBK albums as well as anyone who's a fan of the hardcore genre. The band shows an increased focus on melody this time around though, as even Neufield's screams seem more drawn from melodic progressions rather than all and out gutteral intensity. While its predecessor, Wake the Dead, played more as a metalcore album, Broadcasting... allows for the band to earn new listeners, even those who might have been turned off by CBK or bands like them in the past. But fear not hardcore purists! There's still plenty of intensity to go around. [www.comeback-kid.com]