Eighteen Visions - Obsession

I expected to regret having to torture myself during this review, and for once, all expectations were met! As far as I can tell, Eighteen Visions is largely to blame for the fashion that crept its way into hardcore in the past few years, and though I hadn't really listened to them prior to this record, I don't care to hear them ever again. This is truly a radio-ready psuedo-hardcore/metal album, and nothing more. Not the slightest shred of ingenuity, just a lot of guys wearing black clothing, donning expensive haircuts and playing to the best of their mediocrity. A good deal of weak "jud jud" guitar, double bass drumming and generic sing/scream vocals make this one stomach turning ride through a fashioncore wonderland. Not to mention lyrics that could have been ripped out of a fifteen year old girl's diary. How can I sum up a review of something like this? Eighteen Visions comes across as a band out, well, to get girls, and to make enough money for new clothes every week. But, I'll say they deserve a 2.0 for making it this far off of others' ignorance of good music and the fact that they aren't terrible musicians. Keep it in mind when you see this garbage on the record store shelves. [www.eighteenvisions.com]