band: The Blood Brothers
most recent record: Crimes
review: This is probably the most intense band i've come across in a long time. the vocals, the guitars, even the time signatures of the songs are pretty extreme; and i gotta admit that from the outset its easy to dub these guys unlistenable. but then something strange happens and days later you begin humming the songs and slapping the beats out on the steering wheel. the older stuff is pretty hardcore with a little "mathy" influence. i.e. on/off, hard and fast. with crimes out now though you can totally tell they've added some melody, and it sounds great.
similar artists: The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Bled, Emery
video: if you watch/listen to this and just can't get into it, you will never like this band.
http://homepage.mac.com/laurentbriet.../ambulance.mp4