Arizona’s very own Eyes Set to
Kill are getting ready to release
their fifth studio album, Masks,
on September 17 via Century
Media Records... but today, the
band is unveiling an exclusive
stream of the album and their
track-by-track commentary on
PureVolume.
This is what front woman/lead
guitarist Alexia Rodriguez and
rhythm guitarist/scream vocalist Cisko Miranda have to say
about each song below.
2. Killing in Your Name
Alexia: I never really wrote a
song about overthrowing authority and this is the outcome
of my first attempt. We get sick
of people telling us what they
expect of us. Sometimes it feels
like we are expected to be perfect by the people who are in
no way perfect at all. The intro
riff to this song is my favorite
riff on this album because it’s
like nothing else I have written.
This song is also the first song
I tracked on because it’s my
favorite on the album and I was
too excited to save best for last.
1. Masks
Alexia: I wanted and intro to
capture the whole concept of
the album through lyrics. The
NOT ENOUGH SPACE!
concept behind Masks covers
the time in our lives when we
felt we were pretending to be
someone else and hiding who
we really were just to please
other people. We were told who
to be and how to act and it was
like we were wearing masks.
But through the process of this
record we felt like in a way we
were unveiling ourselves by
writing the music we want and
being the people we want to
be.
Green Monster by Aliah Ali
The Singapore music scene is
dominated with a diverse range
of popular genres. It’s a rarity
for a band to play a particular
genre that’s almost unheard of.
But Green Monster has stuck to
their guns by becoming the flag
bearer of a unique yet no holds
barred genre of music known as
desert rock.
Desert rock came to prominence
around the same time as grunge music during the 90s with
prominent bands like Kyuss, Fu
Manchu and Masters of Reality.
While grunge exploded into
mainstream music, desert rock
continued to flourish under the
radar with dedicated and loyal
followers as far flung as in sunny
Singapore.
Green Monster consist of Amin
on vocals, Babu on guitars,
Dan on bass and Mamat on
drums. The band members are
disciples of the almighty riff
and all things groovy. Formed
in 2009, the lineup remaining
unchanged, Green Monster has
seen their music travel all over
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the most unlikeliest of places.
Their 2011 self titled EP have
been reviewed as far as Ireland
and the US, who were pleasantly
surprised that Green Monster
were flying the desert rock flag
in this tiny island.
When asked why the band
chose a genre so obscure when
the rest of Singapore are either
plying radio friendly tunes and
trendy genres, Amin replied,
“I don’t think the genre is that )