Motion Picture Demise Discography of CDs

Motion Picture Demise music CDs There have been odder band names, to be sure, but Motion Picture Demise do at least have something fairly unique for a moniker (one wonders if they prefer their deaths Peckinpah or Tarantino style). The quick Zip.Boom.Hah -- at seven songs, the bandmembers are happy embracers of the philosophy of not wearing out their welcome -- is one of those loud and raucous albums from newer bands that look back a bit to early-'90s fuzz and sprawl while applying it to tight, neo-new wave arrangements, a not bad balance of past and present. Bandleader/keyboardist Travis Tucker is an engaging showoff in the best way, with a swooping preen of a voice that's clearly the sign of someone having fun rather than bewailing his lot, which gives him points for credit right there as the emo fallout continues. That said, the more overt sex songs might suffer a touch from trying-too-hard syndrome, but nobody said playing the game would be easy. Guitarists Alex Ferraro and Alex Howard, meanwhile, keep pulling out unexpected tricks for their performances -- funk riffs one minute, ghosts-of-'80s metal shimmer at ...

Motion Picture Demise discography Over the years, Christian rock has included just about every rock style imaginable. You've had Christian punk, Christian new wave, Christian pop-metal, Christian industrial rock, Christian arena rock, Christian power metal, Christian thrash metal, Christian rap-metal, Christian goth rock, Christian grunge, Christian post-grunge -- the list goes on. So it should come as no surprise that Christian screamo (as opposed to Christian emo) has its representatives as well. Like UnderOath, Motion Picture Demise has been part of the Christian screamo trend, although Rebuild/Reform doesn't beat listeners over the head with Christianity. Quite the contrary -- listeners really have to dig to find the Christian references on this EP. Motion Picture Demise approaches Christian-inspired lyrics the way UnderOath approaches them: in a subtle, subliminal fashion. Those who haven't researched ...