Sometimes you stumble upon bands more or less by accident and you get completely blown away. That was what happened to me when I was treated to the song "Shark! Shark! Shark!" by the Swedish band Adept. In that song I could hear traces of two of my favorite bands, Blindside and Funeral For a Friend. Blindside is perhaps a more accurate comparison as there are a lot of screaming on this album. From the first to last track they put the pedal down and do not let up until the album finishes. I cannot help but compare this album to Blindside's brilliant album Silence although the tempo is a bit higher on this one. I like the parts on this album when they do the duo vocals, one screaming and one singing. That reminds me a bit of what Sonic Syndicate are doing. I also like when they bring down the tempo and bring out the background singers, I almost get some New Found Glory-vibes on some parts of "Caution! Boys Night Out!" and "Grow Up, Peter Pan".
This might be the best Swedish album so far this year. The production is also top notch, clean and crisp. I can hear traces of Swedish in the voice of Robert Ljung but that is a minor flaw and I am sure that will get polished off as time goes by. I can only wish there were more songs on the album, instead of just ten. Nonetheless, I predict a bright future for Adept. This is a very nice start to a hopefully brilliant career.
Fans of above mentioned band as well as Story of the Year: If you let this album pass you by, you will and should be sorry.
