Product Description

36 Crazyfists is evidence that there's a beauty in isolation, a newfound purpose from even the worst of tragedies, and that heavy metal and hard rock music doesn't have to be all doom and gloom to have power.

Now an integral part of the ever-expanding Ferret Music family, 36 Crazyfists recorded their new album, The Tide And Its Takers, with guitarist Steve Holt at the helm and the legendary Andy Sneap at the mixing boards, which promises to turn even more heads than before. New songs such as "We Gave It Hell" delivered the promise to further expand and develop their sound. The band's patented twists and turns which already earned them favor amongst fans of bands like Thursday and Thrice ensuring that none of it sounds contrived, copied or otherwise rehashed from other bands.

"Anchorage, Alaska has a small music scene," explains vocalist Brock Lindow. "Pretty much everyone knows each other. Growing up there shaped us to be aware of the beauties of isolation and creating your own self. We had MTV just like everyone else, but as people, we adapted to dark winters and summers where the sun never went down. That in itself created so many amazing rituals and memories of the season."

From the band's beginnings in 1994, they set out to create honest music that draws from many places without sounding like any other band in particular. After their original bass player died in a tragic automobile accident, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon and continued on, ever more determined to make their music heard. The guys in Bay Area metal band Skinlab alerted the A&R department at Roadrunner Records to 36 Crazyfists, who released their first album, Bitterness the Star, in 2002. A Snow Capped Romance followed two years later, supported on tours with Killswitch Engage (whose early releases were issued by Ferret) and Poison the Well (who are now on Ferret). 2006 s Rest Inside the Flames delivered tenfold on the promise of the first two albums, showcasing Lindow's impressive range alongside the skillful and fluid playing of Holt, drummer Thomas Noonan, and bass player Mick Whitney.

Throngs of fans across the UK, Europe and North America have embraced the band, who will spend the summer of 2008 on the European circuit playing festivals such as Download and Graspop before returning to the US to take part in the inaugural Rockstar Mayhem Tour with Slipknot and Disturbed.

Track Listing

1. The All Night Lights
2. We Gave It Hell
3. The Back Harlow Road
4. Clear The Coast
5. Waiting On A War
6. Only A Year Or So...
7. Absent Are The Saints
8. Vast And Vague
9. When Distance Is The Closest Reminder
10. Northern November
11. The Tide And Its Takers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21476 in Music
• Released on: 2008-05-27
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Words can't describe
The last couple of years have been hard on Alaska's finest, 36 Crazyfists. Roadrunner refused to put out their last album Rest Inside The Flames, so it was delayed while it was released in Europe through Roadrunner International. DRT stepped up to release it months after, but that deal didn't last. Hopefully they stick with Ferret, Chimaira (another former Roadrunner band) signed to them and they've been happy with the label since. The Tide And Its Takers is the first album to see guitarist Steve Holt sit in the producer's chair and turn the knobs, and for the third time in a row, Andy Sneap (Testament, Exodus, Megadeth, Arch Enemy) was hired to mix and master. Without the influence of a big name producer, they've managed to create the heaviest album of their careers. Check out the guest appearances from Adam Jackson from Twelve Tribes, and Candace Kucsulain from Walls of Jericho.

A unique blend of hxc, punk, screamo, metalcore.
Having not been at all impressed with Rest Inside The Flames, I wasn't first in line to pick up The Tide. Granted, A Snow Capped Romance (2004) was right up there with UnderOath's They're Only Chasing Safety as my favorite 04' screamo release, but RITF took a turn I didn't at all care for.

The Tide is easily 36CF's most "punk" release to date. That's not to say it sounds anything like your favorite punk band, because it doesn't. But the urgent pace of the music give off punk vibes. As per usual, the high end screaming is nicely in tact, and blends well with sung vocals. Where as ASCR was like emocore blended with staind/cold type rock, The Tide is actually closer to the authentic emocore/hardcore sound. Also, not many misses here. The only track I skipped on was November, which dragged a bit. Other than that, solid.

There seems to be a misconceptiong surrounding 36CF that they're heavy metal. Maybe it's because of the label (Roadrunner) or some of the bands that they tour with, but in all honesty, this band fits in much more nicely with Thrice or Silverstein (emocore in general) than it does with Heavy Metal. I'm not a metal guy, although I like some core music with metal influences. Anyway, if you were a fan of ASCR but slept on this band when RITF came out, check out The Tide.

And.... I thought they were lost.
Quite clearly their best album since their debut. I think Andy Sneap beings out their best. Fantastic album. Take a listen to some tracks on here then BUY IT !

A good album to get before the new slipknot comes......