Having released their debut album just 18 months ago, Leeds Hardcore titans: Pulled Apart By Horses are back and stronger than ever with the follow up – "Tough Love". Having had much more time to mature as musicians and write new material than before, as well as the introduction of a professional producer, as opposed to creating a self-produced effort.
A variety of classic Punk and Rock influences and sounds are distinctly apparent upon "Tough Love", from the sludge riffs of lead single; "V.E.N.O.M", resembling Black Sabbath and DOWN, through to "Bromance Ain’t Dead", purveying lead vocals that mirror a 21st Century update of AC/DC’s Bon Scott, interplayed with shredding vocal screams. Yet the most surprising thing about Tough Love is the inauguration of tracks such as "Epic Myth", displaying a slightly cleaner side to the band, introducing wholesome, hard rock vocals under the astounding guitars and pounding drumbeat.
However, the most predominant sound throughout is similar to that of Iggy and The Stooges, presenting a raw power of gritty vocals, interplayed with high pitch screams under reckless, filthy guitar lines. With definitive highlights being; "Degeneration Game" and similarly "Night of the Living (I’m Scared of People)", both presenting stable, galloping guitar riffs, raucous unrefined vocals and classic rock drum beats.
"Tough Love" stands as an infinitely superior record to the band’s debut and builds a potent energy that carries the whole album, fundamentally maintaining excitement interest that should also carry the band’s career, steadily through the touring process, right up to the release of their next album.
Jonathan Hatchman.
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