All Living Fear - Some Great Reviews
Well I thought id post a couple reviews of the All Living Fear album I'm genuinely very touched that the album has met with such favorable reaction.
This is one from 'This is Gothic Rock'
All Living Fear
Coming Home
Danger Noise Rec.
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This year marks All Living Fear’s 20th anniversary together as a
band. Matthew North is the man behind All Living Fear. They have just
released Coming Home which is the culmination of over 3 years work for
Matthew. With this album Matthew is marking the end of All Living Fear,
I was personally fortunate to see All Living Fear in what was maybe
their final show at Whitby Goth Weekend on 3rd November 2012. I cannot
deny their set was amazing and I couldn’t help making my wallet a little
lighter and walking away with a good chunk of their merch stand.
In
Matthew’s own words he says “Things have really come full circle for
me. This has been the most satisfying project that I have ever
undertaken with All Living Fear.” So what do we think? Read on and you
shall see.
The album starts with a track called Broken Child, this starts with a beautiful melodic resonance. Vocally calm but yet it is all that All Living Fear is known for. Broken Child is such a great sounding track, I cannot get past the amazing sounds of the guitars as well as the superb vocals. What a great start to this album Broken Child is.
Broken Dream starts setting up the atmosphere to perfection, again the guitar work is amazing. It is melodic but yet it carries those riffs the guitars carried in the 80’s goth we all love and the vocals truly resonate the same feeling. This is good goth music but yet with a wonderful careful calm feeling added. To me if Pink Floyd could do goth music it would sound like Broken Dream.
Feel is yet another track that has been pulled kicking and screaming from the height of 80’s goth music. It has all the elements you would expect from decent 80’s goth but yet with added All Living Fear melody and style. The synths are perfectly intermingled with harmonic vocals and beautiful guitar riffs until the track ups its pace. It gains additional momentum which carries through to the end of Feel.
Wait For Yesterday starts with amazing bass work followed by guitars that almost cry to you. As the vocals come on the guitars take a step back to lightly serenade the vocal harmonies. All I can say is, Oh My Good GOTH. What a superb track Wait For Yesterday is.
Destiny is one track that I adore so much, the guitars carry that element of The Cure’s finest work and this echoes through the whole track. You get Matthews signature vocals here and they are so prominent here. The track is emotional to the max here, you really get the feeling of pain in Destiny.
Dark Out Here is just as the track titles suggest, if you close your eyes the music really paints a picture of being out in the cold. To me it shows true talent when the culmination of the music, vocals and words are able for you to feel the song. The painted picture is what may be a bleak one, but yet the picture is perfect in every way.
Breaking The Fire to me carries one of the some of the greatest memories of my life. To me this track sums up a great night I had a Whitby Goth Weekend, of all the songs in the All Living Fear arsenal I must admit Breaking The Fire is my favourite. I can be described as none the less a perfectly designed goth track. Breaking The Fire is to me the pinnacle of All Living Fear, a work of sheer genius musically.
All Living Fear crowns of Coming Home to a tee, 20 years of musical experience summed up in one track. Be honest I didn’t want to hear All Living Fear, the music is amazing but it marks the end of the album which I have really enjoyed. Plus also the feeling that this may be the last we ever hear of All Living Fear is a sad thought.
Coming Home to me is a modern gothic masterpiece which is the best that All Living Fear has ever created. It’s a great album that leaves you sad knowing this may mark the end of such a great band.
Coming Home is available from Bandcamp or search for All Living Fear on iTunes
All Living Fear return with a new album recorded between 2009-2012 "Coming Home" A glorious mix of dark cure overtones with the light and shade of great songwriting . Think The Cult/ Sisters OF Mercy.
2012's line up of Matthew North ( guitar & vocals) Steve Williams ( Bass) and Michael Soundy ( Drums ) create and draw you into a world containing just eight songs. They may not be in current musical vogue but it makes you wish they were.
Melodic opener Broken Child sets an acoustic atmospheric tone with follow up Broken Dream kicking its quieter sibling into touch .Its guitar strides giving a defiant two figures to its mother .Almost like a five year old growing into a teenager in the space of 5 glorious minutes. You get lost in its soul then it's over.
The albums textures and feel become more important with every
listen.The gaps in the music ,breath and take on a life of its own
within the recording space.
It's the new breed dressed in old clothes.
Highlights include the almost poppy sounding "Feel "with its simple hypnotic child like riff and "Breaking the fire" A solid drive through the rock landscape of old with its twirling guitar harmonies .Mirage rock is born and represented on an irresistible hook shaped platter.
Forgotten how good this music can be ? Then remind yourself today, with giving it the repeat listening it deserves.Its good to hear something real before music retreats again into the digital ether . Eight tracks and no filler. Yes please I say !
Jackson Cooper( Riviera FM )
Album out now .For more details go to their Facebook page
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/JACKSON-COOPER-LIVE-LOCAL-Living-Fear-Coming-Home/story-17193972-detail/story.html
This is one from 'This is Gothic Rock'
All Living Fear - Coming Home (2012)
All Living Fear
Coming Home
Danger Noise Rec.
All Living Fear is a band from the UK which has been active since 1992,
and has built a name in the European underground scene. And now 20 years
later, founder member Matthew North presents this record “Coming Home”.
It is an exquisite, relaxing, and very pleasant experience. Their music
is a rich mixture of styles : Gothic Rock, Dark wave, Alternative Rock
and even some influences from Progressive Rock bands .The tracks are
mid-tempo and each one has been finely crafted, the producer (Matthew
itself) did such a great work.
Mike Soundy (drums), Dave Holwill & Niall Parker (bass) , has joined
forces with Matthew (Guitar, voice) to create this record. Have to
mention the contribution of Roger O’Donell (The Cure) with his
Keyboards. “Broken Child” is the opener: beautiful song, very relaxing
with a fine acoustic sound.”Broken Dream” is very 80’s in spirit, and
it’s a fine mixture of Darkwave and Goth Rock in the vein of the Mission
UK.”Feel” is melodic and catchy. ”Wait For Yesterday” is closer to the
definition of Alt. Rock.”Destiny” is Gothic Rock with passion and some
introspective feel.”Dark Out Here” brings more introspection and
nostalgia .The title fits quite well to this great song. Then, they step
on the accelerator and bring us “Breaking The Fire”. This song is a
brilliant Piece of Trad Gothic Rock , ¡Fantastic track! “All Living
Fear” is quite an interesting song. In this one, they displayed all of
their wide range of sounds and influences from different musical styles.
All Living Fear has lots of experience. I’m pretty sure that they have
influenced to some of the new bands from the European scene, hints of
their sound can be found in some of them. 20 years after the foundation
of the band, Matthew has decided to close the cycle of All Living Fear.
“Coming Home” has been announced as the last record of the band, and
it’s a closure very emotive and with great music. Hope that Matthew
North has something new to offer in the near future.
http://www.thisisgothicrock.com/2013/01/all-living-fear-coming-home-2012.html?spref=fb
This one from Alteria Motives
CD Review: All Living Fear - Coming Home
Written by Phlis
Tuesday, 13 November 2012 09:29
In
Matthew’s own words he says “Things have really come full circle for
me. This has been the most satisfying project that I have ever
undertaken with All Living Fear.” So what do we think? Read on and you
shall see.The album starts with a track called Broken Child, this starts with a beautiful melodic resonance. Vocally calm but yet it is all that All Living Fear is known for. Broken Child is such a great sounding track, I cannot get past the amazing sounds of the guitars as well as the superb vocals. What a great start to this album Broken Child is.
Broken Dream starts setting up the atmosphere to perfection, again the guitar work is amazing. It is melodic but yet it carries those riffs the guitars carried in the 80’s goth we all love and the vocals truly resonate the same feeling. This is good goth music but yet with a wonderful careful calm feeling added. To me if Pink Floyd could do goth music it would sound like Broken Dream.
Feel is yet another track that has been pulled kicking and screaming from the height of 80’s goth music. It has all the elements you would expect from decent 80’s goth but yet with added All Living Fear melody and style. The synths are perfectly intermingled with harmonic vocals and beautiful guitar riffs until the track ups its pace. It gains additional momentum which carries through to the end of Feel.
Wait For Yesterday starts with amazing bass work followed by guitars that almost cry to you. As the vocals come on the guitars take a step back to lightly serenade the vocal harmonies. All I can say is, Oh My Good GOTH. What a superb track Wait For Yesterday is.
Destiny is one track that I adore so much, the guitars carry that element of The Cure’s finest work and this echoes through the whole track. You get Matthews signature vocals here and they are so prominent here. The track is emotional to the max here, you really get the feeling of pain in Destiny.
Dark Out Here is just as the track titles suggest, if you close your eyes the music really paints a picture of being out in the cold. To me it shows true talent when the culmination of the music, vocals and words are able for you to feel the song. The painted picture is what may be a bleak one, but yet the picture is perfect in every way.
Breaking The Fire to me carries one of the some of the greatest memories of my life. To me this track sums up a great night I had a Whitby Goth Weekend, of all the songs in the All Living Fear arsenal I must admit Breaking The Fire is my favourite. I can be described as none the less a perfectly designed goth track. Breaking The Fire is to me the pinnacle of All Living Fear, a work of sheer genius musically.
All Living Fear crowns of Coming Home to a tee, 20 years of musical experience summed up in one track. Be honest I didn’t want to hear All Living Fear, the music is amazing but it marks the end of the album which I have really enjoyed. Plus also the feeling that this may be the last we ever hear of All Living Fear is a sad thought.
Coming Home to me is a modern gothic masterpiece which is the best that All Living Fear has ever created. It’s a great album that leaves you sad knowing this may mark the end of such a great band.
Coming Home is available from Bandcamp or search for All Living Fear on iTunes
http://alteriamotives.atspace.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167%3Acd-review-all-living-fear-coming-home&catid=38%3Agoth-darkwave-post-punk-cd-dvd-reviews&Itemid=55
And last one from Jackson Cooper from the Torbay Herald
All Living Fear return with a new album recorded between 2009-2012 "Coming Home" A glorious mix of dark cure overtones with the light and shade of great songwriting . Think The Cult/ Sisters OF Mercy.
2012's line up of Matthew North ( guitar & vocals) Steve Williams ( Bass) and Michael Soundy ( Drums ) create and draw you into a world containing just eight songs. They may not be in current musical vogue but it makes you wish they were.
Melodic opener Broken Child sets an acoustic atmospheric tone with follow up Broken Dream kicking its quieter sibling into touch .Its guitar strides giving a defiant two figures to its mother .Almost like a five year old growing into a teenager in the space of 5 glorious minutes. You get lost in its soul then it's over.
It's the new breed dressed in old clothes.
Highlights include the almost poppy sounding "Feel "with its simple hypnotic child like riff and "Breaking the fire" A solid drive through the rock landscape of old with its twirling guitar harmonies .Mirage rock is born and represented on an irresistible hook shaped platter.
Forgotten how good this music can be ? Then remind yourself today, with giving it the repeat listening it deserves.Its good to hear something real before music retreats again into the digital ether . Eight tracks and no filler. Yes please I say !
Jackson Cooper( Riviera FM )
Album out now .For more details go to their Facebook page
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/JACKSON-COOPER-LIVE-LOCAL-Living-Fear-Coming-Home/story-17193972-detail/story.html
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