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IWRESTLEDABEARONCE ARE “THE CAT’S PAJAMAS”

 Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 6:03pm by

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No idea how we missed this, but “The Cat’s Pajamas,” the first single off of IWABO’s upcoming Century debut, It’s All Happening, is currently streaming on Absolute Punk. It’s actually kinda different for IWABO – the melody-to-madness ratio is higher than normal – but not so different that my head is spinning. In other words, I’m really digging it.

I know a lot of you already have your mind made up about this band one way or the other, but nonetheless I’d encourage you all to give it a listen. Even if it’s just so you can better formulate your argument that it’s utter crap.

It’s All Happening drops June 2.

-AR

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  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    …how is this not Linkin Park with girlie vocals?

  • http://www.roxwel.com Pick-Axe Bobby

    Agreed. Not really digging it.

    • http://www.roxwel.com Pick-Axe Bobby

      And this is the song they chose for the first single release? Doesn’t bode well for the album as a whole.

      • http://dgmetal.org The Daily Grind

        Yeah, the track is pretty juvenile, even for IWABO. I’ve been excited about some of the snippets from the studio journals, but this doesn’t build any interest for me.

  • Kevin

    Really….REALLY
    I hope this a joke that you really like this band, Axl.
    Horrible.

  • balls

    Axl Rosenberg = Scene Kid Faggot

  • ceth

    Stinks

  • cookie

    gyarrrrbage

    sidenote: The irony of someone who calls themselves balls slinging homophobic slurs.

  • Gothian

    Not my cup of tea (I want to be polite this time)

  • http://dmxrr15@hotmail.com IsntaTOTALdouchebag10

    Took a few plays to get used to it but I like it. Its unique and the female vocals have a nice melody. If you can name another band that sounds like that lets hear it….because I really would actually like to hear it.

  • Ninja

    There’s a reason this is the SINGLE: melody, hooks, production all screams it.

    That said, I love this band more and more. These kids are just the bees knees!

  • Jimmy

    You know how you said you can either love them or hate them with a passion?

    I think they’re pretty okay. Nothing to jizz over, but nothing to bitch about.

  • HoustonC

    Well, because of the annoying band name and the stupid cover art I always assumed that this band would be really bad. And it seems I assumed right. That was terrible and I wish I had the two minutes or so I spent listening to that back.

  • alex

    I don’t know man.

  • keepitwolf

    that bitch cant sing.

    • Hassman

      Normally I would disagree. But she is really not good on this song.

      This song is very disappointing. I enjoy their EP but i have a feeling this CD will not be very good.

      • http://dgmetal.org The Daily Grind

        Yeah, she’s surprisingly bad on this track. You would think they’d identify the weakness and keep her within her comfort zone.

        • Rik

          Nope, just listened to the song “You Aint No Family” on myspace, the singing is even worse.

  • AngryGeekGirl

    It just seems like a lot of noise signifying nothing. I just can’t get into their stuff.

  • Joe

    boring and stupid another bad song from another bad undeserving of a contract band.

  • groverXIII

    To describe that as utter crap would be to gravely insult crap.

  • Chris

    B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD….

  • MightyBlue

    I see. You continue to hype this “band”. Please stop. You undermine all the metal credibility you have.

  • Mr Sexy Fat Guy

    While I completely understand that iwabo is NOT for everyone, I certainly don’t think they deserve as much shit as y’all are hurling here. I mean, we’re not talking about Dope here. THEY have no fucking reason to be on here! They aren’t metal. But iwabo, when they’re being metal they’re metal as fuck. They just do other shit too cuz it makes them “wacky”

  • Dr J

    Okay i can honestly say this is horrible.

  • 36thoughtless

    Seriously?

  • RotAndOrRoll
  • Aaron R A

    I thought it was pretty fucking great.

  • Rik

    Well this sure is awful.

    • ceth

      I agree with you…but looking into my crystal ball i can already see this site going way over the top on giving praises in the official Metalsucks album review when the time comes.

  • Selaphiel

    I don’t like this band. At all.

    Like, I hear all these elements and tid bits strewn throughout the music that makes me WANT to like it. I certainly like bands that sound similar. There’s just so much potential behind some of the IDEAS in the music.

    It just feels executed poorly.

  • bombs away

    Coming from someone who thought the EP was very interesting, have to say I’m a bit disappointed cause I feel this song was made more for mainstream attention (as in warp tour appeal) other than for their catalogue of work. And I agree with the people who said they went over their head in this song. singing is definitely not her strength. Still look forward to the album, I’m quite curious if they have the ability to write a good album as a whole instead of a couple “quirky” songs.

  • esteban

    April fools was over a month ago man. End this running prank already. No one can seriously like this shit.

  • Some Random Dude

    Not to horrible. I would never buy one of their albums though. I would however sell bootlegs of their albums.

    • Selaphiel

      I wouldn’t. I’d be afraid a customer would kill me out of bad-music induced rage.

  • dude

    Shit sucks…

  • brookh

    do not want

  • lucky bastard

    okay naysayers go see this band live. they are amazingly nice people. I saw them live Sunday and it was amazing. they made my 21st birthday the most epic birthday EVER. by first off i caught and talked to Krysta Cameron and got a hug.(yeah I know set I them goals low) second by playing an awesome set(tastes like Kevin bacon’s car horn part never gets old) getting those kids pumped. I moshed my self silly. and i am not so glad Monday mourning for choosing to only to drink dark Belgium beer. and third off after their set and before oh,sleeper’s set(which to say the least kind did make me wanna sleep)Ii went to go get a shirt(cause I always buy a shirt from a band at shows and I already own a human abstract shirt. speaking of shirts me and my bro had togther a Carpathian forest shirt and satyricon shirt so don’t call us scene faggots) she remembered my face (that made me fell like a million bucks)me and this group of random people got to talking and i said how was glad i got to see them for my birthday so krysta found out I had turned 21 and she bought me a beer. SHE BOUGHT ME A FUCKING BEER. a corona. keeping that bottle. the human abstract sure are something live.something awesome and finally the one thing that clinched my new found love and respect for this band. so the show was over and it was that clan up breakdown gear part of the night and all the bands where at the bar or salling their crap and she came and found and lead everyone at the club all the bands even those duoche bouncers in singing me happy birthday twice and for some reason happy earth day. so if they treat their all their fans like they treated me on my humble birthday. THIS BAND WILL GO FAR. so plz start some flames war. axl my friend you are almost never wrong on bands to check. thank you for bugging the hell out of me to check this band. so if any of you metalsuck’s editors are ever in the greater charolette north carolina area. tell me and i shall hook you up with a beer or weed or something. you guys are why i love this site. thank you so much

    • ceth

      No one disputes that they might be nice people…we are disputing the fact that they make nice music for your ears.

    • esteban

      So they make good music because you have a child like crush on a shit singer?

    • keepitwolf

      they arent nice dudes. they are pretentious hipsters who care about their image.

  • Brock

    I really really like this band. However, that song just seemed bland. Still most definitely looking forward to the album. This band is also very different from the “scene” bands. They actually have talent.

  • tom

    To the people who keep telling us how nice they are, i have two words — DAVE MUSTAINE. You can be a complete asshole and be an awsome musician. I don’t really like this sort of thing tbh, it just doesn’t seem very metal. I just don’t see why they call themselves metal, there not, i’m not saying that because its not metal its bad, just that it shouldn’t be labeled as metal.

    Also…. Enter Shikari anyone?

  • Carter

    Seriously? This is fucking garbage. This band is just a bunch of hipster assholes. ugh. stop it, please stop. This is so bad I’d rather listen to god forbid

  • charlieb

    Well if people like this band good for them but they are not my cup of tea. I don’t hate them, I just can’t get into their style of music. The same goes for a lot of these trendy new bands that are creating a lot of buzz on the net. I have a feeling that this trend will be passe in a few years.

    • timmah

      With the Internet age this crap isn’t going away. The trends may change but the crap never will. We must only be ever more vigilant in avoiding it. Want IWABO to go away? Stop talking about them.

  • moose_knuckle

    How can this site give the devil wears prada shit (and rightfully so) but fucking love these guys, both bands are on the same level of complete gayness. Come on people

  • Pahkmycah

    This band should rename to ISUCKEDOFFABEARONCE

  • Sean

    Guess I’ll throw myself into the minority, I completely expected to hate this track but turns out I really like it. Wasn’t what I expected at all. I normally assume these bands going out of their way to appear non-serious and humorous suck but after giving a few of their tracks a listen I think I may need to pick up this disc once it releases. Its quirky without sucking, imho.

  • bearbomb

    *Yawn*

  • http://www.formulafiction.com Dr Tizzle

    wow sounds like old guano apes

  • DemonicLemming

    More myspace metal shit.

    “I Buttfucked a Carebear Once” fits better.

  • Duran

    I liked this bands EP (besides all the really bad singing parts) but this song really sucks big time.
    I hope the album has some good tunes on, tastes like Kevin Bacon is pretty funny. Hip 2 B Ster

  • Conduit

    I think it’s nice to rile folks up like this, helps out the website with traffic, repeat users, people who wanna see their comment responded…. but… this ban

    “To describe that as utter crap would be to gravely insult crap”

    The best thing said

  • Zombie(really)

    eh…..

  • Elitist fuck

    I honestly enjoy this band every once in awhile and I can admit it. Every time they drop by, I go check them out. Nice people, great live show.

    This track is nothing great, but I’m still looking forward to the album.

    Great job, most of you, for being internet tough guys. It’s probably super hard to do what you all do post-after-post.

  • http://www.themetalreporter.net TMR

    Oh my god,

    This sounds like a gay euro trance song, gone really really bad.

    Not hating, but apart from the guitars in the end, this is down right crap.

  • Viking_xxx

    Awesomeness! Can’t wait for the CD to drop.

  • THE CARL

    Def a slower diddy, a little more straight forward then their normal stuff. Still not bad if your into them.

  • \m/Eluveitie\m/

    I’m looking forward to the new Green Day more than this

  • nicholas

    iwabo is fucking great live vocals are spot on and all you fucks talking shit can fuck yourselves she can scream way better that half the fucking deathcore bullshit

  • Johnny Aweseom

    This band.
    Is so.
    Fucking. Terrible.

    Seriously.

    It makes Burzum sound like Sabbath. And I like both of those bands.

    I don’t care if the bitch has TWO vaginas… she’s awful and so is everyone else in the band.
    It’s basically a more obnoxious Horse The Band.
    Just terrible fools ripping off a few controversial aesthetics and making them more annoying than ever before.
    Need I go on? No.

    The band sucks. Probably the worst thing to happen to metal in a long time.

  • Johnny Aweseom

    I’m sorry but.
    I was so drunk when I wrote this comment that I forgot about it.

    Seriously.

    I love this band.
    And I’m not joking.