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Cinemetal, Exclusive

EXCLUSIVE PREMIER: MUTINY WITHIN COME ALIVE IN “AWAKE”

 Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 1:00pm by

Apparently I’ve listened to Mutiny Within’s Roadrunner Records self-titled debut a whole lot because I’m already at that point where I hear the opening notes of the next song in my head the moment the prior song ends. iTunes tells me I’ve listened to the record’s second track “Images” 16 times already… yikers! I’m like a heart-broken high schooler (minus the heartbreak, minus the high school, plus a few gray hairs and a little bit of agita) listening to that song over and over again in my bedroom (minus the bedroom, plus the dilapidated MetalSucks Mansion flophouse).

So when Roadrunner sent us the final cut of the band’s very-first-ever music video this morning — for the album’s opening track “Awake” — after I watched I just had to follow it up with the rest of the record (hello listen #17 for “Images”). There really haven’t been very many metal records with mainstream appeal that I’ve really gotten into over the past couple of years, but Mutiny Within was an easy early favorite of mine for 2010 the first time I heard it a few months back. These fine New Jersey gentlemen (and a Brit who hilariously announces “We’re from New Jersey” at their live shows) are one of the best new bands being catapulted into the scene today, America’s non-cheesy answer to so much Euro power metal gruyere.

About that video, it’s posted below. Listen to “Awake” and two other songs from the album at Mutiny Within’s MySpace page, and make sure you pick it up when it comes out on February 23rd. The band is virgin-tight live, led by the super-talented Chris Clancy’s soaring vocals, as you’ll find out when they open for the MetalSucks-sponsored Arch Enemy tour (with Exodus and Arsis).

-VN

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  • http://www.themetalreporter.net iRoar

    uhhhhhhh

    isn’t that Municipal Waste, with Santa AND jesus….W.T.F.???

  • Stientie

    Yeah I’m with iRoar, WTF? Is this a joke or something?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Vanessa-Bond/602640903 Vanessa Bond

    Where’s the videoooooo?!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Moehling/100000586277235 Chris Moehling

    WHERES!!!! AWAKE!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!

  • myke

    these guys killed it out in long island w/ machine head, not too many long island hicks were diggin it. the drummer looks like he belongs on the jeresy shore show

    • Geekbeater

      DUDE I WAS POSTING THAT EXACT SAME COMMENT! He could be on the Jersey Shore. This sounds like a very American version of Scar Symmetry minus the deep growls. I need to hear more of the record before I pass judgement. This song is good though.

      • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

        Who cares what he looks like? He’s still a kickass drummer. And before the tidal wave of bawwwww-ing starts, yeah I know the band sounded great with Samus on drums. But Bill is fucking awesome too, and if you ever see him play live, you’ll agree with me. Plus, he’s an all-around great dude in general.

        • Geekbeater

          I wasnt making fun. I dont hate on a good faux hawk or a blow out. He seems like a good drummer. Dont get your panties in a bunch.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Moehling/100000586277235 Chris Moehling

    There’s the video!!! AMAZING JOB!!!!

  • http://www.metalsucks.net Vince Neilstein

    FIXED. Sorry!!

  • builtforsin

    Less shirtless dudes.

  • http://www.themetalreporter.net iRoar

    Pure kick ass!

    RR’s best new signed band!

    Kick ass’aloo!!!!

  • joshkid

    The song is awesome (I’m sure I’ve heard it more than 17 times), and the vid is great. I love it that the guys are acting original, not too much posing going on.

    • http://www.metalsucks.net Vince Neilstein

      YOU FAIL AT ATTENDING SHOWS!

  • Breaking_b

    Kickass song and kickass band! Good to see a new metal band getting the keyboards in. Love it!

  • Andy Synn

    Where is the HATE?????

    • Discipleofthewatch

      No way, man, we all love Mutiny Within. Me, too!

  • Sambo

    Eargasmic!!!!!

  • Tonberry

    Is that “The Situation” on drums?

  • Tim

    Who cares? I saw a pic of a tattoo he got of mutiny booklet art, it looks awesome. He’s a sick drummer I saw him live

  • timmah

    well, time for me to actually check these guys out. that was very, VERY nice.

  • Mike

    Am I the only one who thinks the singer looks kinda like Gary Oldman?

  • Zack

    Excellent, but I like more the former version.

    • Tom

      yeah me too. that spoken word bit at the beginning of the demo was cool.

  • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

    Fucking awesome video for a fucking awesome song!

    @Andy Synn – you can’t hate these guys. They are too damn good!

    • Andy Synn

      He, I haven’t formed an opinion yet – not about them sucking or hating them, but just whether I like them particularly or will pass them by. They seem quite good.

      I was just surprised… there’s usually a lot of hatred about any/all topics…. illiterate, ill-informed, undirected hatred… I think I miss it when it’s gone.

      • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

        Well I tend to think of MS and MI as the sites where the thick-skulled cretins who hate everything don’t appear often. However, if you miss the flaming, you can always go read Blabbermouth.

        • Andy Synn

          I try, but the constant calling into question of everyone’s sexuality gets a bit redundant…

          It’s not an argument, it’s an idiots opera.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Wallace/643676886 Adam Wallace

    Fuckin love this song!!

  • http://www.myspace.com/warhorsethrash Brendan Seigel

    While these guys sound GREAT now that they have an actual vocalist (the bassist did vocals for quite some time) they sounded their absolute BEST when Chris first joined and Samus Paulicelli was on drums. The music was a little less… Scar Symmetry-ish and a bit more death-y. Plus, while Abigail Williams was laughable, Samus’s drums are simply unbeatable.

    • CONFIRMED

      Samus didn’t play on the Abigail album…Bill = way better drummer.

      • Kelly

        HAHA what a fucking dumbass

  • http://thenumberoftheblog.wordpress.com/ groverXIII

    Man, I have a feeling these guys are going to be big. I’m eager to hear the album.

    • Discipleofthewatch

      I’d burn you a copy of it, but you live too far away! Woo, it’s killer.

      • http://thenumberoftheblog.wordpress.com/ groverXIII

        You have it already? I’m jealous… fortunately, I have a crapload of other stuff to occupy me until it’s out.

        • Discipleofthewatch

          Very good. No, there’s enough good stuff out that no one ever gets bored!

  • Leo

    I think they sound a bit like Kamelot. apart from the grunting ofcourse. I like them, does anybody know when their album will release in Europe?

  • Brian

    I their record comes out in Europe on the same day as America, Feb 23rd. But it might only be an iTunes release…

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    love these guys, just here 2 point out 3 things
    1) the solo segment could b in a Dragonforce song. just sayin’
    2) first verse –> enter synchronized headbanging lol
    3) RR is awesome and being on the roadcrew rocks cuz they sent me this album in december as a present :D

  • Facebook User

    awesome band with a great album and a sick video.I got a chance to check these guys out live and they killed it

  • sink

    Really catchy song, it got stuck in my head after the 1st listen. These guys are really interesting.

  • Craig Fish

    Awesome song. Hadn’t heard of this band before now, but they kick some major ass.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rohit-Gupta/666005820 Rohit Gupta

    meh

  • drawnacrol

    This band fucking rocks!!!!! I’ve been following them since they first started a few years back,
    this is the future of metal

  • EM2

    you guys suck.. big fail.

  • pariah

    i made it halfway through, based on that i could tell it’s not up my alley. but this does sound like a really talented band with the potential to be huge. might give the album a chance sooner or later, RR artists usually put out the more melodic stuff as videos…

    • Mike

      Sorry man, but the whole album’s pretty much this melodic. Not too much brutality goin on in there.

  • Jonathan

    The more I listen to these guys, the more I get the feeling they’ll go the BFMV/ATR/KsE route… popular at first, but once mainstream accepts them, we’ll all start to divide while some remain loyal, and the elitists will hate this band.

    Personally, I like it, but I have to laugh at the terrible syncing of the video and how the singer’s mouth make him look like a puffer fish at some points in the vid.

    I mean, I like these guys, no doubt. I just have a feeling a lot of the metal community will turn on them very soon.

    • Andy Synn

      I do genuinely think that all of the bands you mentioned (in acronymn form no less) have actually gotten worse. Never really liked BFMV (although I think I have their first EP somewhere, I can still get down to a bit of Hand Of Blood, lol), ATR were great until the new one, which I find quite soul-less. Ditto KsE. And I pretty much find something good in all facets of metal. That’s the great thing about it, as an artform its so versatile in the art and emotions expressed! It’s the reason I go online to defend Black Metal a lot, in terms of the creed of individuality and self-expression, rather than cultish adherence to adopted alternative norms.

  • Dindo

    What’s new with this band? I hear nothing but……nothing new. But still, maybe a handful of metal fans will dig this. Just good luck to them! God bless Metal!!!!

    • CONFIRMED

      you’re nothing new.

  • Josh

    This band is fuckin Badass.
    I saw all kinds of crazy sweeps from like 10 feet Away.
    Not to mention Drew goes hard to. He’s Got the Spirit Fingers.
    I was like 8 feet away from those crazy Keys.
    It was all Over All A badass Show.
    I thought I had a Good Deal Paying the Price for the Band I came to See, but Then I ended Up seeing 3 Other Badass Bands That were just as badass. Like a straight Up 4 in One.

    See This Band If you ever get the Chance.

    Come Back To SA

  • Josh

    Oh, And Badass Fukin Video Too as Well!!!!!

  • Alex_P

    Are all their song titles based off of Dream Theater albums?

    • Alex_P

      Also, they remind me of Control Denied. In a good way.

    • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

      No, just the two mentioned here. Although they do have some songs that share titles with DT songs. I think all of that is coincidental, though.

  • donald

    boring emo vocals

  • AvErNuS

    If this is the future of metal, we are fucked… Relapse records for the win, sorry Roadrunner.

    • donald

      i second that

  • http://www.facebook.com/angela.gnagnarelli Angela Gnagnarelli

    These guys are amazing. Simply put. They’re all extremely young, talented, and driven…they’ve worked really hard to get where they are. I’m obsessed with the entire album and already can’t wait to hear the next one that they’ve started writing =D They are great live too and I haven’t heard anyone that I know with good taste say otherwise.

    Oh and who cares what the drummer looks like? He’s got more talent in his hands and feet then the entire Jersey Shore cast put together.

    • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

      Thank you! I couldn’t have put it better myself.

    • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

      And as long as we’re talking about appearances, why is no one mentioning that the lead guitarist looks like he’s still in high school? The kid is 19 years old and is already better than a lot of the shitty deathcore guitarists I’ve heard out there. No credit there?

  • steve934857

    two things:

    1. video is sick and so is the song. can’t wait for the rest of the album. the singer is so talented and he’s even bettter live.

    2. having said that: the drummer sticks out like a sore thumb. i wonder how much time he spends on his hair and how much money he spends on tanning. this guy has a lot to prove in the metal world looking like that. and to say he’s a better drummer than Samus is a complete joke.

    • CONFIRMED

      Bill = better drummer.
      Bill = better drummer.
      Bill = better drummer.

      • steve934857

        ok bill, just keep telling yourself that

    • http://relativationofjustice.blogspot.com Chris the Mad Scientist

      Jesus, when will you people calm down about his appearance? So the guy doesn’t look like a disheveled mess. Big deal! He’s still a sick drummer.

      • Kelly

        Calm down about his appearance? the guy is just asking for it. and the fact that he thinks he is THE SHIT makes it even funnier. WAKE UP GUYS

  • bb81307

    such a talented band. the bassist wrote most of the songs on the album i believe. must be easy to write the future of metal with a girlfriend that looks like aj’s- seriously.

    • http://www.hasoobviousitsnotevenfunny.net HASOOBVIOUS

      Not obvious at all……;)

  • http://www.hasoobviousitsnotevenfunny.net HASOOBVIOUS

    LMFAO. Hilarious what lengths people will go through to talk good about themselves.

  • Brian

    Maybe that’s some jealous dude, looks like the guy wants his girlfriend

  • http://www.hasoobviousitsnotevenfunny.net HASOOBVIOUS

    riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Not the actual girlfriend posting stuff. hehe.

    • bb81307

      nah dude i’m actually a friend of the band..haha.sorry just thought i’d say

  • MzTeeJay

    I think the fact that he REPS Jersey so much is an advantage….he doesn’t look like the stereotypical drummer or this type of band, which is unexpected and awesome. Bottom line: this is an amazing group of musicians, and they appear to have a great videographer as well! “I laughed, I cried…the greatest thing since Cats!” :)

  • MzTeeJay

    …and PS: if you’re not in a band, I find it humorous (and pointless) to read your critique. “Boring emo vocals”, “If this is the future of metal, we are fucked”, “You guys suck.. big fail.” Do better (slightly impossible) then critique. Thanks.

    • AvErNuS

      So, you’re the martyrized voice of the voiceless who reads all the negative comments and answer full of his own?, nice… but then again you’re implying that you’re better than us because you feel free to criticize us aswell.
      I’ll also supose you’re a higher being who knows who’s in a band and who’s not, i just need my ears (and keyboard in this case) to give my opinion about the music style i like (critiques are good too) all this mainstream bands are slowly killing the metal we’ve learn to love and respect. That’s all there is to say, get it or not, and you, my fellow metal friend, learn to respect everybody else’s opinion instead of bashing our comments calling them “humorous and pointless” since we are trying to make a statement just like you.

      Cheers.

      • MzTeeJay

        not implying any of that. just that it is always easy to critique something you cannot do, and since you cannot do it is becomes an invalid analysis. was speaking about comments made by those who are not musicians, not by all. the nature of this is to have a voice, and so i lent mine to say that i think some comments are more valid than others. and you did the same. relaaaaax.

  • http://www.thecontrapuntist.com Viola

    I absolutely LOVE this band. I was also lucky enough to receive an advance copy of their album, and I am totally addicted to it. Incredible singer, incredible instrumental chops.

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