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SILENT CIVILIAN’S “ATONEMENT” IS, LIKE, SO 2004

 Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 12:00pm by

I enjoyed a handful of tracks off of Silent Civilian’s 2006 debut, Rebirth of the Temple; I seem to recall “Bitter Pill” having a pretty cool guitar solo and a catchy chorus. It was certainly better than front man Jonny Santos’ other, more famous band, Spineshuck. So we were stoked to hear what SC came up with for their sophomore effort.

Unfortunately, the new song they debuted last April, “The Last One Standing,” was, in Vince’s words, “a little bit meh.” And a new track the band has just debuted at Revolver, “Atonement,” is pretty much more of the same.

The problem isn’t just that Silent Civilian have shown no artistic growth in the years since Rebirth; it’s that they’ve somehow lost the ability to write a memorable hook. This song sounds dated to just a few years ago, the same way Spineshuck sounded dated almost immediately upon its release. It makes you wonder if Santos’ next band will be a deathcore group with no creative longevity whatsoever.

You can check out the track here. Ghost Stories, the new album from Silent Civilian, comes out May 18 on Mediaskare/Century.

-AR

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  • Will

    first.

    • Mike2

      I’m proud of you, son. Want a cookie now?

      • terrybeans84

        If he does’nt want the cookie I’ll take it.

    • http://vague-news.blogspot.com Clarky Cat

      I didn’t realise people still did this. Thank you for your outstanding contribution to the comments section.

      I can’t believe the guy from Spineshank still looks exactly the same as he did 5 years ago.

      • Slaughterhouse

        That picture is from their first CD if I remember correctly

  • Double D

    Those dudes style is so 1998. Seriously, an iron cross with flames? Sounds like something I would have gotten tattooed when I was 5 (which is a great reason to not let kids get tattoos).

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-John-Crispen/100000169530540 Jason John Crispen

    i saw them not too long ago. i went in not expecting much as i wasn’t a fan of spineshank. but they were pretty sweet live. thrashy parts, some singing parts, lots of solos. kinda sounded trivium-ish.

  • http://www.reigninblonde.com Angela Gossowski

    I’ve heard the new album in its entirety and I really enjoyed it. A few too many breakdowns but the rest of the song(s) tend to make up for it. Oh, and that picture is mad old, dude. Here’s the current line-up: http://www.myspace.com/silentcivilian

  • http://thenumberoftheblog.com demigodraven

    I was listening to this song at work today, and felt it sounded a looooot like Bullet For My Valentine. The original disc was a guilty pleasure, barring one or two shitty songs, so who knows. The rest could be semi good.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rik-Powell/286400508 Rik Powell

      Yeah, they always reminded me a bit of BFMV. Except far better.

  • http://thenumberoftheblog.com/ groverXIII

    Ah yes… Spineshank for the metalcore generation. Spineshank was better.

    • Andy Synn

      Spineshank were ace. One of the few “nu-metal era” (and i use that term loosely) bands I will still throw on from time to time!

      I stand by my opinions!

  • Zoker

    While listening to the intro I thought that the song wasn’t going to be bad but then the vocals kicked in and… well, yeah… they sound a bit dated (or dull maybe?)… not an awful song anyway…

  • mike

    I have got Rebirth of the Temple laying around somewhere — got old really fast. Not sure if releasing an album 4 years after your debut is such a good idea too.

  • Death to bro metal

    Not to sound like a hater but this band never impressed me. Pseudo-political metal

  • http://www.ftsmetal.com James

    I love everything about this music. Rebirth of The Temple was one of my favorite CD’s of all-time and I really believe this band should be a lot bigger than what they are.

    I mean, these Metal Sucks writers will tell you how “meh” this song is, then they’ll post 10 articles about Dillinger Escape Plan. Seriously.

  • Sadist Ways

    Is this song from the new Diecast album???

  • kittykatt

    This is one metal band unlike any other, that still give heart and all of their soul. Johnny is a very talented singer with a vocal gift. And has not changed his love and dedication for this almost impossible line of work. The bands desire to continue the push for the “love of the music.” They also have normal and very dear family lives. Children. Like MR. Santos. As A teenage father himself, Raised and loved his newly graduated 18 year old daughter as a single dad, for 18 years. Jonny santos juggled. Life on the road, music , band mates, and the career of bright lights and music but Santos also had junior dance auditions, horse back riding academies, parent teacher meetings, and the teenage daughter years, well battled and concord. After meeting santos’ #1 fan, which with all charm and beautiful through heart and soul, she is also jonnys stability on solid ground