"The EP to Kill By" No Label © 2004

Falling to Pieces - "The EP to Kill By" 01. Through the Hours 4.31mb 02. No Direction 2.65mb 03. Interlude 04. Population One 3.94

8 (out of 10)

"The E.P. To Kill By" from the East Bay area fivepiece known as Falling to Pieces, consists of three songs of utter guitar-driven heaviness served straight up, if you will. “Through The Hours”, the EP’s opener, is a fast-and-furious power anthem, featuring vocalist Jason Lewis’ Corey Taylor-esque guttural yell and tortured belting over the intricate dual guitarwork of Eric Stewart and Eric Ruxton. “No Direction” is the most frustrated and chaotic of the three, veering towards death-metal, since this is, indeed, supposed to be music to _kill by. The EP closes on a very high note with “Population One”, featuring machine-gun drums and one of those super-speed Eighties guitar solos. Though I don’t recommend that one engage in the activity suggested by Falling to Pieces while listening to their music, the Ep could definitely be at the top of one’s list of albums to… punch people in the stomach by? Not that I would ever encourage, let alone, participate in that activity either…