Adrenachrome are a group formerly known as Adrenaline 31, who decided a name change was in order to reflect the new direction their material has taken. Judging from the 2 songs on this release, the decision was warranted as it finds them stepping out further from their rap metal roots and trudging into ambient emotional metal territory that lands them somewhere in-between the likes of Incubus and Machine Head.

Sounding melodically stable with a sound similar to Still Life on one track and a more fast paced aggravated Rob Flynn like rap style on the other, the vocal role of frontman Rocky seems to be fairly well rounded as he has no problem hitting emotional notes with a few screams thrown in for good measure. Guitars show off spacey Incubus like riffs, heavy on effects and clean note plucks during the ambient opener "Think Up" before shifting to a more typical new metal approach with slightly crunchier riffs on the fast paced Silky Shabadues". Bass work comes to the forefront through occasional breakdowns and pumps out winding basslines mixed with a few slapped parts that help generate momentum, rather than establish a funk feel. Drums are hit with confidence, though the tone overall is a bit weak and distant, being somewhat lost in the mix, leaving the steady barrage of moderately tuned snare work to take the percussive reigns. The bands hidden strength though, comes in the form of two DJ/Programmers as the general atmosphere sculpted through the use of intriguing yet non intrusive ambient sounds help them cultivate an electronic aural environment that's sounds like a warmer version of the Deftones DJ Frank's latest efforts.

Overall the band have talent and their music is an interesting hybrid of today's emo alternative metal with a very light touch of new metal oriented rapcore. The skilled electronic performances help brighten the music and give the songs a density and allure and the group seem to generally vibe off each other rather well. Still, there's a general looseness in place, with the songs not being as cohesive as they could which definitely saps some of the energy before it even gets to kick into high gear. The songwriting is also a bit rough in its current form, with the tracks sticking to part changes that seem a bit too comfortable, rather than challenging and utterly dynamic. But as it is, this seven piece definitely have a good foundation from which to build upon and if they are able to keep up their current progression and tighten the loose ends, their next batch of songs should surely get the adrenaline fully pumping.