When Halo Grey split with their vocalist D-Hauz, the future of the remaining band members may have seemed uncertain from the outside. Recognizing their bond together however, the instrumental members of the group remained a solid unit and soon enlisted the vocal talents of Paul Schulte to form March, a new band which takes on an entirely different vision. Now finding themselves treading down the path of moody melodic rock peppered with slight stabs of aggression; they've tossed aside their electronically augmented metallic past and seem deadset on showcasing their maturity as musicians.

Produced by Jeordie "Twiggy Ramirez" White (A Perfect Circle/Ex-Marilyn Manson), this latest release finds the outfit sounding like a strange amalgamation of raw early U2 reminiscent instrumentation meshed with anthemic Linkin Park styled energy and accessibility. It's an interesting combo to say the least and while some other influences are also detectable, the band still manage to build up their own identity over the course of the material on hand. In fact, the songs featured are often agitated and belay an underlying sense of want and hunger, making for a burst of modern rock that is intelligent enough to add some substance and formidable playing in favor of cliche hooks.

While this is a definite plus for them, the overall focus of the material here generally feels a bit muddy and constrictive. The songs are quite obviously tailored for easy listening, yet their structuring consistently come off as complex and overbearing. It would seem that this problem arises as a result of the band wanting to distance themselves from their past by showing off how well they can play together. Unfortunately though they just wind up sounding too busy and overindulgent to clearly showcase their catchier elements. If the group can tone down their approach a bit with future offerings and focus more on song writing than ornate instrumentation, they could easily have a good chance at making an impact for themselves. But at present the results are sadly too varied to really appreciate everything they try to accomplish.