E.I.A.C, an acronym for Elvis Is A Cunt, should be your first indication that this isn't a band for the faint hearted or easily offended. Musically, they go for the "if you cant beat them join them" route. Think Rage Against The Machine crossed with Deftones, and, more recently, Factory 81 and Project 86, and that pretty much sums up the band's sound. They stick firmly to the mould of rapping the verses and making a big impact on the chorus with Chino Moreno type screaming. Nothing new here but don't let that put you off. What we have here is a debut recording from a very promising band that is certain to evolve. Into what though is a matter for the band to decide for they have two obvious paths that are demonstrated on this recording. You see this band have a serious side and a very much less serious side so far as the lyrics go.

'Your Fired' deals with racism and as an opening track sets the tone nicely with its powerful chorus in contrast with jittery laid back verses. The vocals reminded me of a less raw sounding Zach De La Rocha and that's no bad thing. The lyrics, intelligent and informed, yet another trait they share with Rage Against The Machine.

On the other hand 'Shipman' - based on the British serial killer Dr Shipman, shows off the bands far less serious side with lyrics like "Dr shipman I'm your biggest fan I think your funny as fuck, I wish you'd murdered my Nan." Perhaps the weakest song musically on the record, It very much relies on its humor yet the novelty soon wears off and much like Dr Shipman, this song will soon be forgotten.

'Superfucked Man' follows in this style with lyrics like "This is a song about superman, you can't walk for shit cos you are fucked, please don't throw me off the horse he begs, holy fuck god look at my legs. Superfucked man your fucked stuck in that chair, how the fuck you gonna get up and down stairs." Now, I admit I share this humor, but personally I prefer the more serious songs particularly as the political angst lyrics suit the vocalists style and allow him to more easily convey his emotions.

'Cats As Trophies' shows off their ability to create a feeling in the listener. The song is uplifting and spiritual sounding as the singer whispers of revolutionary ideas before the song steps up a level into a Rage Against The Machine type riff.

So why can't the band show off their serious side and humorous side on one record you might ask? It's a tough question, as both styles work well, but when you put them together it amounts to less than the sum of its parts. You see, when you speak of political issues such as racism and other social issues and then speak of fucking corpses and take the piss out of superman its smacks of contradiction and takes away from the original more serious message. It's like Mike Patton putting a Mr Bungle song on a Faith No More record. The styles are too different and don't blend. I'm not suggesting they drop the less serious side, after all, it would be a shame to lose the excellent 'Turtle Power' - The bands take on the song from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's movie. The song, as well as offering light relief, works really well. Rapped verses and a hard hitting chorus in which the singer screams "TURTLE POWER". Having seen them live I can tell you that the crowd go crazy at this point. The songs lyrics remain faithful to the original and its guaranteed to have you in fits of laughter.

'Enham Crusin' sees the band revert to their more serious side and theirs a real feeling of bitterness and emotion in the vocals. The music also reaches out and grabs you, the middle 8 of the song in particular with its fuzzed out distorted guitars in which for a rare moment the band drop there rage influences.

'Fucking A Corpse' sees the band lapse into their humorous side yet again. Musically this song is the most un-original with its Deftones type "wipe", "did" vocal chorus and Machine Head will be seeking royalty payments for the use of their middle 8 riff from 'Desire To Fire'

This is a band I will be watching very closely over the coming years and I'm sure as they find their own style and maybe set up a side band or two (hehehe), they could certainly make an impact. Reading this review back on myself I got the impression I have been overly harsh but my general opinion is that this is certainly one of the better demos to arrive in my stereo recently.
(3 / 5)