Leather Laces has come and they are not here to play safe. Their first song, called Rocket Launcher, is a direct hit, an all out explosion of audio which combines the energy of the best metal sounds of the 90s with the pointy electronic production. Starting with a single note tension comes in as heavy guitars riffs, pounding rhythms and outdated military soundbites come in and leaves with you a feeling that you are about to rush to the battlefield.
This group consists of two guitarists and two synth/drum machine players, and the chemistry they developed can not be ignored. Collectively they have produced a sound somewhere between the war zone and the rave–like metal and techno crashing into each other in the middle of a battlefield. The guitars are grunty as hell, the synths are like siren sucking in air, creating tension and heat across the song.
The atmosphere of the song is what exactly makes it so special in the context of the rocket launcher. This is not a song, it is experience. The howling of the radio voices and soldier orders one can hear throughout the song can be heard bearing the mark of all old war movies. It is movie-like, dramatic and seems to fit in an action film or video game when things are about to go boom.
Although this is their debut record, Leather Laces already touches upon the feeling of a band of a specific vision. Their heritage in the experimental Devisal universe comes to light in the adventurous and unpredictability of this song. Rocket Launcher does not follow trends it burns them.
And then, in case you are a fan of music that is dense, new, and takes chances, well then this debut is what you are craving. Into metal, electronic or just want something to get your blood pumping, Leather Laces is one band to keep an eye on.
They have come with the guns blazing with Rocket Launcher, and we can hardly wait to see what they come up with next.
