Job for a Cowboy Doom EP
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Tracklist:
1. Catharsis for the Buried (intro)
2. Entombment of a Machine
3. Relinquished
4. Knee Deep
5. The Rising Tide
6. Suspended By the Throat

Ranking: #175 for 2005

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Dancin' Man (40 Reviews)

2006-03-05 | 182 comments | 165,787 views

22 of 23 thought this review was well written

First off, this a death metal album. There are some breakdowns and traits of other genres, but at it's core, it is death metal. Pretty decent stuff too. Before all of you traditional death metal elitists get your panties in a bunch, listen to this album.

Job For a Cowboy made quite a splash with their demo alone and promised to become a quite powerful band in today's metal scene. While they do lack creativity to a degree (how many other bands are playing death metal grind and metalcore at once these days?) they do what they do exceptionally well. Think Red Chord, similar sound and perfromed at a similar level. This is a band that I feel death metal elitists to tough guys to scenesters can appreciate.

Each song is filled with top notch riffage. Sometimes it sounds fairly generic but it all has a nice flow and has the right level of dissonance mixed in to make the melodies fairly unnerving. The drumming is also done very well. The drummer does a nice job adding in interesting fills rather than keeping each part the same consistently. The parts are interesting and sound fairly technical. The drummer helps this band avoid being a boring breakdown filled band. The vocals are all over the map. Personally, I am not a fan of screams and growls because I think they sound fake compared to an angry yell (a la Pig Destroyer) but this guy does his thing very well.

The songwriting here is immense. The tracks are all in the four minute range but aren't filled with annoying repetition. THere is a nice mix of flowing riffs highlighted by the occasional stop and go. There are no real solos here, but they are unecessary here anyway. The breakdowns are of the death metal variety usually. Fairly short and more like a rest than the dance-off section. There are a number of interesting pauses that serve to trick the listener. Overall, these guys have good ideas as far as how a song should be written.

The mix and production are done very well. I can hear the instruments clearly, although the bass often gets lost (except for that awesome section in The Rising Tide). On the bright side, things aren't muddy though they do sound very downtuned and I really prefer standard tuning all the way around. I feel like if you can make a brutal and heavy record without changing your instrument, you have very serious talent. Somtimes I also feel like the bass drum is running the music and that can get dull. Suspended By The Throat is overall the worst song I feel. It's the song at the end of the set to make the dancers happy. Oh well.

Pretty decent album but with flaws. A good listen for fans of The Red Chord and Behemoth.

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Storm In A Teacup


Comments: 3442
03.05.06


I'm so happy someone else likes Job For A Cowboy! I don't own any albums, but I listen to them on one of my friends iPod's a lot.

This is a very solid, detailed review, but not long at all. I laugh in the face of whoever negged this.

Dancin' Man


Comments: 719
03.05.06

Album Rating: 3

Meh, people can neg all they want. I write short reviews. If people don't like them, they can write one.

Digging: Kaki King - Until We Felt Red

BloodThirstyGuillotine


Comments: 63
03.05.06

Album Rating: 4

Waiting for a Job for a Cowboy review. Really good band. Great review. Entombment of a Machine is a great song.

Dancin' Man


Comments: 719
03.05.06

Album Rating: 3

truth. I love when you think it's over and then it comes back for one more round.

Hatshepsut


Comments: 1998
03.05.06


Ha the person who negged changed his mind. Nice detailed review.

Arrakakaka


Comments: 685
03.05.06


Good review as usual, but this band is.. meh. They don't perk my interest when I listen to them.

Doobieman22


Comments: 2
03.13.06


i cant stand job for a cowboy. I mean for one that name just sucks plus i just can't hadle knee deep. I just don't like the genre death metal that much anyway so i guess thats why i dont like job for a cowboy



SunnyDayRealEstateAM


Comments: 58
03.13.06


I like Job For A Cowboy. They play an amazing show. Entombment of A Machine is vicious.

cutthroatmurderers


Comments: 11
03.14.06

Album Rating: 4

job for a cowboy is a freakin sweet band. yep. they are awesome because they are grind deathmetal and have really good breakdowns. their vocalists matches the talent because of his wide range of screams, and he can sound like a piggy in distress

LOOK Daean said


Comments: 14
03.14.06

Album Rating: 4.5

aw.

i orginally wrote a review for this but i guess it got rejected

also to be honest, this isn't even death metal, this is beyond it.

i like to put this under the genre "Doom"

also, saying that job for a cowboy, or any death metal band has breakdowns, is laughable.

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Jawaharal


Comments: 1758
03.14.06


Doom metal is slow sluggish metal.



So, that wouldn't really fly with every metal person on mx.

Dancin' Man


Comments: 719
03.14.06

Album Rating: 3

There are very clear breakdowns here. And if you want, I will find you other, european death metal acts with breakdowns. The breakdown is not limited to metalcore or hardcore.



This is death metal. It may not be the most cut and dry death metal, but that is what it is closest to. I am confident saying this because I have listened to a lot of death metal in my day.

tombright_104


Comments: 3
04.04.06

Album Rating: 5

probably one of the best bands to come out of this 'scene', these guys just keep getting better, cant wait for an album!

A Threnody Waltz


Comments: 2
04.06.06

Album Rating: 5

This is an amazing band, and doom is probably the best Demo I've ever heard. they remind me of Through The Eyes Of The Dead and they are both amazing bands. Check this album out.

cutthroatmurderers


Comments: 11
04.07.06

Album Rating: 4

what is the easiest way to get "Doom" i want to have the actual cd instead of just my burnt copy

Stoic


Comments: 161
04.17.06

Album Rating: 3.5

I think they're heavily influenced by death metal (some sections are even pure death) but technically they're not. I dont normally like bands from this scene but Job for A Cowboy (what a lame name by the way) have somehow clicked me, especially the vocals. Catchy groovy and angst driven in an enjoyable way.

Salivation


Comments: 2
05.03.06


This is a great album the only thing that dissapointed me is that its limited track listing after listening to the whole cd i was left craving more but nonetheless good album

Salivation


Comments: 2
05.03.06


This is a great album the only thing that dissapointed me is that its limited track listing after listening to the whole cd i was left craving more but nonetheless good album

thehouseeffect


Comments: 1
05.03.06

Album Rating: 5

i wish someone would tab emtombment of a machine for me..........please someone do it

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shavo=god


Comments: 22
05.06.06

Album Rating: 4.5

thank you (the houseeffect) i want some one to tab it soooooooooooooooooo sooooooooo sooooooo bad . i love that song and the album. not many songs but meh its a sick album!

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