When Hance Alligood left Georgia-based metalcore band Woe, Is Me leaving the remaining members to
eventually break up, I was assuming his new "venture" he was teasing was going to be much
different then his past work. What we have here is Favorite Weapon, that said new venture. Hance,
the only vocalist, performs both cleans and screams on this record, which ultimately doesn't stray
far from the later efforts of the Woe, Is Me career. Thus, its a very bland alternative rock
record, still pulling from the metalcore and post-hardcore influences that were slightly more
prevalent in Woe. Disappointed in the lack of new direction, it doesn't help that not one single
track stands far apart from the rest. One minor plus, however, is the pop-punk/easycore infused
"Better Days." But at track #9, and being the only song of that nature on the album, it doesn't
save the record from overall mediocrity. Perhaps it will take several more listens, but as of now,
its just a more heavy than usual, usual alternative rock record.
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