When Orchid broke up in 2002, it signified the end of one of screamo's greatest bands, but the beginning of another screamo staple in Ampere. Led by ex-Orchid guitarist Will Killingsworth, Ampere's attack of short, intense, and dynamic screamo was and is a winner. Nowhere is that more apparent than on their debut EP All Our Tomorrows End Today. The songwriting here, to put it simply, is unbelievable. Some of the most well-rounded and subtly technical screamo ever put to wax is found here, juxtaposing emotive blasts with moments of subdued melancholy seamlessly, and usually in under a minute. The passionate sound that so enveloped Orchid is still very much alive here, and this makes the music both imposing and emotive all the same. In only eleven minutes, Ampere prove that they have songwriting skills usually reserved for gods, and all of the furious passion one would need to pull it all of without a hitch. Fantastic.
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