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Folly - Resist Convenience
Posted by Editorial Intern on 24-May-06 @ 01:47 PM

[3/5] As you might gather from the vein-popping screaming, the Metallica-worthy guitar breakdowns and the old-school punk chants that comprise the bulk of their late-'90s-style metalcore, Folly are really frickin' angry. But when the hissy fits subside on their sophomore album, Resist Convenience, the New Jersey quintet ratchet up the horn-free ska influence that's also made them one of the weirdest late-'90s-style metalcore acts on Earth. Though you're free to argue among yourselves whether ska is actually dead, somehow, someway, Folly manage to make their ska influences shine tastefully--and sparingly--throughout Resist Convenience. And even though the band's screaming tends to overpower songs like "False Evidence Appearing Real" ("FEAR," get it?) and "The Wake" (also the disc's most sedated track), Resist has enough solid material to sate metalheads, piss off emo kids and revive rude boys on life support. (TRIPLE CROWN) Jennifer Sica Official Website: http://www.triplecrownrecords.com