From Embers EP - Our Verdict

Born in the heart of Manchester, From Embers are one of the city’s up-and-coming post-hardcore outfits, on the verge of releasing their new 4-track self-titled EP.

On May 9^th Louder Now announced that the bands EP would be released on May 25^th. Now we have a copy of From Embers melodic post-hardcore stylings and can confirm that it is set to enthral all fans of metalcore, hardcore, pop-punk and more.

Opening track, ‘Crash and Burn’ is even grittier then previous samples could have illustrated. It’s a dark anthem with a positive ‘get angry and carry on’ attitude. Girls, take advice from this EP. Don’t screw with any of the boys from From Embers. Move over Adele, you’re not the only one who can write a world class selection of songs about a break-up.

David Ramsdens (lead vocals) extreme screaming talent flashes throughout this EP but perhaps nowhere more then this first track. His controlled but aggressive vocal skill brings something to this band that so many others have tried but often miss the mark.

But the real beauty of this band comes from not one input but the collection of talents on show. The best example of this is in second track ‘I’ve Never Been Better’. Continuing the heartbroken theme that is threaded through this EP, ‘I’ve Never Been Better’ also gives Michael Byron-Hehir (vocals and guitars) a real chance to show how his vocals combined with that of Ramsdens can create something almost unrivalled.  

This track also shows From Embers talent to not just be loud for the hell of it. The quartet’s ability to be an indisputably heavy band who knows how to create a softer gem knows no bounds.

Just when you think that From Embers have shown the height of their hybrid talents they top it. Third track from this EP, ‘Silence’, shows a flawless collaboration between the beautifully voiced Jenna Clare (Leopards) whose progressive style combines with the vocals of Ramsden and Byron-Hehir spectacularly.

‘Silence’ is an epic at 7 minutes long, but there is no better way to show the amalgam of styles that From Embers have made possible. The vocal crosses are just the start of this. Melodic and almost soothing guitar lines fuse with heavy classic-metal drum beats to finalise a sound that will shoot From Embers through the roof.

Final track, ‘Sorry, No Returns (Now Get Back On Your Knees)’, closes the EP perfectly by exhibiting what it will lead on to. Parts of this track have clearly been sculpted for live performances that will get crowds up and down the country screaming and yelling if they get the chance to breathe.

There is no doubt that this EP is a masterful combination of a whole host of skills that individually are clever but together are completely and utterly perfect.