Album Review

Heights – Old Eyes For Young Lives

• 15th Apr 2013

Old Eyes For Young Lives sees Heights step into the spotlight of the UK’s hardcore scene, and they make the most of it once there. Opening track ‘The Best Years’ builds on a repeating guitar intro until the band show that they’re ready for business.

This song is swiftly followed by the album’s first single ‘Eleven Eyes’, featuring guest vocals from Architects’ Sam Carter, but it is Heights’ vocalist Andy Monty who shines throughout this album. Not only do his ferocious howls leave any competition in the dust, but his ability to switch between these howls and a more soothing vocal display show the talent that he beckons. The track ‘Wake Up, Fall Asleep’ show this ability, but the rest of the band show off their prowess in the instrumental ‘Repeat’.

This is not a one man show by any margin, as all 4 members bring out the best in each other. Dean Richardson and Tom Green are both at their peak on guitar, as shown in the opening of ‘Transit’ and the riffs in songs such as ‘The Noble Lie’, while Tom Hutton is at his best on drum, his pounding is loud and brutal throughout Old Eyes For Young Lives.

Old Eyes For Young Lives has some obvious influences, early Gallows being a major one from the sound of the album. And Heights are on a sure fire path to achieve such greatness in their scene, as they look to stand head and shoulders above their peers. This sophomore effort is the one to see them get recognized once more, only on a greater scale.

Download: Eleven Eyes, The noble Lie, Wake Up, Fall Asleep.

Venue: Old Eyes For Young Lives
Support Band: Transcend Music