This record should come with a health warning: excessive head-banging can cause concussions.
Punk music has always seemed to be a display of one-upmanship, especially in the hardcore sect, so it’s rare when a band manages to deviate far away enough from their original sound that they could be regard as a whole different genre.
Winds of Osiris is Leeds quintet, The Plight’s, first full length effort, and their second release since signing to Visible Noise records, home of Lostprophets and hairspray toting metalheads, Bring me the Horizon.
In many ways it still keeps to the formula which earned them the accolades from their previous record, Black Summer – whipping out riffs left and right, which would make Gary Moore re-think his career path – but Winds of Osiris has traded in the frantic punk element for a more punk groove.
The album starts with the beguilingly named Spit “On The Cross – Part 1”, an instrumental, opening with a clean southern flavour riffs, which sounds like it’s spent the best part of its days soaking in bourbon pretty much sets the tone for rest of the record. “Lovesick Maniac”, the fastest track on the record, kicks in with breakneck speed and already the guitars begin while vocalist, Alistair’s, vocal chords become subject to the biggest thrashing of their life. While the lyrics may not be anything poetic or life changing doesn’t hinder the songs at all especially not when head banging is going to be the first priority over discovering hidden meanings in the lyrics.
The rest of the album slows to a steadier pace – keeping a rock and roll groove which suits their sound and opens up for more guitar battling on such tracks as “Tied to the Tracks” and title track “Winds of Osiris”
The Plight have already proved with their impressive list of tours that they’re one of the finest the UK have to offer. Make sure you remove whatever album you currently have on your Christmas wish list and slap this on there. This record will not disappoint.
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