Instill – The Hooligan Factor

Fudgeworks/Absolute 2012

Instill were formed in the deep south, well Bournemouth, back in 2008. This is the band’s second EP release and it is one of best packaged CD’s I have seen, they have put a lot of time and effort into the sleeve design which includes a full comic strip on the inside cover, impressive stuff. Question is though are they all show and no go?

It turns out that the band pay the same amount of attention to the musical content as to the artwork and the 5 tracks on offer are excellent. Opener ‘ Guestlist’ sets the scene well, the band’s sound is like a cross between Black Stone Cherry and Nickelback in parts, but with an original stamp put on it and lyrics to make you smile. The band describe themselves as ‘comedy metal’ and they certainly live up to that billing lyrically. The 5 tracks follow the cover comic strip featuring the adventures of ‘Captain Pedalo’, but when it comes to the music the band are deadly serious. There are some cracking riffs and cleverly constructed melodies through the disc, I especially like the way the band have included bits of the Sailor’s Hornpipe into the riff for the track ‘Captain Pedalo’, clever stuff.

This is a cracking EP in all respects and Instill deserve a lot of success on the back of it. I would recommend you give it a go.

5/5
David Wilson

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