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Woo! That’s it. That tingly feeling. Yet again. Hearing a brand new band for the first time, who’re unsigned but have that unmistakable quality, that undeniable potential to become something great. Musically, That Fateful Day - one of the better-named three-word bands around and thankfully not beginning with ‘The’ - seem well-schooled in the world of post-hardcore. Well, UK post-hardcore, evidently tearing away at scraps of Scuttle and shards of Kids Near Water in ‘Drive Thru’ while reaching for a crossover sound that’s undoubtedly rooted in a more accessible heavy rock climate.

Indeed, plagiarising this is not and thankfully, That Fateful Day are blessed with a couple of vocalists whose effortless harmonising work astonishingly well in stand-out tracks ‘Variant’ and ’Warning’. Vocally, TFD bring to mind a mixture of Cold and Lost Prophet’s Ian Watkins especially in ‘Warning’; a track that adapts the stylings of Fugazi to an angst-ridden template that may well have baggy-panted intentions.

It isn’t nu-metal. It could be nu-rock. But I wouldn’t be so cruel as to tag such a stigmatic inflection on a band so refreshing. Seriously though, you need to hear this band. And then tell your friends. Check out their website to hear MP3s or email gavin@thatfatefulday.com for a free copy of this very EP.

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Anyone who knows me will recognise that I'm not the biggest fan of 'emo'. Obviously, that tag encompasses so many sub-genres yadda yadda, and I'm not here to debate the nature of Emo itself. Rather, to introduce this splendid EP from a young new band named That Fateful Day. The reason I stated my usual distaste for Emo is to highlight how surprised I was at the quality of this 5 track sampler.

Wearing their Walter Schreifels influences on their sleeves, opener 'Disconnect' launches into a rollicking riff that the entire band can feed off. The vocals are not the most impressive during the verses because you get the singer is holding something back. And bloody hell he releases it during the choruses. Here, the vocals soar with a power and passion that is then transferred to the rest of the track, even with a drop that serves to build up anticipation for the final section. Once it all kicks in, with vocals, bassline and rolling, sweeping guitars it sounds fantastic.

When the second track is titled 'Six' you begin to wonder at the intelligence of a band. When said track is revealed to be yet another stomper reminiscent of At The Drive In bare-knuckle fighting with Rival Schools it doesn't matter anymore. A spoken-word intro to the bridge works superbly, a novel and atmospheric way of cueing up another triumphant chorus. the entire song has a strong, fast paced nature which hardly relents. It's different to the usual slow-fast format that so many bands use and abuse, and as such brings the musical talent of the group to the fore.

While 'Drive Thru' sounds like it may have been written as an ode to his favourite label by Paul, ironically enough it's possibly the weakest track on the EP. It's still good, a solid album track perhaps, but doesn't manage to grab the attention in quite the vehement way of the others. It seems a bit predictable and the middle section is somewhat plodding, emo-by-numbers if you will. It has a good lead guitar line which the song revolves around but never takes off in the euphoric way that 'Disconnect' does so effectively.

A simple, yet superbly executed riff opens the title track and heralds a return to form. It's my favourite musical moment on the whole EP but the vocals once again don't do as much as they could. On other track they really explode into life, bringing with them the vibe of a particular song but don't go the extra mile that they could do here. A stripped down middle eight leads brilliantly into a repeat of the chorus but while 'Warning' is a good track it has the potential to be great.

Finally, 'Variant' kicks in with a Thursday-esque riff before a rampaging bassline joins in. It's a more violent, passionate track than the rest which brings the EP to close in a blinding fashion. It does all the right things at all the right times with seamless melding of screeching guitar lines and a full, crunching chorus. "Don't fall into this apathy" comes the cry, and it's bloody hard to when music is played this vehemently.

Like I said, this is an extremely promising EP from a young band whom I'd greatly love to see live. It's sometimes let down by a lack of musical conviction, perhaps afraid to really let go but as is evident on parts of the EP they should just go mad, because when they do it's mightily impressive.

4/5

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That Fateful Day are a weird proposition, mixing sometimes almost Pearl Jam style vocals, with some screaming hardcore style and female backing vocals, the best thing is this kind of works, perhaps it could work a little better with a little more of the hardcore vocals. A lot of "hardcore" kids are going to take a shot at this as it's probably a bit too radio-friendly for them, however if you like your music with a bit of variety and some hummable song lines, then That Fateful Day are the ones to watch out for.

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That Fateful Day are a five piece from Middlesex all about 24 years of age and have been in bands together on and off for the last 9 years, this you can tell straight away and they know how to structure their songs. That Fateful Day obviously like Quicksand and that's apparent throughout this 5 track EP, but it's not a straight rip off as you can hear Texas Is The Reason, Farside, Gameface etc in there as well, they also have the benefit of male/female backing vocals which adds depth to the songs. I like this a lot and they definitely have something here, all they need to do is polish off the sharp corners and you've got a very promising outfit. All the songs are catchy and have big choruses. I've found myself willingly repeating this CD-EP over and over. Some people may say that bands that take influences from TFD's sources have had their day...nevertheless I still think there is a place for that early post hardcore sound. Nice one and I'd like to hear more. Apparently these guys rock big time live so get in touch if you want them in your town on gavin@thatfatefulday.com

Summary : Cool rocking early post hardcore from Middlesex.

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I was looking forward to hearing this a lot I'm always keen to hear new British bands playing this kinda stuff: five tracks of solid well played emo/core here, in the sort of newer style of bands like Thursday, but also very obviously British which was cool, not angular and stoppy starty like The Robots or Stapelton kinda slick flowing stuff with hints of Quicksand too, very nice indeed. The highlight track I reckon was "disconnect" with some well great dual vocals in the chorus and a tune which wedged itself in my brain for several days.

Good arrangements; some nice effects and stuff, and also well structured tracks I bet they rock out live as well, its a well produced demo so get hold of it if you can, this band are well talented and have some great tunes, check them out if your into the newer emo sound that's my advice

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Wow. I am not a big fan of emo or that post-hardcore thing. It seems like the flavour of the month. But this band here just reminded me how much I loved Quicksand ‘back in the day’. This is really impressive stuff this. A very well produced five track EP disc, with some incredibly melodic songs. I didn’t know the lyrics, but this is so inviting for you to start singing (or screaming) along to them. It’s one of those records you could definitely do with, even if everyone seems to be doing this now. Why? Because this lot does it better than anyone around here. Recommended. (fox)

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That Fateful Day 'Warning' EP

The vocals of lead singer Dan throws you off a bit as after a very promising intro, you kinda expect the vocals of a stereotypically angry beer-soaked guitarist to hurl abusive lyrics at the listener,  rather than a regular guy reciting the song words to you. However, this is more than compensated for with the revengeful bass, guitars and drums that make the band sound like they're playing as if the world was falling apart around them. Disconnect! Disconnect! scream one of them. Ah, there's the passionate anger I'm looking for. Power-lusted tunes fuels this 17 minute 34 second journey of unconscious paranoid rock that stumbles upon Reef; Hundred Reasons; Alkaline Trio and Weezer along the way.

Young, progressive and bursting with potential, That Fateful Day is a band to watch out for. (Their promising ability almost makes me feel bad for the mild slating in the first sentence?)