End of Silence by Red

Pros: Great melodies, very passionate and emotional music
Cons: The instruments could have been more, lyrics are derivative

If you do some research on the band Red, you would find out they were a Christian nu-metal quintet. Honestly, I was quite surprised to hear this. I'd heard their single on the radio and decided to take a chance on them when I saw their album on sale in ...

Pros: Epic; memorable; powerful; catchy; diverse at times; tons of talent
Cons: Predictable; overall lethargic vibe; the amount of vulnerable lyrics becomes annoying

Air 1, the Christian radio station I love to hate. Actually, it used to be cool. Or maybe I was so desensitized from K-LOVE for the first few years of having access to it that it seemed cool, but was actually lame. Either way, Air 1 is today like a ...

Pros: Well done music, Talent and Potential
Cons: RED adds very little to the genre and lacks originality

With red's "end of silence" one must wonder if their debut album is a show of their talent and a teaser as to what is to come, or an uncreative band who will dissolve away. Their nu-metal hard rock sounds to be something like a more melodic, epic ...

Pros: Emotionally charged without too much cliche, well written.
Cons: Monotonous, too familiar, inconsistent hooks.

Red's debut is a collaboration of crunching guitars, dancing piano, emotion packed vocals, and sorrowful minor key melodies. End of Silence, though epic as it may be, is a mesh of many sounds we've heard before from bands like Chevelle, Linkin Park, ...