EP Review: No On Cares – Pause/Reboot
Reviewed by Liam True
Some EP’s are rough mixes of bands and in return they usually sound quite tinny. Which is how Pause/Reboot kicks off. But that’s a ploy from No One Cares to get your attention before Andrea Gorini hits you with a solid riff as vocalist Tommaso Pescaglini’s raw vocals take stage. Though the EP his vocals sometimes sound strained and on some cases, a bit poor. But the more you listen to the EP you find that his vocals are actually quite strong.
While opening song Scary Thoughts see him tremble a few times on the high cleans, it’s on following song Empty Hole that he really shows his abilities. His growls are rough and cutting and his cleans are on point. And with the drumming of Elena Giraldi being the most technical on this song it’s where the EP really starts.
Phoenix features a small bass passage from Massimo Ciassia, highlighting his fret skills and how hidden his talent is. The song itself suffers from mixing but other than that it’s a great song with a great riff. Negativity is easily the heaviest & fastest song on the EP. The double kick speed of Giraldi is ruthless along with Pescglini’s vocals. Another excellent bass section from Ciassia shows they know how to show his skills off and along with the furious solo from Gorini toward the end it’s the best song on the EP and deserves more love.
Beautiful Sadness starts with an almost two-minute instrumental section. As though it was due to be a separate track used as an introduction to the song or EP. Either way the song kicks in when you’re greeted to a razor-sharp riff from Gorini as Pescaglini’s growls echo around the drums of Giraldi. Really speaking Beautiful Sadness sounds like it could be on any Killswitch Engage album since 2013 as the style of sound is similar.
It’s a great EP with more impressive moments than downsides. But with a bit of work on the mixing side of things and more songs to back them up, their next album could be huge.
