Mass Movement Magazine

The Casino Brawl – Shades: Directions CD (In At The Deep End)
The Casino Brawl has definitely pulled it off! Styles like screamo and metalcore have become more than a little stale these past few years. This English band have single handedly lit up the brewery again, and amazing tasting tunes have been bottled up for all to enjoy. What’s not to like… hard hitting metal, crazy break downs and Gallows like rock from the underbelly of human emotions, combined with Death By Stereo like variety. There’s this self-esteem jumping of ‘Shades; Direction’ which is normally not at all common for European bands. The Casino Brawl know these songs are good and can deliver that message without hesitation. Maybe Alan Douches, who mastered the record, gave them a bit of an American feel. It all seems to come naturally to these guys, but it’s never easy, listen more closely. Check them out! Martijn Welzen