Bury Your Dead - Cover Your Tracks

Bury Your Dead probably won’t be flooding radio stations anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean that the band’s Victory Records release Cover Your Tracks isn’t powerful.  Take one part Atreyu, one part classic Korn and one part Pantera and that’s Bury Your Dead.

The biggest driving force to Cover Your Tracks is the double bass drum beats.  Mark’s footwork is insanely fast and this is showcased starting on “Top Gun” and “Mission: Impossible.”  The drums drive this album with the ferocity of a NASCAR engine from start to finish.

Bury Your Dead have a very raw feel to them.  Cover Your Tracks is not as melodic as The Curse by label mates Atreyu, but that gives Bury Your Dead a much heavier feel.  Mat’s vocals are deep and somewhat comprehensible growls that maintain a level of loudness from start to finish.  There’s no singing on this album, yet there’s no screaming either.

Lyrically, songs like “The Color of Money” and “Eyes Wide Shut” discuss the darker side of relationships, exploring deceit, lost love and hatred, while “Legend” hints toward the parent-child relationship.

Cover Your Tracks is a great album to put on when pissed off or when the time comes to just rock out.  It gets somewhat repetitive due to the lack of melodic hooks, however the sheer force of Bury Your Dead make the listener forget about the hooks.  It should also be noted that each track has been taken from a Tom Cruise movie.  I give Cover Your Tracks a 7 (out of 10).  Bury Your Dead will surely rock your socks off.

Suggested Listening: “Mission: Impossible,” “Losin’ It” and “The Color of Money”

By Adam K. Zakroczymski III – Senior Editor / Founder

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