MAKE ME FAMOUS
It’s Now Or Never
[Sumerian Records]
Verdict: 7/10
RIYL: ATTACK ATTACK! & ASKING ALEXANDRIA

Modern metalcore is a tricky and sometimes, treacherous genre to be in. Too many bands straight up copy and emulate the hot trendy bands that are ‘cool’ at that particular moment. Others try to take that basic ‘heavy-clean-electronic’ blue print and add their own little flavor here and there, most times failing miserably. Ukranian metalcore upstarts MAKE ME FAMOUS are making their presence felt with the release of It’s Now Or Never. Is it anything you haven’t heard on the past three Warped Tours? No. Is it fun to hear? Yes. MMF have used what ATTACK ATTACK! and ASKING ALEXANDRIA did before them and injected a fresh new outlook by not sounding so pre-fabricated and forced. Mixing a genuine love for the genre and the ability to crush and level with their devastating breakdowns and gang vocals. The cleans are of the standard fair but sound like there was some thought put into what was being said as opposed to just randomly littering tracks with them because it’s a “necessary element”. The ‘dance party’ interludes and choruses are entertaining and don’t distract from the records overall ambiance. Tracks like ‘Make It Precious’ define what MAKE ME FAMOUS are aiming for: Familiar but different. Don’t write MAKE ME FAMOUS off as being a clone by any means, as It’s Now Or Never deserves a good listening to, more than once. -by Jon Hole

Recommended listening: ‘Make It Precious’, ‘We Know It’s Real’ & ‘ifyuocnaraedtihsmkaemeasnadwich’
Guest musicians: Tyler Carter of Woe, Is Me on ‘Inception’; Johnny Franck, Ex-Attack Attack! on ‘I Am A Traitor’
Release date: March 27, 2012
In conclusion…Not riding the band wagon to hard, Make Me Famous have set out to make music that is familiar but different enough to keep it interesting.

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