What do you get when you cross As I Lay Dying guitar prowess with Madball’s lyrics, and the and the vocals of E-Town Concrete? You get Trapped Under Ice, whose second album is getting rave reviews from the likes of Chad from New Found Glory, and was featured on the 10 for $10 Tour.
I wanted to like this bad a lot. I went and bothered the publicist over at 10 for $10 Tour for a month to get this advance. When it finally came I rushed into my office to play it. Sadly I was disappointed. The anthem track “TUI” and “From Birth” were my two favorites. Trapped Under Ice would be better served going back to the lab and establishing a more cohesive style. I liked this album, but only on a playlist with the likes of actual NYHC bands.
“establishing a more cohesive style”??? this album is perfectly put together with a sound that could only be TUI. give this a few more listens.