Return To Earth - Captains of Industry

Baldfreak Music

May 15, 2008, 11:43 AM

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Many bands claim to be making “big” music nowadays; there’s so much variety and so much choice out there that sometimes the whole thing just gets lost in a big mixture of obscurity. Many bands try too hard, many bands totally miss the point, few bands actually deliver on their promises. At this point, meet Return To Earth. Guaranteed you’ll listen to them and wonder if three guys can really create such a grand sound. It falls more into a general rock category rather than being metal, though it does have its moments.

‘Captains of Industry’ is what’s giving Jersey-based Return To Earth their ticket into our ears. Previous musical experience of this bands includes Dillinger Escape Plan (drummer Chris Pennie) and Q*Ball (the electro-rock project of frontman Ron Scalzo). The trio is completed by guitarist Brett Aveni. The pedigree of this combination tells you immediately that Return To Earth are going to produce something which is at the very least, very good.

Not a single detail has gone wanting, the guitar lines blend ecstatically with some glorious and sweeping harmonies. It doesn’t feel like a heavy rock album all the way through. Return To Earth have triumphed a great deal here by embracing and promoting a great sense of dynamic. Its easy to listen through first time and really get stuck into what these guys are doing. ‘A New Sound’ is a definite stand out track, promoting all the elements which this band embrace so well. The harmony in the chorus is gorgeous, but the whole thing never rests on its laurels enough to be pigeonholed. Other songs like ‘Gunpoint Poetry’ and ‘Restore (My Heart)’ are standouts, the later taking this band into somewhat of a Foo Fighters territory, then comes the massive riff in the middle, great stuff!

The diversity is about the greatest thing you’ll take away from listening to this album. Return To Earth discover their comfort zones, but they also realise the need to push themselves. As a result the album is rich in variety, and though it’s quite long you won’t find yourself getting bored anytime soon. The musicianship on display is faultless, they’ve really got a knack for writing a good tune, it’s good to see also that they’re not ashamed to employ melody and write a catchy song, so many heavy rock bands would shy away from this. There’s enough to keep most people interested, it’s refreshing to see a band who know how to do more than one thing, and aren’t afraid to push themselves and try different things.