The Comanche Cipher are a 5-piece metal/hardcore band from Guildford and Ludovico Technique is their debut EP. This is hardly ground breaking, neither is it original, but you can hear that these guys have an ear for a good riff. Taking influence from The Dillinger Escape Plan, you can expect some off key and discordant riffs in odd time signatures. But also having a very strong metalcore sound these guys end up sounding a bit like The Architects but just a lot less tech.

The problem is that their sound is an amalgamation of various types of metal and hardcore riffs appose to being a complete package of elements coming out in a combined product. It’s not necessarily a bad thing they just lack originality. The vocals are pretty good but I’d recommend they stick to the high screams, as the guy just can’t seem to hit the lows. The quieter bits on the album add a nice contrast and break up the brutality of some of the more in your face riffs and add a lot more depth to the release.

Over all this is a pretty sterling attempt from the newcomers and I’m sure they will be able to kick up enough of a storm with this EP to be able to make an even better follow up. Just don’t expect to be in awe at this stuff but it is pretty solid throughout and offers a decent standard of metal.