LYINHEART
The band authorities fear
Ted Smalley - vocals, keys
Chris Levine - guitar
Kodie Krypt - bass, vocals
Daniel Dekay - drums, vocals
Tracks: "No One To Blame," "Make Me Crazy," "Break All the Rulz"
(Source: band My Space page. See address below.)
The Lieutenant ripped the dispatch from the printer and ran to the chief's office.
"Chief! Chief!"
The grizzled 30-year veteran looked up from his paperwork. "Boy, you know better than to run in here..."
"I know, sorry! But --" the aide gulped for breath. "But this is BIG!"
The chief reclined. "Let me be the judge."
His hand shaking, the Lieutenant handed him the dispatch.
"LYINHEART?" The chief nearly fell off his chair. "LYINHEART IS COMIN' HERE?"
His shoulders slumping, the Chief trudged to the window. His voice was forlorn, a whisper. "Real peaceful little town, we used to have..."
The four-man metallic crush-league known to quivering officials and raging club-goers alike as LYINHEART erupted in buccolic Iowa -- a technicolored explosion of blood-eyed rock'n'roll fury. And the serrated obstreperousness of their Level 5 sound perpetration is matched spike for mohawk by eye-grabbing visual edge.
"We have a cool show coming up opening for Adler's Appetite at Spicoli's August 13th," Daniel enthused to me. I mentioned I'd be reviewing here the first three songs on the group's My Space page. "Those are actually the 3 songs we have recorded with the new lineup," the drummer said, adding that they had just put up newly-mastered versions. "We also re-recorded bass and drums for 'Make Me Crazy' and I just uploaded that version as well."
The ominously mid-tempo "No One To Blame" prowls on outsider feet. Chris's guitar crunches splenetic threats as Daniel and Kodie keep up spooky, hypnotic voodoo poundings. Ted's masterful vocals soar beyond the universe.
"Make Me Crazy" registers as a sinister tale of tortuous devotion. Another sinister mid-tempo narrative, this one addictively anthemic with crafted-in hooks that linger long after the last notes fade.
Of the three tunes reviewed here, "Break All the Rulz" is perhaps the strongest. It's a full-on metal cheer-anthem. (And when I caught LyinHeart at Waterloo's 13th Step, it was a crowd favorite.) Six strings on fire with chip-on-shoulder passion, high-energy vocals stabbing ever upward, a guitar solo as knowingly articulate as screaming and confrontational.
(The LyinHeart My Space page also features 7 other tracks.)
(Daniel emailed answers to For the Record questions):
1) What's the coolest place(s) to hang out in Iowa?
Our singer Ted should answer this cuz he would likely say strip clubs since he dj's in them!!!
2) Where's your favorite place to play? (Is it the answer to Q1?) Favorite recording studio?
We play Spicoli's Grill/Reverb Rock Garden a lot in Waterloo. They have always been good to us and have given us a lot of great shows with 80's bands. A new bar in Waterloo called The 13th Step is a great little place as well. Favorite studio is definitely Christian Brown's studio outside of Cedar Falls. That's where we always record.
3) Favorite fast food? Favorite beer/drink?
Probably BK and Budweiser!
4) Law you'd most like to see overturned? New law you'd like to see enacted?
I always speed so they should take down all the speed limit signs! No more laws!
5) Other IA bands you'd recommend?
We play with a lot of bands. Trash Platinum, Grave Corps, Beneath The Palace are very close to us!
6) Philosophy of life (in 10 words or less)?
Always believe in what you do, otherwise don't do it.
Band http://www.myspace.com/lyinheart
Fans http://www.myspace.com/lyinheartfans
Video of LyinHeart performing "Hate You" at Spicoli's (Cedar Falls, Iowa):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRzQ6dn-a4
Video of Failure of Progress and LyinHeart at Club Pyramid (Decorah) 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyB17SKuoWc
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