No Warning, self-proclaimed hardcore band, formed in the late '90s when Matt Delong started looking for a singer to coordinate with and produce traditional hardcore punk, popular in the early '90s in Los Angeles and New York City. In 2002 they released their first full-length album, "Ill Blood."
No Warning recently released their second EP, "Suffer Survive," on Machine Shop Recordings. The band consists of five members: Ben Cook on vocals, guitarists Delong and Jordan Posner, bassist Zach Amster, and percussionist Jesse Labovitz.
"Suffer Survive" is the consummation of No Warning's joint hardcore and melodic fantasies. The EP definitely has a metal sound, but possesses that melodic tone for which many metal acts are searching. These tendencies are mostly evident in the choruses.
The lyrics are the least impressive facet of the album. They don't seem to follow any logical line of thought. By the end of each song, the subject matter changes completely from that of the beginning of the song. The same ideas seemed to recur track to track.
With metal verses and punk-ish choruses, No Warning minutely resembles their Canadian brethren Sum 41, but this EP is pretty much just for hardcore and rock fans.
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