NINE PAGES - Myspace tracks reviewed

Croydon, South London-based band Nine Pages mailed us to see if we'd check out one of their promo tracks. Which we did. And we liked. And we'll be going to see them in the near future (see Feb & March gig lists). They've already been compared to artists like The Deftones, Tool and Sikth (we won't mention Fightstar here lads, not until they can play and sing at the same time), and we'll add Linkin Park (in their better days) to that too. Nine Pages only played their first gig last May (2005), having recorded 3 demos in the short time since they formed. They're set to play The Cartoon in March alongside the mighty NAMASTE, a gig which should be on every METAL-ier's calendar. Promo track Walking Through Timelines is a tour-de-force of powerful and catchy guitar licks, multi-frequency vocal twists and destined to be on our playlist for a good while yet. You can check the band out at their official site and test the limits of your speakers with more tunes on their MySpace page. Already signed to an 8-month development deal with Chromium/E3 Records, they'll be releasing two singles soon. Hard to believe they've only been together as a band for barely a year!

NoiseMatters rated: (5/5)