Brooklyn thrash-rock trio VERISMO returns to the scene to follow up their crushing 2007 debut “City of Kings” with a new 4 song EP titled “Falling up the Stairs”. This long awaited release sees the band pushing the envelope of their craft and indulging in some high end production along the way. The line up remains Stephan Laboccetta on vocals and guitar, Tamas Vajda on the drums, and Vinny Cruz on bass and vocals.
The album begins with an instantly recognizable bass riff that launches “Unholy”, a funeral march-based beast of an intro track that paints the story of a failed relationship and its’ after effects. The second track, “Stealing Chromies” is a bizarre romp through childhood fears set against an odd time signature and featuring an excellent trade-off solo between guitar and bass. Next is “Failure”, a darkly sarcastic metal epic expertly arranged in true Verismo fashion and filled with double bass madness and break neck time changes. The disc finishes with “A Manner Darkly” where the band takes a massive turn into uncharted ballad territory while retaining their grit in the chorus sections.
In “Falling up the Stairs” the band showcases its diverse abilities, flexing skills in odd time signatures, counterpoint rhythms, and plain virtuosic weirdness that defines their style regardless of release. For those hearing the trio’s music for the first time, come hear what thrash-loving Brooklynites have known for years: Verismo deals.
Recorded at Sweetfire Studios, Brooklyn.
Co-produced by Michael Barile (40 Below Summer, E-Town Concrete, Candiria)
UNHOLY
STEALING CHROMIES
FAILURE
A MANNER DARKLY
REVIEWS
Good stuff – ★★★★★- This reminds me alot of stuff and it’s hard to name it all but here goes. High on fire, Queen, Vast, Corrosion of Conformity, 80′s thrash, TOOL, Seether, Alice in Chains, Sinch, Texas style metal, Acid Bath, and on and on and on….But to say that they sound like any of those bands would also be selling them short also. These guys are very interesting to me and I love the instrumentation they use. I am really looking forward to the full length from them and hope they do well.. It’s good to hear something like this for a change that is just damned fun to listen to and hits on so many levels.. Good luck to these guys and hope they hit the road through Ky. cause I’ll be there!
iTunes – Customer Reviews
A whole lot of potentia – ★★★★★ – Just listening to random stuff hoping to stumble across something good and i found this band. each song has its own personality but they all have this vibe to them that fits them together perfectly.this ep is definitely worth the money. i hope this band has lots of success as im very interested to see how there sound would develop over the course of a few albums.
iTunes – Customer Reviews
If you can find this EP get it – ★★★★☆- Another four track EP that I came up was this one. I don’t like to compare groups if I can avoid it but Verismo with a little polishing could become the next Godsmack in my opinion. The sound between the two is very similar but Verismo comes across with slightly more metal influence. If you can find this EP get it. When the it’s all said and done the tracks Unholy and A Manner Darkly were the gems on this one.
Fanon’s World of Rock
